Braindead (1992) – Filming Locations
Horror / Comedy · Directed by Peter Jackson · Starring Timothy Balme, Diana Peñalver
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.
Where was Braindead filmed?
- Wellington, New Zealand, Wellington – Lionel navigates through Wellington encountering zombie hordes throughout the film. Downtown Wellington serves as the primary urban setting for the film's escalating zombie chaos and gore sequences
- Wellington, New Zealand, Wellington – The park scenes where Lionel encounters early zombie victims. The gardens provide a contrast between natural beauty and grotesque zombie encounters in the film's tonal shifts
- Wellington, New Zealand, Wellington – Major action sequences including the infamous lawnmower scene and public square confrontations. Wellington's civic center becomes the backdrop for the film's most violent and iconic gore set pieces
- Haywards Hill, New Zealand, Wellington – Lionel's home and suburban residential sequences establishing the film's domestic setting. Suburban Wellington locations provide the film's initial intimate horror setting before escalating to public chaos