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Writer:
Larry Cohen (written by)
Release Date:
October 1974 (USA)
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Tagline:
Whatever it is, it's alive and deadly. more
Plot:
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. | add synopsis
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Hospital
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Homicidal Baby
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Throat Ripping
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Awards:
1 win
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(20 articles)
Tortured Overtures: Horror Film Score Themes of the 1970s
(From SoundOnSight. 3 November 2009, 12:12 PM, PST)
A look back at Night Of The Comet
(From Fangoria. 27 October 2009, 11:14 PM, PDT)
(From SoundOnSight. 3 November 2009, 12:12 PM, PST)
A look back at Night Of The Comet
(From Fangoria. 27 October 2009, 11:14 PM, PDT)
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Cast
(Credited cast) | John P. Ryan | ... | Frank Davis (as John Ryan) |
 | Sharon Farrell | ... | Lenore Davis |
| James Dixon | ... | Lieutenant Perkins |
| William Wellman Jr. | ... | Charley |
| Shamus Locke | ... | The Doctor |
| Andrew Duggan | ... | The Professor |
| Guy Stockwell | ... | Bob Clayton |
| Daniel Holzman | ... | Chris Davis |
| Michael Ansara | ... | The Captain |
| Robert Emhardt | ... | The Executive |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Nancy Burnett | ... | Nurse (as Mary Nancy Burnett) |
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Also Known As:
Baby Killer (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
91 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1984) |
UK:15 (video re-rating) |
Portugal:M/16 |
Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) |
West Germany:18 |
Norway:16 (video premiere) |
Argentina:16 (re-rating) |
Argentina:X (original rating) |
Australia:R |
Finland:(Banned) (1975) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:PG |
Iceland:16 |
Norway:(Banned) (1975-2003) (cinema release)
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Trivia:
Bernard Herrmann titled the music cue where the milkman meets his demise "The Milkman Goeth."
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Franks brings the bottles of milk in from the porch, he is never seen closing the door. When he opens the other refrigerator, the door to the porch is closed.
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Quotes:
Lieutenant Perkins:
Hunting and killing babies doesn't seem to be my specialty.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Masters of Horror: Pick Me Up (#1.11)" (2006)
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IT'S ALIVE (1974) ** John Ryan, Sharon Farrell, James Dixon, William Wellman, Jr., Daniel Holzman, Guy Stockwell, Michael Ansara. Cult horror classic conceived by filmmaker Larry Cohen with his signature low-budget aplomb probes many fears (pregnancy, parenthood, chemically enhanced polutions et al) when a loving family's latest offspring turns out to be a murderous monstrosity. Subjective camera angles and quick interspersed cuts of the 'infant' (created by a young Rick Baker, Future Oscar-winning MonsterMaker!) give a few good chills in this fairly middling, tongue-in-cheek genre flick.