Buried Alive (Edgar Allan Poe's Buried Alive) (1989)
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Although this bloody, relentlessly weird South African production purports to be a modern-day treatment of the works of Edgar Allan Poe (most promotional materials list the author's name above the title), it actually bears so little relation to Poe's writing that it makes Roger Corman's… More Although this bloody, relentlessly weird South African production purports to be a modern-day treatment of the works of Edgar Allan Poe (most promotional materials list the author's name above the title), it actually bears so little relation to Poe's writing that it makes Roger Corman's Poe "adaptations" seem meticulously loyal by comparison. The story involves a young psychologist whose arrival at the creepy Ravenscroft Institute for troubled girls is followed by the disappearance of several students. Tormented by a series of grotesque nightmares involving a deranged killer, the heroine eventually learns of the bizarre goings-on within the school's hallowed halls. Some oddball touches and outlandish performances from Robert Vaughn and Donald Pleasence (in a bad wig) make this film just campy enough to be entertaining. Alert viewers can spot John Carradine in his final role. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gérard Kikoïne
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Horror
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1989 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Ginger Lynn Allen
as Debbie
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John Carradine
as Jacob
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Nia Long
as Fingers
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Donald Pleasence
as Dr.Schaeffer
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Robert Vaughn
as Dr.Gary
- Arnold Vosloo
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Karen Witter
as Janet
- Lynn White
