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It's Alive

1974 · 91 min

A grimly absurd creature feature that mixes parental dread with scuzzy urban tension, leaving a queasy, oddly sad aftertaste.

Directed by
Larry Cohen
Genres
Horror
Starring
John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, Andrew Duggan
Tagline
There's only one thing wrong with the Davis baby...
Overview
The Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing people whenever scared. And it's easily scared.

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Directed by
Larry Cohen
Genres
Horror
Starring
John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, Andrew Duggan
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • family
  • grief
  • corruption
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Larry Cohen
Written by
Larry Cohen
Starring
John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, Andrew Duggan, Guy Stockwell, James Dixon, Michael Ansara, Robert Emhardt, William Wellman Jr.
Music
Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography
Fenton Hamilton
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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