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It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
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It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
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The mutant babies have been placed by court order on a deserted island. Appalled by the cycnicism and exploitation of the children by the legal system and the media, the man responsible for ... Read allThe mutant babies have been placed by court order on a deserted island. Appalled by the cycnicism and exploitation of the children by the legal system and the media, the man responsible for them leads an expedition to the island to free them.The mutant babies have been placed by court order on a deserted island. Appalled by the cycnicism and exploitation of the children by the legal system and the media, the man responsible for them leads an expedition to the island to free them.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
2K
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POPULARITY
23,069
7,887
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    • Director
      • Larry Cohen
    • Writer
      • Larry Cohen(based on characters created by)
    • Stars
      • Michael Moriarty
      • Karen Black
      • Laurene Landon
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Larry Cohen
    • Writer
      • Larry Cohen(based on characters created by)
    • Stars
      • Michael Moriarty
      • Karen Black
      • Laurene Landon
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    • 34User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews

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    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
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    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
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    Michael Moriarty in It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
    Laurene Landon in It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
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    Neal Israel and Art Lund in It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
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    Michael Moriarty
    Michael Moriarty
    • Stephen Jarvis
    Karen Black
    Karen Black
    • Ellen Jarvis
    Laurene Landon
    Laurene Landon
    • Sally
    James Dixon
    James Dixon
    • Lt. Perkins
    Gerrit Graham
    Gerrit Graham
    • Ralston
    Macdonald Carey
    Macdonald Carey
    • Judge Watson
    Neal Israel
    Neal Israel
    • Dr. Brewster
    • (as Neal Isreal)
    Art Lund
    Art Lund
    • Dr. Swenson
    Ann Dane
    • Dr. Morrell
    William Watson
    William Watson
    • Cabot
    C.L. Sussex
    • Hunter
    Patch Mackenzie
    Patch Mackenzie
    • Robbins
    Rick Garia
    • Tony
    Carlos Palomino
    • First Cuban
    Tony Abatemarco
    Tony Abatemarco
    • Second Cuban
    Gladys Portugues
    Gladys Portugues
    • Waitress
    • (as Gladys Portugese)
    Joanne Lara
    • Second Waitress
    • (as Joann Lara)
    Bobby Ramsen
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    • Director
      • Larry Cohen
    • Writer
      • Larry Cohen(based on characters created by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film and A Return to Salem's Lot (1987) were intended to go straight to video, but were given a limited theatrical release first.
    • Goofs
      Cabot's helicopter has a different paint job than the unconvincing model of the helicopter which explodes after it takes off from the island.
    • Quotes

      Stephen Jarvis: You know, you're very beautiful. Maybe it's the environment, but you turn me on. And I could turn you on, too. You've seen my kid, haven't you? That's just a glimpse of the animal in me.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Dead Pool (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      If I Told You
      Written by David Shapiro and Lauri Riley

      Performed by David Shapiro

      © 1986 Seven Stones Songs

    User reviews34

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    Top review
    5/10
    Third time the charm
    Third time was the charm of sorts for Larry Cohen. The first It's Alive film was interesting, the second I thought stupid. But in Island Of The Alive Cohen found the tone he should have used for the two preceding films and the right actor to set the tone.

    Michael Moriarty and Karen Black play a parents of the latest mutant baby and Moriarty goes to court on a preventive strike to win his kid's life. He does, but it and some other mutants are placed on a Caribbean island in exile to be studied to find a solution to a growing problem.

    Moriarty with his swaggering style dominates this film. The writers took special care of him with the script and he delivers their lines at his sarcastic best. The film takes a couple of real good jabs at contemporary America of the Reagan era.

    Sad the film's antecedents retard its ratings. But this is clearly the best of the series. If another is done, hopefully it will be in the same vein.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 27, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Island of the Alive
    • Filming locations
      • Hawaii, USA
    • Production company
      • Larco Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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