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Dead & Buried

Dead & Buried

It will take your breath away. All of it.

19816.41h 34m

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.

Directed by Gary Sherman
Written by Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, Alex Stern
Produced by Ronald Shusett, Robert Fentress
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $216K

Top Cast

James Farentino

James Farentino

Sheriff Dan Gillis

Melody Anderson

Melody Anderson

Janet Gillis

Jack Albertson

Jack Albertson

William G. Dobbs

D

Dennis Redfield

Ron

Nancy Locke

Nancy Locke

Linda

Lisa Blount

Lisa Blount

Girl on the Beach / Nurse Lisa

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

Harry

Bill Quinn

Bill Quinn

Ernie

Michael Currie

Michael Currie

Herman

Christopher Allport

Christopher Allport

George Le Moyne / Freddie

Themes & Keywords

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About Dead & Buried

Dead & Buried is a horror, mystery film released in 1981 exploring themes of small town, sheriff, voodoo, grave, murder, corpse. Directed by Gary Sherman, it stars James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson. 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.

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