Alien Dead (1980)

Original title

The Alien Dead

Directed by

Fred Olen Ray

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, zombie film, science fiction horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

R

Rating

3.2 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A meteor hits a houseboat and turns the people into zombies. The zombies eat alligators and then start attacking people.

low-budgetsillycampyslowcheesygoofyold-fashionedgory

What happens

Alien Dead is an American science fiction horror film directed by Fred Olen Ray. Ray co-wrote the script with Martin Nicholas. The film involves a meteor hitting a houseboat, which causes the people on board to become zombies who eat alligators and eventually people. The film was one of the last films featuring actor Buster Crabbe among a cast of unknowns. It was filmed in 1980 and released to home video in 1985. Reviews from Variety, Kim Newman and other retrospective horror guides have been negative, noting low budget and bad acting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
• Alligator (1980)
• Scared to Death (1980)
• The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
• Dead & Buried (1981)
• The Aliens Are Coming (1980)
• Island Claws (1980)
• Raiders of the Living Dead (1986)