Dead & Buried

Name: Dead & Buried
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Released: 1981-05-29
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson, Dennis Redfield, Nancy Locke

1981·Movie·R·94 min·★ 6.4(328)

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“It will take your breath away. All of it.”

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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Germany	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

About Dead & Buried

Dead & Buried is a 1981 English-language horror and mystery film directed by Gary Sherman. The cast is led by James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson. It has a runtime of 1h 34m. Viewers rate it 6.4/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Philo.

Dead & Buried was produced by Barclays Mercantile Industrial Finance and made in United States of America. It was released on May 29, 1981, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $3 million, it went on to gross $0 million worldwide.

Director: Gary Sherman
Writers: Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, Jeff Millar
Release date: May 29, 1981
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $3 million
Box office: $0 million
Production: Barclays Mercantile Industrial Finance

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Dead & Buried cast & crew

Dead & Buried was directed by Gary Sherman and written by Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, and Jeff Millar.

The cast features James Farentino as Sheriff Dan Gillis, Melody Anderson as Janet Gillis, Jack Albertson as William G. Dobbs, Dennis Redfield as Ron, Nancy Locke as Linda, and Lisa Blount as Girl on the Beach / Nurse Lisa.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Joe Renzetti, cinematography is by Steven Poster, and it was produced by Robert Fentress and Richard R. St. Johns.

Is Dead & Buried worth watching?

Dead & Buried holds an audience score of 6.4/10 from 328 ratings, a solidly received horror films.

At 1h 34m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy horror and mystery, Dead & Buried is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Dead & Buried

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