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Christmas night turns carnivorous when fugitives and hostages face a mutant cannibal underground.

TRAPPED ALIVE

There's EVIL underground ...

1988 · 1h 32m · NR · Drama / Horror · IMDB TMDB

A sheriff's deputy, some escaped prisoners and two young girls find themselves trapped in a mine shaft where a cannibalistic mutant is hunting them for food.

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What is Trapped Alive about?

Trapped Alive is a 1988 American drama-horror film directed by Leszek Burzynski about escaped convicts and their hostages who become trapped in a mine shaft with a cannibalistic mutant.

Synopsis

On a snowy Christmas night, three convicts break outta prison n they carjack taking two women as hostages but things turn ugly when the car plummets down a mine shaft, trapping all the five fellas down. Well, like they say outta the frying pan into the fire.
Details & Specs
Director
Leszek Burzynski
Writers
Leszek Burzynski, Julian Weaver
Release
1988
Runtime
1h 32m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Genres
Drama, Horror
Also Known As
Trapped

Why Cult

Mutant Cannibal Mayhem

A cannibalistic mutant stalks the survivors in the claustrophobic darkness of an abandoned mine shaft.

Holiday Horror Twist

Set on a snowy Christmas night, the film flips holiday cheer into a fight for survival.

Prison Break Nightmare

What starts as a prison escape turns into a hellish descent when the getaway car drops into a mine full of fresh horrors.

Cameron Mitchell in Peril

Cult legend Cameron Mitchell joins the unlucky crew, bringing his signature grit to the underground carnage.

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Questions from the Vault

What is Trapped Alive about? +

Trapped Alive is about three escaped convicts and two hostages who find themselves trapped in a mine shaft, where a cannibalistic mutant hunts them.

When was Trapped Alive released? +

Trapped Alive was released in 1988.

Who directed Trapped Alive? +

Trapped Alive was directed by Leszek Burzynski.

How long is Trapped Alive? +

Trapped Alive has a runtime of 92 minutes.

What genre is Trapped Alive? +

Trapped Alive is a drama-horror film.

Where can I watch Trapped Alive? +

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