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Buried Alive

Buried Alive

One of them put an end to the marriage, until the other came back for revenge.

19906.71h 34m

Overview

A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.

Directed by Frank Darabont
Written by David A. Davies, Mark Patrick Carducci
Produced by Niki Marvin
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0M0

Top Cast

Tim Matheson

Tim Matheson

Clint Goodman

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Joanna Goodman

William Atherton

William Atherton

Cort van Owen

Hoyt Axton

Hoyt Axton

Sheriff Sam Eberly

Jay Gerber

Jay Gerber

Quintan

Wayne Grace

Wayne Grace

Bill Scorby

Donald Hotton

Donald Hotton

Reynolds

Brian Libby

Brian Libby

Earl

Peg Shirley

Peg Shirley

Helen Eberly

David Youse

David Youse

Billy

Themes & Keywords

poisoncoffinrevengelove affairextramarital affaircarpenter

About Buried Alive

Buried Alive is a thriller, crime, horror, tv movie film released in 1990 exploring themes of poison, coffin, revenge, love affair, extramarital affair, carpenter. Directed by Frank Darabont, it stars Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, William Atherton. A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.

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