The Alien Dead

The Alien Dead (1980)

The Bodies Are Dead: The Remains Live On…

A meteor strikes a houseboat in the swamps near a southern town populated by Yankees with fake accents. The people on the houseboat become zombies who feed on the alligators in the swamp. Once they run out of alligators, they start going for the citizens. A local scientist tries to figure out what's happening to people once they start disappearing.

Date of release
1980-06-01
TMDB
3.1 / 10 (33)
Runtime
1h 14m
Genres
Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy
Director
Fred Olen Ray

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $12K

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.

Production

Alien Dead was made in Florida in 1980 for $12,000. Buster Crabbe was paid $2,000 for his role in the film, one-third less than his salary for the 1945 Western Prairie Rustlers. The film was initially being filmed as It Fell from the Sky based on a script written by Marin Nicholas and the director, which was originally titled Swamp of the Blood Leeches.

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