The Alien Dead

1980
R
1h 14m

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A meteor hits a houseboat, turning its occupants into zombies feeding on alligators. As reptiles dwindle, they target townspeople. A scientist investigates disappearances caused by the undea... Read allA meteor hits a houseboat, turning its occupants into zombies feeding on alligators. As reptiles dwindle, they target townspeople. A scientist investigates disappearances caused by the undead houseboat dwellers.A meteor hits a houseboat, turning its occupants into zombies feeding on alligators. As reptiles dwindle, they target townspeople. A scientist investigates disappearances caused by the undead houseboat dwellers.

Director
- Fred Olen Ray
Writers
- Fred Olen Ray
- Martin Nicholas
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2.8/10

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Director
- Fred Olen Ray
Writers
- Fred Olen Ray
- Martin Nicholas
Stars

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Buster Crabbe

Sheriff Kowalski

Ray Roberts

Tom Corman
(as Raymond Roberts)

Linda Lewis

Shawn Michaels

George Kelsey

Emmet Michaels

Mike Bonavia

Miller Haze

Dennis Underwood

Deputy Campbell

John Leirier

Paisley

Rich Vogan

Krelboin

Martin Nicholas

Doc Ellerbe
(as Martin Alan Nicholas)

Norman Riggins

Mr. Griffith

Nancy Kranz

Mrs. Griffith
(as Nancy Karnz)

Ellena Contello

Mae Hawkins
(as Ellena Contella)

Shelley Youngren

Angry Wife

Fred Olen Ray

Pool Player

Chuck Sumner

Gordon…

Bernice Kelsey

Farmer's Wife

Ken Triplet

Farmer…

Jocelyn Davies

Girl Swimmer

Director
- Fred Olen Ray
Writers
- Fred Olen Ray
- Martin Nicholas
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Trivia
An earlier draft of the script was about giant killer leeches. This was later changed to zombies when Fred Olen Ray realized that leech costumes would be too expensive for the film's modest budget.

Goofs
An old lady gets stabbed with a three-pronged pitchfork and four prongs come out of her back!

Quotes
Tom Corman: What do you think about, Shawn?
Shawn Michaels: I don't know. Growing up. Getting out of the swamp. Eating hamburgers. Stuff like that.

Connections
Featured in You Won't Stop Screaming (1998)

Soundtracks
Bluegrass On My Mind
(uncredited)
Performed by The American Bluegrass Express
[Played in the bar scene towards the beginning of movie]

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5/10

Hilariously bad and cheap zombie flick.

The premise of "Alien Dead" is that a space-born disease infected a bunch of bayou rednecks and after they finished up all the alligators they start eating the locals.Fred Olen Ray's "Alien Dead" is so bad that it quickly becomes hilarious.The acting is utterly terrible,only veteran actor Buster Crabbe can act.The makeup consists of Halloween masks for the male zombies and the women are mostly leggy hot blonds with white and black face paint.There is also a decent amount of gore including some cannibalistic feasts.I have seen plenty of awful zombie flicks including "The Chilling","Zombie Lake" or "Zombie Brigade" and I must say that "Alien Dead" is at least watchable,if you are in the right mood.That's why I give it 5 out of 10.