Dead & Buried
1981 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 6.4 · 70% critics
After a series of gory murders by locals targeting visitors, the victims’ corpses begin to return and act normal again in a small coastal town. A local sheriff investigates as the unsettling pattern spreads through everyday life, forcing him to question who—or what—is behind the violence.
Also known as Dead and Buried · Réincarnations · Look Alive
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-05-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (326 votes)
- Box office
- $216,166
About
You’ll like Dead & Buried if you want an atmospheric small-town mystery with nasty gore and creepy, foggy tension, plus practical effects that stand out in 1981 horror; Not for you if you dislike graphic violence or need airtight logic, and you may prefer The Autopsy of Jane Doe or Alice, Sweet Alice instead.
Pros: atmospheric small-town vibe; convincing practical effects; memorable gruesome moments | Cons: uneven acting; slow drag at times; confusing logic
Themes
- small town
- sheriff
- voodoo
- grave
- murder
- corpse
- witchcraft
- new england
- mortician
- video nasty
- absurd
- facial reconstruction
- +3 more
Cast & crew
James Farentino
as Sheriff Dan Gillis
Melody Anderson
as Janet Gillis
Jack Albertson
as William G. Dobbs
- DR
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
Directed by Gary Sherman