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It's Alive

  • 1974
  • 14A
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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9,902
It's Alive (1974)
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The Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing people whenever it is scared. And it is easily scared.The Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing people whenever it is scared. And it is easily scared.The Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing people whenever it is scared. And it is easily scared.

  • Director
    • Larry Cohen
  • Writer
    • Larry Cohen
  • Stars
    • John P. Ryan
    • Sharon Farrell
    • Andrew Duggan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    8.7K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,283
    9,902
    • Director
      • Larry Cohen
    • Writer
      • Larry Cohen
    • Stars
      • John P. Ryan
      • Sharon Farrell
      • Andrew Duggan
    • 113User reviews
    • 87Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 0:26
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    John P. Ryan in It's Alive (1974)
    Daniel Holzman and John P. Ryan in It's Alive (1974)
    Robert Emhardt in It's Alive (1974)
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    Daniel Holzman in It's Alive (1974)
    Daniel Holzman and John P. Ryan in It's Alive (1974)
    John P. Ryan in It's Alive (1974)
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    John P. Ryan
    John P. Ryan
    • Frank
    • (as John Ryan)
    Sharon Farrell
    Sharon Farrell
    • Lenore
    Andrew Duggan
    Andrew Duggan
    • The Professor
    Guy Stockwell
    Guy Stockwell
    • Bob Clayton
    James Dixon
    James Dixon
    • Lt. Perkins
    Michael Ansara
    Michael Ansara
    • The Captain
    Robert Emhardt
    Robert Emhardt
    • The Executive
    William Wellman Jr.
    William Wellman Jr.
    • Charley
    Shamus Locke
    Shamus Locke
    • The Doctor
    Nancy Burnett
    • Nurse
    • (as Mary Nancy Burnett)
    Patrick McAllister
    • Expectant Father
    • (as Patrick Macallister)
    Daniel Holzman
    • Chris
    Diana Hale
    • Secretary
    Gerald York
    • Expectant Father
    Jerry Taft
    • Expectant Father
    Gwil Richards
    • Expectant Father
    W. Allen York
    • Expectant Father
    • Director
      • Larry Cohen
    • Writer
      • Larry Cohen
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      "It's Alive" was filmed and edited simultaneously with another Larry Cohen film, Hell Up in Harlem (1973), which was shot on the weekends during the production of "It's Alive." This means that many of the cast and crew put in consecutive seven day work weeks to create both of these films.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the film when Frank is holding the baby in his arms, the cover accidentally reveals a patch of hair, revealing it to be a dog.
    • Quotes

      Lieutenant Perkins: Hunting and killing babies doesn't seem to be my specialty.

    • Connections
      Edited into It Lives Again (1978)

    User reviews113

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    6/10
    Attack of the killer baby!!!
    Yes, this movie features a baby of a different kind...the kind that crawls and kills!!! Yes, a killer baby that for some reason me and my family watched quite a few times when I was a kid. Somewhat creepy and somewhat cheesy at the same time as parts of it are easily made fun of. The movie has a couple of kills in it, but it really is not all that gory compared to an Italian horror movie. The story is okay and it does not try to explain things to much, unlike the later "It's Alive" movies would do. The movie ends in a rather different fashion too as it is somewhat surprising what the man does at the end. Still, the thought of a killer baby is kind of creepy and kind of funny and that is why this movie somewhat works. More gore and such would have made it better and more sewer scenes too, for some reason I find the sewer to be a very good horror backdrop that is used somewhat in movies, but not not enough for my tastes. All in all though this movie is not boring and somewhat fun to watch and in some parts make fun of.
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    • Aaron1375
    • May 24, 2009

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 1974 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Le monstre est vivant
    • Filming locations
      • Coldwater Community Hospital 6455 Coldwater Canyon Ave., North Hollywood, California, USA(hospital, interiors)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Larco Productions
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    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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