Buried Alive

"One of them put an end to the marriage, until the other came back for revenge."

1990 1h 34m EN

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★6.7TMDB · 192

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Synopsis

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A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.

“One of them put an end to the marriage, until the other came back for revenge.”

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Cast

Tim Matheson
Clint Goodman
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Joanna Goodman
William Atherton
Cort van Owen
Hoyt Axton
Sheriff Sam Eberly
Jay Gerber
Quintan
Wayne Grace
Bill Scorby
Donald Hotton
Reynolds
Brian Libby
Earl

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Darabont
Writers: David A. Davies
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Buried Alive Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank Darabont, shot by Jacques Haitkin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michel Colombier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard G. Haines shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tim Matheson and Jennifer Jason Leigh and William Atherton carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One of them put an end to the marriage, until the other came back for revenge.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Frank Darabont directs. Jacques Haitkin behind the camera. Michel Colombier scores. Richard G. Haines cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Buried Alive Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Frank Darabont, shot by Jacques Haitkin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michel Colombier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Richard G. Haines shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tim Matheson and Jennifer Jason Leigh and William Atherton carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "One of them put an end to the marriage, until the other came back for revenge.".
9IMDB entry: tt0099188 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jacques Haitkin
Original score: Michel Colombier
Editing: Richard G. Haines
Production design: John Krenz Reinhart Jr.
Costume design: Sanja Milkovic Hays
Makeup / hair: Roseanne McIlvane
Stunt coordinator: Steve Kelso
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Buried Alive (1990)

Part of

Buried Alive Collection

Buried Alive (1990) & Buried Alive II (1997)

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Frank Darabont

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JPV8522021-01-10
★ 7/10
Entertaining enough made-for-cable TV movie moves at a brisk pace and has a great finale. Good performances from the three main cast members with Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh and William Atherton (surprise surprise plays a scumbag) makes this worth checking out (saw it on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber). 3.5/5

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