Dead & Buried

5/29/19811h 34m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ It will take your breath away. All of it. ~

Overview:

After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living normally as locals in the small town.

Director:

Gary Sherman

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$3,000,000.00

Revenue:

$216,166.00

Key words:

small town
sheriff
grave
murder
corpse
new england
video nasty
absurd
complicated
disapproving
harsh

Cast

James Farentino

~ as ~

Sheriff Dan Gillis

Melody Anderson

~ as ~

Janet Gillis

Jack Albertson

~ as ~

William G. Dobbs

Dennis Redfield

~ as ~

Ron

Nancy Locke

~ as ~

Linda

Lisa Blount

~ as ~

Girl on the Beach / Nurse Lisa

Robert Englund

~ as ~

Harry

Bill Quinn

~ as ~

Ernie

Michael Currie

~ as ~

Herman

Christopher Allport

~ as ~

George Le Moyne / Freddie

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Reviews (2)

Wuchak
Written 4 year(s) ago
7
Mysterious deaths in a foggy coastal town

A puzzled sheriff in a hazy seaside hamlet in Maine (James Farentino) investigates a string of violent murders. Jack Albertson plays the mortician while Robert Englund appears as a mechanic in his pre-Freddy Krueger days.

"Dead & Buried" (1981) is a unique, atmospheric horror that is reminiscent of other spooky flicks taking place in coastal towns, like “The Fog” (1980), “Messiah of Evil” (1973), “The Birds” (1963) and “Humanoids from the Deep” (1980). The opening features some surprisingly classy music (repeated during the end credits) which sets the stage for the slow-paced, moody investigation augmented by some pretty cutting edge and, frankly, shocking effects by Stan Winston.

The striking Lisa Blount stands out on the feminine front, particularly her opening sequence. The head-turning Melody Anderson is also on hand as the sheriff’s wife. Meanwhile Lisa Marie appears as a hitchhiker (not the same actress as Tim Burton’s muse in the 90s). More should’ve been done with these women (not talking ‘bout sleaze).

The film runs 1 hour, 33 minutes, and was shot in Mendocino, California (located about 3.5 hours north of San Francisco on the coast), and The Lot in West Hollywood.

GRADE: B
JPV852
Written 4 year(s) ago
8
"Tales from the Crypt" (meets The Stepford Wives) like story that has plenty of entertainment value even though it's more on the creepy spectrum than scary. Jack Albertson as the mortician was a lot of fun and James Farentino had his moments. 3.75/5