Alien Dead

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Alien Dead
25 Anniversary Edition DVD cover
Directed by	Fred Olen Ray
Produced by	Fred Olen Ray Chuck Sumner
Written by	Fred Olen Ray
Starring	Buster Crabbe Raymond Roberts Linda Lewis George Kelsey
Music by	Franklin Sledge
Cinematography	Fred Olen Ray
Editing by	Mark Barrett
Distributed by	Firebird Pictures
Release date(s)	June 1, 1980
Running time	69 min
Country	United States
Language	English
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Alien Dead is a 1980 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

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