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It's Alive (1974)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:11

Rotten:5

Average Rating:5.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Cult favorite about an ordinary couple who become the parents of a bouncing baby boy. Unfortunately, the infant is a grotesque monster who embarks upon a grisly killing spree throughout Los... Cult favorite about an ordinary couple who become the parents of a bouncing baby boy. Unfortunately, the infant is a grotesque monster who embarks upon a grisly killing spree throughout Los Angeles! The cops attempt to track down the blood-thirsty babe, as the parents (who have no idea how or why this happened) try to cope with this unusual ordeal. Ahhh, the joys of parenthood... [More]

Starring: Sharon Farrell, John Ryan, Andrew Duggan, Michael Ansara

Starring: Sharon Farrell, John Ryan, Andrew Duggan, Michael Ansara, Guy Stockwell, James Dixon

Director: Larry Cohen

Director: Larry Cohen
Composer: Bernard Herrmann

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Oct 5, 2004

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  • A couple expecting a baby discover it's a monster that kills when it's scared.
  • Source: Warner Home Video
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    A far-fetched cult thriller.

    Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    07/16/09
    Dennis Schwartz
    Dennis Schwartz
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    N/R

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    06/10/08
    Variety
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    rather scary little 70s cheap horror

    Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
    02/12/08
    Stefan Birgir Stefansson
    Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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    06/24/06
    Geoff Andrew
    Geoff Andrew
    Time Out

    A deeply terrifying portrait of child-parent relationships and intolerant fears of "otherness" defined as much by its sociological sharpness as its gore.

    Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
    01/26/06
    Nick Schager
    Nick Schager
    Lessons of Darkness

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    01/09/06
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    No review available.

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    10/15/05
    Michael Szymanski
    Michael Szymanski
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    Entertaining cheese.

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    09/21/05
    Alex Sandell
    Alex Sandell
    Juicy Cerebellum

    No review available.

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    08/31/05
    Chuck O'Leary
    Chuck O'Leary
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    No review available.

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    08/22/05
    Emanuel Levy
    Emanuel Levy
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    N/R

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    05/09/05
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    Full Review Source: Mike Bracken's Horror Films | comment Comment
    01/16/05
    Mike Bracken
    Mike Bracken
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    Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
    11/01/04
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Combustible Celluloid

    You wouldn’t want to confuse what Cohen does for art, but for its genre It’s Alive! manages a few neat tricks

    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    10/27/04
    Jake Euker
    Jake Euker
    Filmcritic.com

    This is no Rosemary's Baby but more like a campy Godzilla in diapers.

    Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
    10/27/04
    John J. Puccio
    John J. Puccio
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    No review available.

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    11/15/03
    Rich Cline
    Rich Cline
    Shadows on the Wall

    Choice Cohen schlock. 'There's only one thing wrong with the Davis baby...it's alive.'

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    08/11/03
    Ken Hanke
    Ken Hanke
    Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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    05/24/03
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    11/12/02
    Robert Roten
    Robert Roten
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    07/31/02
    Philip Martin
    Philip Martin
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    July 20, 2007: Larry Cohen Plans Remakes of It's Alive, Black Caesar, and The Stuff
    Long before he wrote movies like "Phone Booth," "Cellular," and (ugh) "Captivity," filmmaker Larry Cohen was making horror movies about killer babies. And (guess what?) he just... More...

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