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The Alien Dead

The Alien Dead

The Bodies Are Dead: The Remains Live On…

19803.01h 14m

Overview

A meteor strikes a houseboat in the swamps near a southern town populated by Yankees with fake accents. The people on the houseboat become zombies who feed on the alligators in the swamp. Once they run out of alligators, they start going for the citizens. A local scientist tries to figure out what's happening to people once they start disappearing.

Directed by Fred Olen Ray
Written by Fred Olen Ray, Martin Nicholas
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Top Cast

Buster Crabbe

Buster Crabbe

Sheriff Kowalski

R

Ray Roberts

Tom Corman

L

Linda Lewis

Shawn Michaels

G

George Kelsey

Emmet Michaels

M

Mike Bonavia

Miller Haze

D

Dennis Underwood

Deputy Campbell

Themes & Keywords

alligatorredneck

About The Alien Dead

The Alien Dead is a horror, science fiction, comedy film released in 1980 exploring themes of alligator, redneck. Directed by Fred Olen Ray, it stars Buster Crabbe, Ray Roberts, Linda Lewis. A meteor strikes a houseboat in the swamps near a southern town populated by Yankees with fake accents. The people on the houseboat become zombies who feed on the alligators in the swamp. Once they run out of alligators, they start going for the citizens. A local scientist tries to figure out what's happening to people once they start disappearing.

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