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Release Date:
May 1977 (USA)
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Tagline:
He's out there and he's got murder on his mind!
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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.
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Awards:
1 nomination
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User Comments:
Bizarre and surreal
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Also Known As:
Brutes and Savages (USA)
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
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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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.
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Eaten Alive is a truly bizarre film with an almost nightmarish quality to it. I can't say I particularly loved it, because the lack of lighting often makes it hard to see what is happening. Yet at the same time, the lack of lighting also adds to the murky atmosphere. The motel owners performance is slightly over the top and annoyed me a bit, although he does play his part very well. There are some tense and disturbing moments such as when he's chasing the two women, which are excellently done. However the claustrophobic feel of the film got a little boring in parts and made it slightly hard to follow.
Overall, if you like your horror films creepy and bizarre, then this is for you. It has a similar grainy feel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, so if you loved that then this will be right up your street.