Great Scenes – DEAD & BURIED
With Ridley Scott‘s Prometheus scheduled to land June 8, 2012, we thought we’d throw some logs onto the hype bonfire with some Alien-related film coverage leading up to the return of what shall hitherto be known as “THE FRANCHISE” (all apologies to ex-Houston Rocket point guard Steve Francis). So what does 1981′s Dead & Buried, directed by Gary Sherman, a Twilight Zone-y piece of unassuming pulp have to do with the upcoming sci-fi (fingers crossed) opus? Only that it was scripted by the team that brought you the first Alien (1979) – Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett! Check out the opening scene in this crazy creepy movie – in which a photographer finds a half-clad Lisa Blount innocently loitering on a picturesque beach. But be forewarned: there’s nudity. And a twist that’ll make you feel even ickier than the soft-porn lead-up!
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I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who dug this movie. I invited a bunch of friends over one Halloween to watch it and they all looked at me like I was crazy.
How could it fail, I thought. Early Stan Winston effects, a script by the writers of Alien, and an ending worthy of a classic Twilight Zone episode briskly directed by the same guy who made Death Line? Nope, not even the dude from Chico and the Man was enough for that crowd. Oh well.