Home
search
more | tips
IMDb > Buried Alive (1990)

Buried Alive (1990) More at IMDbPro »


Overview

User Rating:
3.9/10   235 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 7% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Director:
Gérard Kikoïne
Writers:
Edgar Allan Poe (story)
Jake Chesi (screenplay) ...
more
Contact:
View company contact information for Buried Alive on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
3 October 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Thriller | Horror more
Plot:
A young woman goes to teach at the Ravenscroft Institute, a spooky old girls' school overrun by ants and staffed by various ex-mental patients... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
mildly amusing garbage more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert Vaughn ... Gary

Donald Pleasence ... Dr. Schaeffer

Karen Witter ... Janet
John Carradine ... Jacob
Ginger Lynn Allen ... Debbie (as Ginger Allen)

Nia Long ... Fingers
William Butler ... Tim (as Bill Butler)
Janine Denison ... Shiro

Arnold Vosloo ... Ken Wade
Ashley Hayden ... Boze
Stefa Popic ... Amy
Hayley Dorskey ... Sue-Sue
Roslynn Farrell ... Tina
Dee Dee Eybers ... Yvonne
Isabel Kastrikis ... Rita
more
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Edgar Allan Poe's Buried Alive (International: English title) (complete title)
more
Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA | South Africa
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
South Africa

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Filmed in mid 1988, this was the final film appearance of John Carradine. It was released two years after his death. more

FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
mildly amusing garbage, 8 March 2007
2/10
Author: ThrownMuse from The land of the Bunyips

Is this Poe or a sequel to "Reform School Girls"?! The plot has something to do with a young teacher who arrives at a girls' mental facility (or is it a home for delinquent girls?) to discover that some of them are disappearing without a trace. It turns out they're being sucked through the ground into little tubes for whatever ominous reason. My favorite scene is when a teen girl (who looks 35) is curling her hair in the kitchen with a mixer (!) and ends up getting scalped with it. There's something fabulously trashy about this movie, but it has no right to carry the Edgar Allen Poe moniker before it's title. It has about as much to do with Poe as it does with Shakespeare.

Was the above comment useful to you?
more

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Buried Alive (1990)

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Little Witches Blood Sisters The Woods Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
IMDb Thriller section IMDb USA section Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.