It's Alive!
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
It's Alive (1974, USA) is a Horror film directed by Larry Cohen.
- It's Alive Trilogy: It's Alive! | It Lives Again | It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
- Contents: Watch Trailer | Poster Art | Fun Facts | DVD
- Featured in: Celluloid Bloodbath: More Prevues From Hell | King Cohen | It's Alive Trilogy (BluRay) | It's Alive Collection (2 DVD)
- Featured On: TCM Underground
- Included in: Hellspawn: Classic Killer Kiddie Films
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Main Details
- Released on April 26, 1974 (Chicago, Illinois) (limited) | October 16, 1974 (Los Angeles)
- Color
- Running Time: 91 Min.
- Production Co: Larco Productions | Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distribution Co: Warner Bros. Pictures (USA) (theatrical)
- Written and Directed by Larry Cohen
- Starring John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, James Dixon, William Wellman Jr., Shamus Locke
- Produced by Larry Cohen, Peter Sabiston, Janelle Webb
- Original Music by Bernard Herrmann
- Cinematography by Fenton Hamilton
- Film Editing by Peter Honess
Plot Summary
- The Davies expect a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing when it's scared. And it's easily scared.
Also Known As
- Baby Killer (Italy / USA) (working title)
- A jednak zyje (Poland)
- Estoy vivo (Spain)
- Det Lever (Finland) (informal title) (Swedish title)
- Le Monstre est vivant (France)
- El Monstruo está vivo (Argentina)
- Nasce um Monstro (Brazil)
- Se on elossa! (Finland) (informal title)
- To Teras (Greece)
- Die Wiege des Bösen (Germany)
Taglines
- Whatever it is, it's alive and deadly.
- There's only ONE thing wrong with the Davis baby: it's alive.
- It was born three days ago. It has killed seven people. Its parents are human beings. Whatever it is, it's alive!
- It's newborn, it's alive, and murder is what it knows best.
- The ONE film you should not see alone.
- Save your screams until you see its face.
