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Director:
Larry Cohen
Writers:
Larry Cohen (characters)
Larry Cohen (written by)
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Release Date:
May 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
They do something worse than kill. They multiply.
Plot:
The mutant babies have been placed by court order on a deserted island. Appalled by the cycnicism and... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
May God have mercy on their souls more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Michael Moriarty ... Stephen Jarvis

Karen Black ... Ellen Jarvis

Laurene Landon ... Sally
James Dixon ... Lt. Perkins
Gerrit Graham ... Ralston
Macdonald Carey ... Judge Milton Watson
Neal Israel ... Dr. Brewster
Art Lund ... Dr. Swenson
Ann Dane ... Dr. Morrell
William Watson ... Cabot
C.L. Sussex ... Hunter
Patch Mackenzie ... Robbins
Rick Garia ... Tony
Carlos Palomino ... First Cuban

Tony Abatemarco ... Second Cuban
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Island of the Alive (USA)
It's Alive 3: Island of the Alive (USA) (DVD box title)
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Runtime:
95 min | Germany:91 min (cut version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
UK:15 (video re-rating) | Iceland:16 | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 (cut)
Filming Locations:
Hawaii, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Larry Cohen indicated this film was the first in a back-to-back two-picture deal with A Return to Salem's Lot (1987) and using the same crew. Michael Moriarty appears in both films. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Karen throws the tell-all book into the fireplace it's noticeable that the book is constructed of two smaller books, one with yellow edged paper, one with green edged paper, that have been stuck together in a single cover. more
Movie Connections:
References "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" (1963) more
Soundtrack:
IF I TOLD YOU more

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6 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
May God have mercy on their souls, 28 May 1999
Author: Barry Hutchison (bhutchison@bigfoot.com) from Fort William, Scotland

Never before has such an atrocity been sinned upon celluloid. The acting, writing, directing and special effects are so terrifyingly laughable that I hovered on the brink on insanity as I watched the "story" unfold. The microphone bobs into shot so many times it's almost a regular character, and it has more screen presence and charisma than the rest of the cast put together. Everyone responsible in any part for this film should never be allowed to work in the motion picture industry again.

Probably the best film ever made about bad stop motion mutant babies living on an island.

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