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Steven Puchalski describes the film a "third rate ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]''" with laughable effects, though he calls it "eminently watchable for schlock fanatics".<ref>{{cite book|first=Steven|last=Puchalski|title=Slimetime: A Guide to Sleazy, Mindless Movies|pages=15–16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ncsUqOUZ4roC&pg=PA15|publisher=Headpress/Critical Vision|year=2002|isbn=9781900486217|edition=revised}}</ref> In a negative review, David Johnson of [[DVD Verdict]] states that the gore is sparse and the story boring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/aliendead.php|title=Alien Dead|last=Johnson|first=David|work=[[DVD Verdict]]|date=2004-05-07|accessdate=2013-11-09}}</ref> |
Steven Puchalski describes the film a "third rate ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]''" with laughable effects, though he calls it "eminently watchable for schlock fanatics".<ref>{{cite book|first=Steven|last=Puchalski|title=Slimetime: A Guide to Sleazy, Mindless Movies|pages=15–16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ncsUqOUZ4roC&pg=PA15|publisher=Headpress/Critical Vision|year=2002|isbn=9781900486217|edition=revised}}</ref> In a negative review, David Johnson of [[DVD Verdict]] states that the gore is sparse and the story boring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/aliendead.php |title=Alien Dead |last=Johnson |first=David |work=[[DVD Verdict]] |date=2004-05-07 |accessdate=2013-11-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109075602/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/aliendead.php |archivedate=2013-11-09 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:37, 1 July 2017
| The Alien Dead | |
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 25th Anniversary Edition DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Fred Olen Ray |
| Written by | Fred Olen Ray Martin Alan Nicholas |
| Produced by | Fred Olen Ray Chuck Sumner |
| Starring | Buster Crabbe Raymond Roberts Linda Lewis George Kelsey |
| Cinematography | Fred Olen Ray (as Fred Ray) |
| Edited by | Mark Barrett |
| Music by | Franklin Sledge |
| Distributed by | Firebird Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12,000 |
The Alien Dead is a 1980 American horror film directed by Fred Olen Ray. Ray co-wrote the script with Martin Nicholas.
Plot
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A meteor strikes a houseboat in the swamps near a southern town, which causes the people on the houseboat to become zombies. When the zombies run out of alligators to eat, they begin killing people in the town. A local scientist tries to figure out how to stop the zombies.
Cast
- Buster Crabbe as Sheriff Kowalski
- Raymond Roberts as Tom Corman (billed as Ray Roberts)
- Linda Lewis as Shawn Michaels
- George Kelsey as Emmet Michaels
- Mike Bonavia as Miller Haze
- Dennis Underwood as Deputy Campbell
- John Leinier as Paisley
- Rich Vogan as Krelboin
- Martin Nicholas as Doc Ellerbee (as Martin Alan Nicholas)
- Norman Riggins as Mr. Griffith
- Nancy Kranz as Mrs. Griffith
- Shelley Youngren as the Angry Wife
Reception
Steven Puchalski describes the film a "third rate Night of the Living Dead" with laughable effects, though he calls it "eminently watchable for schlock fanatics".[1] In a negative review, David Johnson of DVD Verdict states that the gore is sparse and the story boring.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Puchalski, Steven (2002). Slimetime: A Guide to Sleazy, Mindless Movies (revised ed.). Headpress/Critical Vision. pp. 15–16. ISBN 9781900486217.
- ^ Johnson, David (2004-05-07). "Alien Dead". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
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