Buried Alive

– A young woman goes to teach at the Ravenscroft Institute, a spooky old girls' school overrun by ants..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 27 Minutes
Release Year:
1990
Original Name:
Edgar Allan Poe's Buried Alive
Buried Alive (1990) - Also known as Edgar Allan Poe's Buried Alive

A young woman goes to teach at the Ravenscroft Institute, a spooky old girls' school overrun by ants and staffed by various ex-mental patients. Spurred on by a series of horrific hallucinations, she begins to investigate the mysterious disappearances of several students.

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Producing Country:
Filming Locations:
USA
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Buried Alive (1990) - Trailer

Release Date:

09 May 1990

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Frank Darabont

Writer:

David A. Davies (story), Mark Patrick Carducci (teleplay)

Main Actors:

Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, William Atherton, Hoyt Axton

Plot:

Clint is an every day working man whose wife Joanna is having an affair with a doctor. They plot to kill him and get the insurance money. Only trouble the drug overdose they give him doesn't kill him. Lucky for Clint he's buried in a cheap wooden box and he unburies himself. Just remember, Hell hath no fury like a man buried alive!

Production:

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10