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A Balasaur Score of 67 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, Metacritic 71/100. Every source lands within 6 points of the others. Scores higher than 86% of the 544 1980s horror movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic71/100
339 audience votes
Key crew
- Gary ShermanDirector
- Ronald ShusettScreenplay
- Dan O'BannonScreenplay
- Joe RenzettiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James FarentinoSheriff Dan Gillis
- Melody AndersonJanet Gillis
- Jack AlbertsonWilliam G. Dobbs
- Dennis RedfieldRon
- Nancy LockeLinda
- Lisa BlountGirl on the Beach / Nurse Lisa
- Robert EnglundHarry
- Bill QuinnErnie
- Michael CurrieHerman
- Christopher AllportGeorge Le Moyne / Freddie
- Joseph G. MedalisDoctor
- Macon McCalmanBen
Stills
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Themes
small townsheriffvoodoogravemurdercorpsewitchcraftnew englandmorticianvideo nastyabsurdfacial reconstruction
The Best Movies of 1981
Dead & Buried is #53 of 60
