Alien Dead

Infobox_Film
name = Alien Dead


caption = 25 Anniversary Edition DVD cover
director = Fred Olen Ray
producer = Fred Olen Ray
Chuck Sumner
writer = Fred Olen Ray
starring = Buster Crabbe
Raymond Roberts
Linda Lewis
George Kelsey
cinematography = Fred Olen Ray
music = Franklin Sledge
editing = Mark Barrett
distributor = Firebird Pictures
released = June 1, 1980
runtime = 69 min
country = United States
language = English
amg_id = 1:1506
imdb_id = 0080346

"Alien Dead" is a 1980 American horror film directed by Fred Olen Ray. Ray co-wrote the script with Martin Nicholas. The film was not successful on its initial release, but later gained cult status as an unintentional comedy.

Plot

A meteor strikes a houseboat in the swamps near a southern town, causing the people on the houseboat to become zombies. The zombies feed on the alligators in the swamp and when they run out of alligators, they start going for the citizens. When the people start to disappear, a local scientist tries to figure out what's happening and how to stop the zombies from killing more people.

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

References