The people on the houseboat become zombies who feed on the alligators in the. Download pdf copies of the entire list of registry titles sorted alphabetically or by year of release. The soundtrack for alien dead is also notable as this is probably the only zombie film to use bluegrass in the score, which is mixed alongside the usual 80s synth sounds that were a horror staple at the time. Per via di una meteorite caduta sulla loro casa, alcune persone diventano zombie e iniziano a nutrirsi di alligatori e di esseri umani. These films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres. Mike bonavia and linda lewis in the alien dead 1980 fred olen ray and shelley youngren in the alien dead 1980 buster crabbe in the alien. Yep robert, the monster at the end is definitely one of the highlightslowlights of the film. May 04, 2020 1980 full horror movies theburialground5.
The premise of alien dead is that a spaceborn disease infected a bunch of bayou rednecks and after they finished up all the alligators they start eating the locals. The film involves a meteor hitting a houseboat, which causes the people on board to become zombies who eat alligators and eventually people. A meteor strikes a houseboat in the swamps near a southern town populated by yankees with fake accents. Alien dead is an american horror film directed by fred olen ray. Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by ridley scott and starring tom skerritt, sigourney weaver, veronica cartwright, harry dean stanton, john hurt, ian holm and yaphet kotto. My stepmother is an alien dead zone, the gremlins 2. Also known as the alien dead, a film by fred olen ray. The film was one of the last films featuring actor buster crabbe among a cast of unknowns. Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. The electronic score was composed by franklin sledge and chuck sumner who also acted as a producer on the movie, and the bluegrass.
Alien is a 1979 sciencefiction horror film directed by ridley scott and written by dan obannon. The people on the houseboat become zombies who feed on the alligators in the swamp. On earth, also known as alien terror, is a 1980 italianamerican science fiction horror film, written and directed by ciro ippolito before the trademark alien was registered. A complete alphabetical list of all the horror movies of the. Jan 19, 2014 a complete alphabetical list of all the horror movies of the 1980s 80s horror movies this is an evolving list please let me know any i have missed. The second film from prolific bbudget director fred olen ray, a copy of dawn of the dead slapped with a sf title to exploit the recent success.
Based on a story by obannon and ronald shusett, it follows the crew of the commercial space tug nostromo, who encounter the eponymous alien, a deadly and aggressive extraterrestrial set loose on the ship. Once they run out of alligators, they start going for the citizens. Writer and director ippolito who appears in the film as a television news director spends the first half and more of alien 2 trying to ratchet up the unease through a series of odd and tenuously. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. Reviews from variety, kim newman and other retrospective horror guides have been negative, noting l. Produced and distributed by 20th century studios, the series began with alien 1979, directed by ridley scott. After a space merchant vessel receives an unknown transmission as a distress call, one of the crew is attacked by a mysterious life form and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun. Jan 06, 2017 the film can be seen as the seeds of what would become the alien dead, although ray states that he was unaware at the time at just how similar the 2 films were. Vostfr the alien dead 1980 film complet en francais. May 16, 2012 directed by fred olen ray starring buster crabbe.
A list of science fiction films released in the 1980s. Fred olen rays alien dead is so bad that it quickly becomes hilarious. Cheese, notsocheesy, full horror and sci fi movies from the 80s. With buster crabbe, ray roberts, linda lewis, george kelsey. Never released theatrically, this undistinguished monster film is set in the florida swamps where an unusual meteor shower has given birth to a. The makeup consists of halloween masks for the male zombies and the women are mostly.
The alien dead 1980 a sheriff buster crabbe, reporter ray roberts and game warden hunt houseboat zombies in a florida swamp. Its not one of rays best, but its a good start for his kooky career. The alien dead 1980 horror posters, all horror movies, retro horror. Fred olen rays directorial debut is a typical mishmash of bad acting, thin plots, and occasional nudity. The alien dead 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It turns out that there is a horde of zombies, i guess. It was released following the success of the 1979 film alien as an unofficial sequel, albeit having little connection to the film. List of science fiction films of the 1980s wikipedia. A sheriff buster crabbe, reporter ray roberts and game warden hunt houseboat zombies in a florida swamp. The alien dead, the first theatrically released feature film by ray, is an enjoyable enough mix of 50s monster movies and contemporary gore effects, with cool florida swamp location photography, greasy hick characters, and surprisingly grisly murder scenes. It was filmed in 1980 and released to home video in 1985. Set between the 21st and 24th centuries over several generations, the film series centers around a character ensembles struggle for survival against the aliens and against the greedy, unscrupulous megacorporation weylandyutani. Alien 2 on earth 1980 gore nudity 88 films region bluray.
If you like the alien dead, the excellent quality along with those 2 extras make it a great disc to buy. Made two years after his debut fright flick, the brain leeches, the alien dead is fred olen rays ode to both george a. A meteor carrying an alien parasite crashes in the swamp of bayou. While the alien dead dealt with zombies spawned by a falling meteor, the brain leeches obviously deals with leeches. The film stars tom skerritt, sigourney weaver, veronica cartwright, harry dean stanton, john. Created after a meteorite slammed into a houseboat full of awkward partiers, the alien dead lurk about the swamps, slaying the elderly and dining upon several. For films listed alphabetical, see alphabetical list of horror films. The awardwinning, 80s movies rewind has been the place for eighties movies since 1999 and you can totally see why with a full 8 pages of totally the best info for each of the 579 movies featured. Ride in the whirlwind western starring jack nicholson, free full movie, english youtube movies duration. In this swamp zombie cheapie, journalist tom corman ray roberts is investigating the strange goingson in the nearby florida bogs. Casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. Chronological list of horror films horror film wiki fandom.
Never released theatrically, this undistinguished monster film is set in the florida swamps where an unusual meteor shower has given birth to a group of mutant youngsters who were in the wrong. Complete national film registry listing film registry. Other extras are an alien dead still gallery, a cast reunion, and a vhs cover gallery. The acting is utterly terrible,only veteran actor buster crabbe can act. A little riffcommentary i did with my good friend matt on the alien dead 1980 starring buster crabbe, raymond roberts, linda lewis, george kelsey, mike bonavia, dennis underwood, john lenier.
Aug 26, 2015 per via di una meteorite caduta sulla loro casa, alcune persone diventano zombie e iniziano a nutrirsi di alligatori e di esseri umani. The bulk of this film was shot over the period of eight weekends. Romeros night of the living dead, and roger cormans attack of the giant leeches. A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal fleshdissolving acid, to a south american coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones. Something lurks in the swamps of oviedo, fl and it preys on topless or wet tshirt wearin swimmers and redneck alligator hunters. With sigourney weaver, tom skerritt, john hurt, veronica cartwright. With ian mcculloch, louise marleau, marino mase, siegfried rauch. The following is a chronological list of every horror film ever made. Alien dead on dvd 014381234022 from image ent directed by fred olen ray. One of my very favourite bad films, the sheer nerve alone to title it alien 2 cracks me up and in the australian video trailer they even use the soundtrack from alien. Dan obannon wrote the screenplay originally titled star. Alien is a sciencefiction horror action media franchise centered on the film series depicting warrant officer ellen ripley sigourney weaver and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as the alien.
Theres also an audio commentary on those 2 extra flicks, as well as the alien dead. R 1h 14min comedy, horror, scifi 1 june 1980 usa a meteor strikes a houseboat in the swamps near a southern town populated by yankees with fake accents. A local scientist tries to figure out whats happening to people once they start disappearing. Alien, a sciencefiction action horror franchise, tells the story of humanitys ongoing encounters with aliens.
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