Buried Alive
1990·Thriller·1h 34m
7.0
★
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.
Directed by Frank Darabont
poison
coffin
revenge
love affair
extramarital affair
carpenter
IMDB
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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
Peg Shirley
Helen Eberly
David Youse
Billy
Michael Keep
Foreman
Jan Merlin
Attorney
Crew
Frank Darabont
Director
Michel Colombier
Original Music Composer
John R. Woodward
First Assistant Director
Steve Kelso
Stunt Coordinator
Randall Newsome
Assistant Director
John Branagan
Stunt Coordinator
Tony Snegoff
Utility Stunts
Sanja Milkovic Hays
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
17 reviews
Jake McCoy
7.0★ · 02/04/26
“This is just great! We got Jason upstairs and Cujo in the front yard!”
So when I reviewed Child In The Night I mentioned that I had a strong sense I had watched it before. Well there was another made for tv movie I had some memories of and I was wondering if I would ever rediscover it. I read the plot of this and a sense of familiarity comes across. And now that I finished this I can say that yes, this is the movie that I remembered! That ending definitely jogged my memory big time!
Can’t remember what I thought as a five year old, but watching this now I say it’s a good effective thriller, almost plays out like a Tales From The Crypt episode. Even surprised to find out this was Frank Darabont’s directorial debut, dang following this up with The Shawshank Redemption, that’s impressive!
And yeah I was watching these at 5, even remember watching the original IT around that time too. Don’t remember if my mom let me or didn’t know I was watching these with her, but hey I turned out fine!
So when I reviewed Child In The Night I mentioned that I had a strong sense I had watched it before. Well there was another made for tv movie I had some memories of and I was wondering if I would ever rediscover it. I read the plot of this and a sense of familiarity comes across. And now that I finished this I can say that yes, this is the movie that I remembered! That ending definitely jogged my memory big time!
Can’t remember what I thought as a five year old, but watching this now I say it’s a good effective thriller, almost plays out like a Tales From The Crypt episode. Even surprised to find out this was Frank Darabont’s directorial debut, dang following this up with The Shawshank Redemption, that’s impressive!
And yeah I was watching these at 5, even remember watching the original IT around that time too. Don’t remember if my mom let me or didn’t know I was watching these with her, but hey I turned out fine!
“This is just great! We got Jason upstairs and Cujo in the front yard!”
So when I reviewed Child In The Night I mentioned that I had a strong sense I had watched it before. Well there was another made for tv movie I had some memories of and I was wondering if I would ever rediscover it. I read the plot of this and a sense of familiarity comes across. And now that I finished this I can say that yes, this is the movie that I remembered! That ending definitely jogged my memory big time!
Can’t remember what I thought as a five year old, but watching this now I say it’s a good effective thriller, almost plays out like a Tales From The Crypt episode. Even surprised to find out this was Frank Darabont’s directorial debut, dang following this up with The Shawshank Redemption, that’s impressive!
And yeah I was watching these at 5, even remember watching the original IT around that time too. Don’t remember if my mom let me or didn’t know I was watching these with her, but hey I turned out fine!
So when I reviewed Child In The Night I mentioned that I had a strong sense I had watched it before. Well there was another made for tv movie I had some memories of and I was wondering if I would ever rediscover it. I read the plot of this and a sense of familiarity comes across. And now that I finished this I can say that yes, this is the movie that I remembered! That ending definitely jogged my memory big time!
Can’t remember what I thought as a five year old, but watching this now I say it’s a good effective thriller, almost plays out like a Tales From The Crypt episode. Even surprised to find out this was Frank Darabont’s directorial debut, dang following this up with The Shawshank Redemption, that’s impressive!
And yeah I was watching these at 5, even remember watching the original IT around that time too. Don’t remember if my mom let me or didn’t know I was watching these with her, but hey I turned out fine!
Dan
8.0★ · 06/24/25
“This is great, we’ve got Jason upstairs and Cujo in the front yard.
If that line doesn’t sell you, nothing will.
This is a delicious slice of early ‘90s TV horror. It’s giving Tales from the Crypt realness: cheesy, creepy, and perfectly over-the-top. I had a blast.
And yeah, that Jason/Cujo line is stuck in my head now.
“This is great, we’ve got Jason upstairs and Cujo in the front yard.
If that line doesn’t sell you, nothing will.
This is a delicious slice of early ‘90s TV horror. It’s giving Tales from the Crypt realness: cheesy, creepy, and perfectly over-the-top. I had a blast.
And yeah, that Jason/Cujo line is stuck in my head now.
Jaida
5.0★ · 06/15/25
I spent half an hour searching this film on the internet just for this to be absolute dogshit. (But I did like this a bit better than “The Woman In The Room”).
I spent half an hour searching this film on the internet just for this to be absolute dogshit. (But I did like this a bit better than “The Woman In The Room”).
Eclectic Sorcerer
6.0★ · 02/04/25
Rather forgettable tbh
Rather forgettable tbh
Eclectic Sorcerer
6.0★ · 02/04/25
Rather forgettable tbh
Rather forgettable tbh