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It's Alive ()

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The Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing people whenever it is scared. And it is easily scared.
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Frank (as John Ryan)
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Lenore
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The Professor
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Bob Clayton
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Lt. Perkins
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The Captain
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The Executive
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Charley
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The Doctor
Nancy Burnett ...
Nurse (as Mary Nancy Burnett)
Patrick McAllister ...
Expectant Father (as Patrick Macallister)
Daniel Holzman ...
Chris
Diana Hale ...
Secretary
Gerald York ...
Expectant Father
Jerry Taft ...
Expectant Father
Gwil Richards ...
Expectant Father
W. Allen York ...
Expectant Father

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Larry Cohen ... (directed by)

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Larry Cohen ... (written by)

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Larry Cohen ... producer (produced by)
Peter Sabiston ... executive producer
Janelle Webb ... co-producer (as Janelle Cohen)

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Bernard Herrmann ... (music by)

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Fenton Hamilton ... (photographed by)

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Peter Honess ... (edited by)

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Bob Biggart ... (uncredited)
Pat Somerset ... (uncredited)

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Rick Baker ... makeup artist / special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

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Robert Tanenbaum ... movie poster artist (uncredited)

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Bob Biggart ... sound effects (as Robert Biggart)
Pat Somerset ... sound effects (as Patrick Somerset)

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Bob Biggart ... special effects (uncredited)
Pat Somerset ... special effects (uncredited)

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Gary Leonard ... stills
Bill Williams ... gaffer
Robert Isenberg ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Jeffrey L. Kimball ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

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Bernard Herrmann ... conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)

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John Dorr ... script supervisor (uncredited)

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Bob Cohen ... production assistant
Reid Freeman ... production assistant
Steve Salkin ... production consultant
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Taglines Whatever it is, IT'S ALIVE and deadly. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Baby Killer (United States)
  • Le monstre est vivant (France)
  • Estoy vivo (Spain)
  • Det lever (Sweden)
  • Το τέρας (Greece)
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  • 91 min
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Budget $500,000 (estimated)

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Trivia It's Alive (1974) was filmed and edited simultaneously with another Larry Cohen film, Hell Up in Harlem (1973), which was shot on the weekends during the production of It's Alive (1974). This means that many of the same cast and crew put in consecutive seven-day work weeks to create both of these films. See more »
Goofs At the end of the film when Frank is holding the baby in his arms, the cover accidentally reveals a patch of hair, revealing it to be a dog. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into It Lives Again (1978). See more »
Quotes Lieutenant Perkins: Hunting and killing babies doesn't seem to be my specialty.
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