Buried Alive II (1997)

Clint Goodman, the man whose wife and lover tried to get rid of him by giving him a toxin that made him appear to be dead but wasn't. He would be buried alive. He would wake up in the ... See full summary »

Director:

Tim Matheson

Writer:

Walter Klenhard

Stars:

Ally Sheedy, Stephen Caffrey, Tracey Needham

Cast

Credited cast:
Ally Sheedy	...	Laura Riskin
Stephen Caffrey	...	Randy Riskin
Tracey Needham	...	Roxanne
Tim Matheson	...	Clint Goodman
Brian Libby	...	Embalmer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shawnette Baity	...	Gospel Singer
Clifton Daniel	...	Walter
Ron Dortch	...	Doctor Diner
Keith Flippen	...	Assistant Embalmer
Tommy Hinkley	...	Shriff Jim Puller
Lonnie Horsey	...	Ed
Elaine Nalee	...	Edith
Eric Paisley	...	Minister
Mike Pniewski	...	Dr. Ford
J.C. Quinn	...	Curtis

Storyline

Clint Goodman, the man whose wife and lover tried to get rid of him by giving him a toxin that made him appear to be dead but wasn't. He would be buried alive. He would wake up in the coffin and would exact revenge on his wife and her lover. His friend, the Sheriff tells to leave town and never come back. But when his friend dies, Clint comes back for the funeral. At the funeral, the man's niece, Laura who knows Clint sees him but he leaves before she could approach him. Laura is married to Randy who hates his life in the small town and because Laura doesn't empathize with him, he has an affair. He tells his girlfriend that once he finds a way to get away he'll leave Laura for her. But she's not patient. At the reading of her uncle's will, they learn that he has a fortune which he was unaware of. Randy sees this as their opportunity to get out but Laura is hesitant. Later he hears the story of what happened to Clint and decides to do that to Laura. Laura eventually corners Clint, who ...

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Plot Keywords:

buried alive | poison | boat | morgue | psychological drama | 

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Taglines:

Her cheating husband poisoned her and buried her. But he forgot one thing. To kill her.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for terror/violence and some sensuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 June 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Elävältä haudattu

Company Credits

Production Co:

Niki Marvin Productions, USA Pictures, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Roxey jumps into the water, fully dressed, from the boat, her shoes disappear between shots.

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Quotes

Randy Riskin: It could be raining brains and you wouldn't get wet.

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Connections

Referenced in Becker: Take These Pills and Shove 'Em (1998)

User Reviews

Wasn't any good the first time round...

Following on from the first film Sheriff Sam has died and his niece, Laura (Ally Sheedy) mourns his passing with her husband Randy (Stephen Caffrey). She also meets a shadowy figure at her uncle's grave who may be Clint (Tim Matheson)- a man who many thought died years ago. Meanwhile Randy hears the story of Clint and his murderous wife and plots with his girlfriend Roxanne (Tracey Needham) to carry out the same deviousness on Laura.

Was the first film so good that it justified a sequel? I've seen both so I can tell you no! This is not even a sequel but a lazy rehash of the first movie. The situation is reversed from the treacherous wife of the first to the husband here, but the poison is the same, the plot is the same, the problems are the same, the revenge is essentially the same. There is a slight change due to the involvement of Tim Matheson's character but he only floats around for a bit before vanishing, and anyway his character only confuses the issue rather than adding to the film. All the same problems with the first film are repeated here. Tim Matheson tries to copy Frank Darabont's direction, in many cases just copying the first shot for shot, but he's flogging a dead donkey and can't inject any tension into this.

The actors are C-rate versions of the first film's B-rate stars. Sheedy doesn't really convince as the vengeful wife while Caffrey doesn't seem like the sort to say boo! to a goose much less murder his wife. Matheson seems to exist in his own little film - halfway in you find out why he's in it at all but until then he just confuses the thing.

This is a pointless remake posing as a sequel. No one cares that all the old characters are tied back into the second film or that Matheson's back. It's all a bit pointless and the fact that it happens in the same town to people familiar with what happened last time round make it even less believable than the first film. the only upside is that the revenge is a bit more believable that the whole "building a massive wooden maze in a house" deal in the first film but it's still not great.

The film would have been better as a pure remake with the sexes switched and set in a new town with new people. The attempt to pass it off as a follow-on from the original with the same characters turns this poor film into a pointless, boring rubbish film.