It's Alive

Name: It's Alive
Genre: Horror
Released: October 1, 1974
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Andrew Duggan, Guy Stockwell, James Dixon, John P. Ryan, Michael Ansara

1974

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: October 1, 1974 | PG

Starring: Andrew Duggan, Guy Stockwell, James Dixon, John P. Ryan, Michael Ansara, Nancy Burnett, Robert Emhardt, Shamus Locke, Sharon Farrell, William Wellman Jr.

Summary: 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

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: PG

Runtime: 91 min

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Josh Vasquez

By turns frightening and heartbreaking, an aspect particularly reflected in John P. Ryan’s tormented performance as the baby’s father, the film is not only perhaps one of Cohen’s best films but one of the finest American horror films of the last 30 years. Read full review

IndieWire Jed Mayer

It’s Alive presents a dialectic of horror in which monstrous excess is first repudiated and rejected, then returns in the form of self-loathing and social stigmatization, and is finally painfully accepted as an essential part of ourselves. Read full review

Empire Kim Newman

Compelling 1970s take on the monster horror genre which remains fresh and hugely watchable. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

It's Alive is a justifiably praised low-budget effort that delves into the dark side of American family life from a horror-movie perspective. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

John Ryan's performance as the husband is particularly astute, and Bernard Herrmann's score milks the suspense for all it's worth. Read full review

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Stomach-churning. Read full review

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Panchogul

May 25, 2020

Un clásico bastante interesante y muy original, buena banda sonora, me gustó mucho la perspectiva en primera persona que le dan a la criatura y pese a no ser explícita en los momentos donde hace de las suyas logra entregar buenas dosis de terror, pero los personajes principales parecenUn clásico bastante interesante y muy original, buena banda sonora, me gustó mucho la perspectiva en primera persona que le dan a la criatura y pese a no ser explícita en los momentos donde hace de las suyas logra entregar buenas dosis de terror, pero los personajes principales parecen estar bajos los efectos del clonazepam durante toda la película, en especial el padre.… Expand

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