It's Alive

Name: It's Alive
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1974-04-26
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, Andrew Duggan, Guy Stockwell, James Dixon

There's only one thing wrong with the Davis baby...

It's Alive (1974)

Timing: 1:31 (91 min)

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Actors and characters

Video for the film It's Alive — It's Alive (1974) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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Release date

1974-04-26

Country

United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Larco Productions

Genre

Horror, Science Fiction

Budget

$500 000

Box office

$14 000 000

Website

Director

Larry Cohen

Actors

John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, Andrew Duggan, Guy Stockwell, James Dixon, Michael Ansara, Robert Emhardt, William Wellman Jr., Shamus Locke, Nancy Burnett
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Larry Cohen

Producer

Larry Cohen, Peter Sabiston

Camera operator

Fenton Hamilton

Composer

Bernard Herrmann

Artist

Bob Biggart, Pat Somerset

Audition

Editing

Peter Honess
Whole Team (17)

Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

Director Larry Cohen drew the monstrous creature as he envisioned it: with a huge forehead and prominent veins, and gave the drawing to special effects artist Rick Baker. The Star Child from "2001: A Space Odyssey" (Stanley Kubrick, 1968) and a wolf served as inspiration.
Filming and editing of "It Lives!" took place concurrently with work on Larry Cohen's other film – "Black Caesar" (1973). As a result, many members of the cast and crew worked on both films seven days a week without a break.
For close-up shots, Rick Baker created a full-size head of the mutant baby, a pair of gloves, and a costume, which was worn by his then-girlfriend, and later wife, Elaine Alexander.
Victor Tsoi was mistakenly listed among the actors on the film’s poster. In reality, Vyacheslav Tsoi, a namesake of the singer, appeared in the film.
The film is based on Saltykov-Shchedrin's novel "The History of One Town".
Director Larry Cohen sketched the newborn monster exactly as he envisioned it: with a massive forehead and protruding veins, and gave the drawing to special effects master Rick Baker. The design was based on the Star Child from '2001: A Space Odyssey' (Stanley Kubrick, 1968) and a wolf.
The filming and editing of 'It's Alive' took place simultaneously with Larry Cohen's work on another film, 'Harlem Nocturne' (1973). As a result, many members of the cast and crew worked on both films seven days a week without a break.