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Cast & Crew

Gary Sherman
Director
Barry Corbin
As Phil
Robert Englund
As Harry
Glenn Morshower
As Jimmy
Anthony Cecere
As Townsperson (uncredited)
Bill Couch
As Townsperson (uncredited)
James Farentino
As Sheriff Dan Gillis

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In the small town of Potters Bluff, a string of gruesome murders takes place, targeting visiting tourists. The twist? The victims seem to come back to life and integrate into the local community as if nothing had happened. Sheriff Dan Gillis and the eccentric coroner-mortician, Dobbs, team up to unravel the mystery, but their investigation leads them down a dark and dangerous path. As the body count rises, Gillis discovers that the townspeople, including his own wife Janet, are not what they seem. The truth behind the murders and the town's strange behavior is a sinister secret that threatens to consume Gillis and the entire town.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Dead & Buried include Hotel Fear, Day of the Dead, The Mutilator, Lifeforce, The Majorettes, Something Wicked This Way Comes.

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Dead & Buried was released in theaters on November 18, 1981.