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      Buried Alive

      R 1990 1h 28m Horror List
      Reviews 28% Audience Score 500+ Ratings A serial killer in a Ronald Regan mask is preying on the troubled students at a correctional high school for girls. New teacher Janet (Karen Witter) is troubled herself by violent visions of being buried alive and her inability to convince the school's headmaster, Gary (Robert Vaughn), and resident physician, Dr. Schaeffer (Donald Pleasence), that the missing girls haven't run away. As Janet's hallucinations continue, she begins to wonder if she herself is somehow connected to the vanishings. Read More Read Less

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      Ricky R Fans of deep cut 80's horror movies will want to check this out. While the logical flaws and plot holes are many in this odd little slasher, its worth watching for the cinematography and creepy aesthic. The frequent unsettling imagery is actually quite effective at times. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Weak horror film that's supposedly based upon the Edgar Allen Poe story. A young woman goes to teach at a creepy girls school, where she soon discover that it's run by mental patients and over run with ants. Robert Vaughan and Donald Pleasence do some later career slumming, and scream queen Ginger Lynn has a supporting role. Move along. Not much to see here. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I wonder if I should even write a review for this movie since I never read the Edgar Allen Poe story it was based on & even if I did read the story I probably wouldn't get it since I never understand his stories anyway.If I did read the story, Would the movie have made more sense or would it have even made a difference? Since I watched it yesterday I guess I'll write a review.I'm glad I got to see this movie off the free channel because it's not a movie I would've paid to see or rent.This movie is only worth watching if you can see it for free.It's a good time waster if you're looking for a horror flick to watch.If you do watch Burried Alive then you'll understand why the movie was a flop, a sequel was never made & why you should not pay to watch it Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Screams Remake due to it's classic nature. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Not to be confused with the made-for-tv flick from the same year. The trailer on this site is for THAT particular film and not for the Poe-version. Some interesting people in this one, Pleasence, Carradine, Vaughn and Allen but they are all sadly wasted in this dreadfull and boring flick, which has almost NOTHING to do with ANY of Poe's stories. Do yourself a favour and skip this one... Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Sounds like it could be good, but its just awful. With porn star Ginger Lynn, the Thriller girl Nia Long, Donald Pleasence & Robert Vaughn. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A serial killer in a Ronald Regan mask is preying on the troubled students at a correctional high school for girls. New teacher Janet (Karen Witter) is troubled herself by violent visions of being buried alive and her inability to convince the school's headmaster, Gary (Robert Vaughn), and resident physician, Dr. Schaeffer (Donald Pleasence), that the missing girls haven't run away. As Janet's hallucinations continue, she begins to wonder if she herself is somehow connected to the vanishings.
      Director
      Gérard Kikoïne
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 1, 2020
      Runtime
      1h 28m