It's Alive (film)

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It's Alive was a 1974 horror film written and directed by Larry Cohen. In the movie, a couple's infant child turns out to be a vicious monster that kills when frightened. Notable talents involved in the movie were Bernard Herrmann for the score and Rick Baker for makeup and puppet effects.

The film was re-released in 1977 with a massive TV publicity campaign which featured a trailer showing a basinette with the creature's claws hanging out one side. Many considered the trailer more frightening than the actual film, which is regarded by many as campy.

Surprisingly, in view of the fact that some countries (Finland among them) banned the film, the movie received a PG rating in the United States.

Two sequels followed: It Lives Again in 1978 and It's Alive III: Island of the Alive in 1987. Like the original, both were written and directed by Larry Cohen.

As of 2005, Cohen has bought the rights for a remake of the film but so far nothing more has been heard of this.

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