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It's Alive (1974)

PG 91 min  -  Horror | Sci-Fi  -   October 1974 (USA)
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The Davies expect a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing when it's scared. And it's easily scared.

Director:

Larry Cohen

Writer:

Larry Cohen
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John P. Ryan John P. Ryan ...
Frank (as John Ryan)
Sharon Farrell ...
James Dixon James Dixon ...
William Wellman Jr. William Wellman Jr. ...
Shamus Locke Shamus Locke ...
Andrew Duggan Andrew Duggan ...
Guy Stockwell Guy Stockwell ...
Daniel Holzman Daniel Holzman ...
Michael Ansara Michael Ansara ...
The Captain
Robert Emhardt Robert Emhardt ...
The Executive
Nancy Burnett Nancy Burnett ...
Nurse (as Mary Nancy Burnett)
Patrick McAllister Patrick McAllister ...
Expectant Father (as Patrick Macallister)
Diana Hale Diana Hale ...
Secretary
Gerald York Gerald York ...
Expectant Father
Jerry Taft Jerry Taft ...
Expectant Father
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Storyline

Heavily pregnant Lenore Davis tells her husband, Frank, that she is in labor. They leave their eleven year-old son Chris with their friend Charley and they head to the Community Hospital. Lenore feels that something is wrong and delivers a monster that kills the team in the delivery room and escapes through a skylight. Lieutenant Perkins comes to the hospital to investigate the murder and the press divulges the identity of the parents. Frank discovers a dark secret about Lenore and the baby. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

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Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Baby | Monster | Son | Murder  | See more »

Taglines:

It's newborn, it's alive, and murder is what it knows best. See more »

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El monstruo está vivo See more »

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 1,189,267 (Sweden)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Bernard Herrmann titled the music cue where the milkman meets his demise "The Milkman Goeth." See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: (At 1:07:26) When the character Frank is approaching the baby bed, you can see a crew member reflected in the mirror to Frank's right (the viewer's left). See more »

Quotes

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

Referenced in "Dexter: It's Alive! (#2.1)" (2007) See more »