Dead & Buried

Name: Dead & Buried
Genre: Mystery, Horror
Released: October 9, 1981
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Bill Quinn, Christopher Allport, Dennis Redfield, Jack Albertson, James Farentino

1981

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AVCO Embassy Pictures | Release Date: October 9, 1981 | R

Starring: Bill Quinn, Christopher Allport, Dennis Redfield, Jack Albertson, James Farentino, Lisa Blount, Melody Anderson, Michael Currie, Nancy Locke, Robert Englund

Summary: A suspense horror film set in a small coastal town where, after a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses begin to come back to life.

Director: Gary Sherman

Genre(s): Mystery, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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Budd Wilkins

With eerie atmosphere to spare, and an emphasis on communal terrors and long-buried secrets, this surprisingly wistful film hews closer to folk horror, suggesting Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man by way of Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz’s Messiah of Evil. Read full review

The Playlist Jason Bailey

Elegantly constructed, wittily executed, delightfully ruthless, and scary as hell. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

A town where tourists and hapless visitors are murdered, and the dead are revived by a big band-loving mortician, descends into gore and madness. [16 Mar 2007, p.C5]

Jennifer Dunning

Fairly standard and cynical stuff, with enough threatening incidents to satisfy the most jaded horror-film buff. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Gruesome almost to a fault, but not quite, it emerges as an efficient shocker. Read full review

Empire Justin Bowyer

A nice twist on the usual small-town-hides-sinister-secret setup, this offers some genuine scares and impressive gore. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Most of the plot twists are confusing and haphazardly developed, leaving the movie as little more than an excuse to show off Stan Winston's admittedly effective gore effects. Read full review

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Voodoo123

Oct 11, 2021

Dead and buried is a classic horror mystery with a twist ending. Death becomes her is definitely inspired by this movie. The visual effects are very impressive for its day and the cast do a great job with the material. in spite of following a predictable trajectory, it doesn't waste yourDead and buried is a classic horror mystery with a twist ending. Death becomes her is definitely inspired by this movie. The visual effects are very impressive for its day and the cast do a great job with the material. in spite of following a predictable trajectory, it doesn't waste your time getting there and has good pacing. Its a shame the lore for the films phenomenon isnt examined more closely but its intriguing enough to be entertaining. Overall great movie for its day.… Expand

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