It's Alive
“There's only one thing wrong with the Davis baby...”
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.
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3 films
Cast
17 people
John P. Ryan
Frank Davis
Known for
Bound
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Sharon Farrell
Lenore Davis
Known for
Night of the Comet
Can't Buy Me Love
Andrew Duggan
The Professor
Known for
A Return to Salem's Lot
Seven Days in May
Guy Stockwell
Bob Clayton
Known for
Santa Sangre
Tobruk
James Dixon
Lt. Perkins
Known for
Q
The Stuff
Michael Ansara
The Captain
Known for
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
The Message
Robert Emhardt
The Executive
Known for
3:10 to Yuma
The Intruder
William Wellman Jr.
Charley
Known for
The Born Losers
Black Caesar
Shamus Locke
The Doctor
Also in
The Strangers Came
The Turners of Prospect Road
Nancy Burnett
Nurse
Also in
Airport '77
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Daniel Holzman
Chris
Diana Hale
Secretary
Also in
Welcome to Pooh Corner
Planet of the Apes
Larry Cohen Director · Bernard Herrmann Composer Fenton Hamilton Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $7.1M · Budget $500K · United States release April 26, 1974
Box office
Budget
$500,000
Worldwide gross
$7,100,000
Gross vs. budget
14.2×
Production
Larco Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Baby Killer
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 26, 1974
Limited theatrical · Chicago, Illinois
United States · January 1, 1984
Physical · Warner Home Video #11201 [VHS] 91 minutes
United States
October 16, 1974 · Theatrical · Los Angeles, California
January 1, 1989 · Physical · Warner Home Video # 11201 [VHS] 91 minutes
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