It Lives Again (1978)

An epidemic of mutant monster babies sweeps America.

Director:

Larry Cohen

Writers:

Larry Cohen (based on characters created for the screen by), Larry Cohen

Stars:

Frederic Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd, John P. Ryan

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Frederic Forrest	...	Eugene Scott
Kathleen Lloyd	...	Jody Scott
John P. Ryan	...	Frank Davis
John Marley	...	Mr. Mallory
Andrew Duggan	...	Dr. Perry
Eddie Constantine	...	Dr. Forest
James Dixon	...	Det. Lt. Perkins
Dennis O'Flaherty	...	Dr. Peters (as Dennis O' Flaherty)
Melissa Inger	...	Valerie
Jill Gatsby	...	Cindy (as Victoria Jill)
Bobby Ramsen	...	Dr. Santo De Silva
Glenda Young	...	Lydia
Lynn Wood	...	Jody's Mother

Storyline

An epidemic of mutant monster babies sweeps America.

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Plot Keywords:

monster | violence | mutant baby | sequel | baby | 

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Taglines:

The monster child returns - but now there are three!

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

It's Alive 2: It Lives Again

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Larco Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot on an 18 day schedule.

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Goofs

The man who gives Jody the instructions for the pick up, tells her to go to the movies and go out fifteen minutes after the beginning. When she gets out, we can see that the movie ('Enter the Dragon') is running almost at the final sequences.

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Connections

Follows It's Alive (1974)

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Soundtracks

"Dreaming"
by Billy Kinsley
Performed by Liverpool Express (as The Liverpool Express)

User Reviews

Mutant Babies And Microphones

Anyone remember that 80s sci-fi series V ? It`s best remembered for a scene where a teenage girl gives birth to an alien mutant baby , but what a lot of people can`t remember about the series is that every single scene has a studio microphone popping into view . Guess what ? IT LIVES AGAIN also features mutant babies and microphone goofs . Look at the scene where the party has just broken up and Jody and Frank sit on the sofa . You can clearly see a microphone sticking up from the coffee table . I`m surprised the scene wasn`t reshot because the microphone is so obvious it`s impossible not to notice it . Director Larry Cohen has noticed it but instead of reshooting the scene he seems to have dispensed with microphones for the rest of the movie ! Seriously I`m certain he has because the sound mix after this scene is all over the place , when someone speaks the volume of their voice increases/decreases from shot to shot and there`s also plenty of scenes with obvious overdubbing , and not to mention bizarre background noises .

As for the rest of the film it`s a disappointment . You`d think a movie with mutant babies on the rampage would have been so bad it`s brilliant , but the screenplay takes itself far too seriously and most of the actors seem to have other things on their minds especially Frederic Forrest who seems to be thinking " I just hope Francis Ford Coppola releases that Vietnam war movie as soon as possible "