Sam Shepard’s Buried Child is a portrait of a slightly deranged family in the American Heartland that unravels and deteriorates when an unknown relative arrives to reveal secrets that tear everyone apart. The psychological equivalent of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," only far more frightening. This family might not wield chainsaws (on the surface), but emotionally, they hack away at each other. Much of this production is Hollywood-ish, in that it’s obvious and overstressed, but Buried Child is still terrifyingly sad; you cannot bury your secrets without burying yourself as well.
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