It Lives Again

"The "IT'S ALIVE" Baby is Back... Only Now There are Three of Them!"

1978 1h 31m EN

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 88

HorrorScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Maternity wards echo with the patter of tiny claws as more murderous baby-faced monsters are born. But rather than kill their monstrous offspring during delivery, cursed parents flee to secret incubation hideouts.

“The "IT'S ALIVE" Baby is Back... Only Now There are Three of Them!”

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Cast

Frederic Forrest
Eugene Scott
Kathleen Lloyd
Jody Scott
John P. Ryan
Frank Davis
John Marley
Mr. Mallory
Eddie Constantine
Dr. Forrest
Andrew Duggan
Dr. Perry
James Dixon
Detective Perkins
Dennis O'Flaherty
Dr. Peters

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Larry Cohen
Writers: Larry Cohen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "It's Alive Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Larry Cohen, shot by Fenton Hamilton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bernard Herrmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Curtis Burch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Frederic Forrest and Kathleen Lloyd and John P. Ryan carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Larry Cohen directs. Fenton Hamilton behind the camera. Bernard Herrmann scores. Curtis Burch cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "It's Alive Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Larry Cohen, shot by Fenton Hamilton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Bernard Herrmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Curtis Burch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Frederic Forrest and Kathleen Lloyd and John P. Ryan carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The "IT'S ALIVE" Baby is Back... Only Now There are Three of Them!".
10IMDB entry: tt0077756 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Fenton Hamilton
Original score: Bernard Herrmann
Editing: Curtis Burch
Makeup / hair: Rick Baker
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $750,000
Box office: $1,500,000
Return: 200% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: It Lives Again (1978)

Part of

It's Alive Collection

It's Alive is a 1974 American horror film written, produced, and directed by Larry Cohen. In the film, a couple's infant child turns out to be a vicious mutant monster that kills when frightened. Notable talents involved in the movie were Bernard Herrmann who composed the score (noted for his work on many films of Alfred Hitchcock) and Rick Baker for makeup and puppet effects. The film was followed by two sequels, It Lives Again (1978) and It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987) and a remake, It's Alive (2008).