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Overview

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Director:
Tobe Hooper
Writers:
Kim Henkel (screen adaptation) and
Alvin L. Fast (writer)
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Release Date:
May 1977 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
He's out there and he's got murder on his mind! more
Plot:
A psychotic redneck who owns a dilapidated hotel in the backwater swamps of Louisiana kills various people who upset him or his business, and he feeds their bodies to a large crocodile that he keeps as a pet in the swamp beside his hotel. full summary | add synopsis
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Interesting and bizarre Hooper film..... more (74 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Neville Brand ... Judd
Mel Ferrer ... Harvey Wood

Carolyn Jones ... Miss Hattie
Marilyn Burns ... Faye

William Finley ... Roy
Stuart Whitman ... Sheriff Martin
Roberta Collins ... Clara

Kyle Richards ... Angie

Robert Englund ... Buck
Crystin Sinclaire ... Libby Wood

Janus Blythe ... Lynette (as Janus Blyth)
Betty Cole ... Ruby
Sig Sakowicz ... Deputy Girth
Ronald W. Davis ... Country Boy
Christine Schneider ... Waitress

David Hayward ... The Cowboy
David Carson ... Marlo (as David 'Goat' Carson)
Lincoln Kibbee ... First Guy in Bar
James Galanis ... Second Guy in Bar
Tarja Leena Halinen ... Miss Hattie's Girl
Caren White ... Miss Hattie's Girl
Valerie Lukeart ... Miss Hattie's Girl
Jeanne Reichert ... Miss Hattie's Girl
Scuffy ... Dog
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Directed by
Tobe Hooper 
 
Writing credits
Kim Henkel (screen adaptation)

Alvin L. Fast  writer
Mardi Rustam  writer

Produced by
Alvin L. Fast .... co-producer
Larry Huly .... associate producer
Robert A. Kanto .... associate producer
Mardi Rustam .... producer
Mohammed Rustam .... executive producer
Samir Rustam .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Wayne Bell 
Tobe Hooper 
 
Cinematography by
Robert Caramico 
 
Film Editing by
Michael Brown 
 
Casting by
Edward R. Morse  (as Eddie Morse)
 
Art Direction by
Marshall Reed 
 
Set Decoration by
Michael Wiegand  (as Mike Wiegand)
 
Makeup Department
Craig Reardon .... makeup artist
Beth Rogers .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Les Shelton .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jefferson Kibbee .... second assistant director
Louie Lawless .... second assistant director
Ron Smith .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Richard Gillis .... assistant property master
 
Sound Department
Lowell Brown .... boom operator
Jean L. Clark .... boom operator (as Jean Clark)
Bob Dietz .... sound mixer
Jay M. Harding .... rerecording mixer
William L. Manger .... sound effects editor (as Bill Manger)
 
Special Effects by
Robert A. Mattey .... special effects: crocodiles (as Rob Mattey)
Ken Speed .... special effects
 
Stunts
Paula Crist .... stunt double
Von Deming .... stunt coordinator
Andy Epper .... stunt double
Gary Epper .... stunt double
Jeannie Epper .... stunt double
Donna Garrett .... stunt double
Minor Mustain .... stunt double
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Victor Alexander .... second assistant camera
Jack Beckett .... second unit cameraman
Jim Bowie .... best boy
Hedy Dietz .... still photographer (as Heddy Dietz)
Rich Foster .... gaffer
Dennis Glas .... grip
Gary Graver .... grip (as Robbie McClure)
Lee Heckler .... gaffer
Ken Kerr .... grip
Ann McDonald .... assistant photographer
Michael Donovan O'Donnell .... key grip
Anthony R. Palmieri .... first assistant camera (as Tony Palmieri)
Romy Rao .... grip
Jonathan West .... second assistant camera (as Jon West)
Bobby Westwater .... grip
Gary Zietlow .... best boy
 
Editorial Department
Andy Ruben .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Wayne Bell .... conductor
Wayne Bell .... music arranger
Tobe Hooper .... conductor
Tobe Hooper .... music arranger
Lee Osborne .... music editor
 
Other crew
John D'Amato .... script supervisor
Lou Schumacher .... dog trainer
Gloria Gunn .... production assistant (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Brutes and Savages (USA) (alternative title)
Death Trap (UK)
Horror Hotel
Horror Hotel Massacre
Legend of the Bayou
Murder on the Bayou
Slaughter Hotel (USA) (reissue title)
Starlight Slaughter
Blutrausch (West Germany) [de]
Death Trap - Die Nacht der Bestie (West Germany) [de]
Krokodil (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Le crocodile de la mort (France) [fr]
Quel motel vicino alla palude (Italy) [it]
Sta sagonia tou krokodeilou (Greece) [el]
Sti folia ton krokodeilon (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
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Runtime:
91 min | UK:87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
Loosely based on the story of Joe Ball (also known as the Bluebeard from South Texas or the Alligator Man) from Elmendorf, Texas, sometime after Prohibition ended. He owned a bar with an alligator pit serving as an entertainment attraction. Several murders of women ensued, but it was never proven that the flesh found in the pit was human. However, Joe did commit suicide upon possibility of capture. more
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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Interesting and bizarre Hooper film....., 31 December 1998
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Well, if you saw The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and were impressed with director Tobe Hooper, your next move might be to view his second film Eaten Alive. I searched all over for a print and finally was lucky enough to find one and see this somewhat forgotten picture. One reason for its seemingly firm place in the ranks of oblivion is its numerous title changes. Notwithstanding all this I found the film and watched it. The film is interesting, bizarre, unbelievable, and disturbing. The setting is just a trifle too unimaginative to be taken for real as is the central character of Judd (for the most part deftly played by Neville Brand). The plot too seems to be making its viewers accept too much for granted without really giving any knowledge of why Judd is the way he is, etc... Despite these shortcomings, the film has some of the truly most horrific scenes filmed. The scene in which Judd tries in vain to goad a young girl from under his hotel out is sheer terror. Other scenes in which he dispatches some of the hotel guests are equally effective. The film has a lot more going for it than its oblivious nature would suggest. It has fine performances, an eerier setting and score, and the taught, tuned terror Tobe Hooper realized in his first great film.

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