It's Alive
by Larry Cohen
List Price:
Our Price: $11.49
You Save: $1.49 (11%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $3.90 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: James Dixon, John P. Ryan, Shamus Locke, Sharon Farrell, William Wellman Jr.Director: Larry Cohen
Brand: WARNER HOME VIDEO
Cinematographer: Fenton Hamilton
Producer: Larry Cohen
Writer: Larry Cohen
Editor: Peter Honess
Producer: Janelle Webb
Producer: Peter Sabiston
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-10-05
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of It's Alive
Movie Review: Dullsville
Summary: 2 Stars
I was really disappointed in this movie. I have heard so much about it, but it was just a let down. "It's Alive" is so unrealistic, I would have actually liked it better if the baby was normal and running around with a knife! It's funny to watch the mother just casually say "it's time" when she goes into labor. I have been around women when it starts and there is some screaming and stress involved. People wish leaving for the hospital was that pleasant. You barely get to see the monster and the movie itself is dull. I almost went to sleep watching. Needless to say, the box of the movie with the cradle as the picture is way scarier than the film
Summary of It's Alive
A couple expecting a baby discover it's a monster that kills when it's scared.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Commentary by Writer/Director Larry Cohen
Theatrical Trailer:Trailers of this and the sequels "It Lives Again" and "It's Alive III: Island of the Alive"
A young couple joyously awaiting the birth of their newborn is in for a horrifying surprise in this thrilling low-budget '70s hit. It's Alive wastes no time in establishing that there is something terribly wrong with the Davies' new baby in a shocking opening "escape" sequence not intended for the faint of heart. As baby "It's Alive" makes its way home from the hospital destroying anything in its path, the Davies must face an impossible dilemma, and a parent's worse nightmare!
An interesting hybrid of melodrama and monster movie, It's Alive focuses more on story and satirical social commentary than blood and gore, finding a balanced tone of realism meets camp. In the tradition of other great monster movies, clever quick-edit shots of the baby are introduced to the audience in small doses, building some solid suspense. Sure, there's mandatory suspension of belief involved, but who has time to ponder gaping holes in logic when an entire metropolis lives in fear of a baby monstrosity?
Maverick independent film maker Larry Cohen struck gold with this chilling "it could happen to you" tale of terror which went on to gain cult status and spawn two sequels (It Lives Again and Island of the Alive). Featuring some strong performances, genuinely creepy creature effects by master of make-up artist Rick Baker (King Kong, Star Wars, Men in Black), and a marvelously effective score by legendary composer Bernard Hermann (Psycho, The Birds, Kill Bill Vol. 1), It's Alive is schlock at its best. --Matt Wold
Horror DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
I Know Who Killed MeSony; Release date: 2007-11-27; DVD
Best price: $5.36
Price in other shops:
Who's That Girl?Warner Brothers; Release date: 2006-02-14; DVD
Best price: $5.59
Price in other shops:
Hustler WhiteRelease date: 2002-07-09; DVD
Best price: $16.00
Price in other shops:
StacyRelease date: 2003-07-22; DVD
Best price: $13.66
Price in other shops:
Spetters (Widescreen Edition)Release date: 2002-11-05; DVD
Best price: $6.81
Price in other shops:
ShiversRelease date: 1998-09-30; DVD
Best price: $299.99
Basket CaseRelease date: 1998-12-01; DVD
Best price: $27.95
It's AliveWarner Brothers; Release date: 2004-10-05; DVD
Best price: $1.99
Price in other shops:
Body Double (Widescreen Special Edition)Sony; Release date: 2006-10-03; DVD
Best price: $5.65
Price in other shops:
Showgirls (Fully Exposed Edition)TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2007-07-17; DVD
Best price: $12.20
Price in other shops:
Killer Klowns from Outer SpaceTWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2001-08-28; DVD
Best price: $2.93
Price in other shops:
Salem's LotWarner Brothers; Release date: 1999-10-26; DVD
Best price: $19.49
The Thing from Another WorldRelease date: 2003-08-05; DVD
Best price: $5.00
Price in other shops:
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Collector's Edition)TCFHE/MGM; Release date: 2007-08-07; DVD
Best price: $11.72
Price in other shops:
Poltergeist (25th Anniversary Edition)WARNER HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2007-10-09; DVD
Best price: $3.95
Price in other shops:
Trilogy of TerrorTRILOGY OF TERROR: SPECIAL EDITION (DVD MOVIE; Release date: 2006-08-29; DVD
Best price: $11.47
Price in other shops:
From Beyond (Unrated Director's Cut)TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2007-09-11; DVD
Best price: $11.66
Price in other shops:
Dead AliveLions Gate; Release date: 1998-09-09; DVD
Best price: $5.99
Price in other shops:
Suspiria (2-Disc Special Edition)Ryko Distribution; Release date: 2007-09-25; DVD
Best price: $10.48
Price in other shops:
The Last House on the Left (Unrated Collectors Edition)LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT COLLECTOR'S EDITION WS; Release date: 2009-02-24; DVD
Best price: $12.64
Price in other shops: