| The Alien Dead | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | The Alien Dead |
| Genres: | Sci-fi Horror |
| Directed by: | Fred Olen Ray |
| Written by: | Fred Olen Ray Martin Nicholas |
| Produced by: | Henry Kaplan; Fred Olen Ray; Chuck Sumner; Shelley Youngren |
| Music by: | Franklin Sledge; Chuck Sumner |
| Cinematography: | Peter Gamba; Gary Singer |
| Edited by: | Mark Barrett |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Firdbird International Pictures |
| Released: | June 1st, 1980 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 74 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $12,000 [1] |
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The Alien Dead is an American independent low-budget horror film of the zombie apocalypse subgenre. It was written and directed by Fred Olen Ray and co-written by Martin Nicholas. The film was produced by Firdbird International Pictures and released in the United States on June 1st, 1980. Like most of Fred Olen Ray's movies, the film has earned a mild degree of cult status, but is often regarded as being little-more than a poor man's Night of the Living Dead.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Buster Crabbe | Sheriff Kowalski |
| Ray Roberts | Tom Corman |
| 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 |
| Norman Riggins | Mister Griffith |
| Nancy Kranz | Mrs. Griffith |
| Ellena Contello | Mae Hawkins |
| Shelley Youngren | Angry wife |
| Fred Olen Ray | Pool player |
| Chuck Sumner | Gordon/Zombie |
| Bernice Kelsey | Farmer's wife |
| Ken Triplet | Farmer/Mandolin player |
| Jocelyn Davies | Girl swimmer |
| Donn Adrian | Hunter #1 |
| Bob Wagner | Hunter #2 |
| Wesley Place | Second deputy |
| Edi Stroup | Grocery cashier |
| John Ray | Zombie in flannel shirt |
| Michelle De Gurse | Zombie |
| Henry Kaplan | Corpse |
| Bonnie Irvine | Unknown |
| Albert Davies | Unknown |
| Lena Blanton | Unknown |
| Steve Kaplan | Unknown |
| Carl Bowman | Unknown |
| Terry Stephenson | Unknown |
| Ray Duckworth | Unknown |
| James Christian | Unknown |
| Barbara Barrs | Unknown |
| Mary Jane Kelsey | Unknown |
| Nancy Ray | Unknown |
| Terry Drean | Unknown |
| Jim Cartwright | Unknown |
| Bobby Conwell | Unknown |
| Elton Kemper | Unknown |
| Freddy Frei | Unknown |
| Mike Domansky | Unknown |
| Michael Smith | Unknown |
| Joe Lang | Unknown |
| Denise Thompson | Unknown |
| Noli Lagrossa | Unknown |
| Ron Liburn | Unknown |
| John Green | Unknown |
| Chris Robinson | Unknown |
| Rene McCune | Unknown |
| Phil Cardwell | Unknown |
Notes[]
- Alien Dead and The Alien Dead both redirect to this page.
- The 25th Anniversary special edition of The Alien Dead was released on DVD in Region 1 format by Image Entertainment on April 13th, 2004. [3]
- Screenplay writer and actor Martin Nicholas is credited as Martin Alan Nicholas in this film.
- Actor Ray Roberts is credited as Raymond Roberts in this film.
- Actress Nancy Kranz' name is mis-spelled as Nancy Karnz.
- This is the second sci-fi/horror film produced and distributed by Firdbird International Pictures. They also produced The Brain Leeches in 1978.
- This is Fred Olen Ray's second film as a director. It is also his second film in the science fiction and horror genres.
- Executive producer Henry Kaplan makes an uncredited cameo appearance as a corpse in this film.
- Additional music in this film was provided by Paul Jones, Sugar Lee and the American Bluegrass Express.
- John Ray, who plays the zombie in a flannel shirt, is also a production assistant on this film.
Fun Facts[]
- The tagline for this film is "The bodies are dead. The remains live on..."
Recommendations[]
1980s Sci-fi films
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; The Alien Dead (1980); Box office & business.
- ↑ IMDB; The Alien Dead (1980); Filming locations.
- ↑ Amazon.com; The Alien Dead; DVD; 25th Anniversary Edition.