Sumatran Rat-Monkey
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The Sumatran Rat-Monkey is a fictional, vicious hybrid creature from the horror-comedy film "Braindead" (also known as "Dead Alive"), whose bite triggers a grotesque zombie outbreak.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional creature
ⓘ
film monster ⓘ hybrid animal ⓘ |
| ability | transmit zombifying disease by bite ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Braindead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dead Alive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | horror-comedy film ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenreElements |
black comedy
ⓘ
splatter horror ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToFictionalUniverse | Braindead universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causes |
grotesque physical transformations in victims
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rapidly spreading zombie plague ⓘ |
| featuredInCountryOfOrigin | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInWorkDirectedBy | Peter Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | exists only in the Braindead film universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| hasAlternateNameOfFilm | Dead Alive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalHabitat | remote tropical island ⓘ |
| hasSpeciesComponents |
monkey
ⓘ
rat ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | pulp adventure and monster tropes ⓘ |
| inStoryObtainedBy | zookeepers and explorers ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for horror and gore in the film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
spreading a zombie infection
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vicious temperament ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Skull Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedUsing | practical effects ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | origin of zombie outbreak ⓘ |
| threatLevelInStory | high ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Braindead