It's Alive (2008 film)
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It's Alive is a 2008 remake
of the Larry Cohen
's 1974 horror film
of the same name. See It's Alive (1974 film).
) learns that she is pregnant, she leaves graduate school to set up a home with her boyfriend Frank (Murray
) in the country. The fate of the happy new family takes a gruesome turn when animals and people end up brutally dead—all with a strange connection to their newborn. Could their new child be the monster responsible for the gruesome murders?
Larry Cohen
who directed the original was interviewed on December 21, 2009 on the remake and gave it a negative review by saying "It's a terrible picture. It's just beyond awful" and "I would advise anybody who likes my film to cross the street and avoid seeing the new enchilada."
Remake
A remake is a piece of media based primarily on an earlier work of the same medium.-Film:The term "remake" is generally used in reference to a movie which uses an earlier movie as the main source material, rather than in reference to a second, later movie based on the same source...
of the Larry Cohen
Larry Cohen
Lawrence G. "Larry" Cohen is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is best known as a B-Movie auteur of horror and science fiction films - often containing a police procedural element - during 1970s and 1980s...
's 1974 horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
of the same name. See It's Alive (1974 film).
Plot
When Lenore (PhillipsBijou Phillips
Bijou Lilly Phillips is an American actress, model, and singer. Phillips began her career as a model but soon transitioned herself into acting and singing. When she was 13, she started as a model and became one of the youngest people to grace the cover of Interview Magazine and Italian Vogue....
) learns that she is pregnant, she leaves graduate school to set up a home with her boyfriend Frank (Murray
James Murray (English actor)
James Murray is an English actor.-Early life :Murray was born in Greater Manchester; his great-grandfather, Richard Hollins Murray, invented the reflecting lens in 1927.-Career:...
) in the country. The fate of the happy new family takes a gruesome turn when animals and people end up brutally dead—all with a strange connection to their newborn. Could their new child be the monster responsible for the gruesome murders?
Cast
- Bijou PhillipsBijou PhillipsBijou Lilly Phillips is an American actress, model, and singer. Phillips began her career as a model but soon transitioned herself into acting and singing. When she was 13, she started as a model and became one of the youngest people to grace the cover of Interview Magazine and Italian Vogue....
- Lenore Harker - James MurrayJames Murray (English actor)James Murray is an English actor.-Early life :Murray was born in Greater Manchester; his great-grandfather, Richard Hollins Murray, invented the reflecting lens in 1927.-Career:...
- Frank Davis - Raphaël ColemanRaphaël ColemanRaphaël Coleman is a British teen actor, best known for his role as Eric Brown in Nanny McPhee.,-Films:*Nanny McPhee as Eric Brown*It's Alive as Chris Davis*"Edward's Turmoil" as Edward...
- Chris Davis - Owen TealeOwen TealeOwen Teale is a Welsh actor.Trained at the Guildford School of Acting, Teale made his television debut in The Mimosa Boys in 1984. He later appeared in Knights of God , Great Expectations , Waterfront Beat and Boon before being cast as Will Scarlet in the 1991 TV movie Robin Hood...
- Sgt. Perkins - Skye BennettSkye BennettSkye Deva Bennett is an English teen actress, best known for her role as Sarah in the 2008 film Dark Floors, as well as for her role as Martha in The Pillars of the Earth.-Personal life:...
- Nicole - Ty Glaser - Marnie
- Arkie Reece - Perry
- Todd JensenTodd JensenTodd Jensen is a bassist who has played for various artists, including the bands Sequel, Hardline, and Harlow, as well as David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Perry, Alice Cooper, and Paul Rodgers....
- Dr. Orbinson - Laura Giosh - Officer Marcos
- Mariana Stanisheva - Nurse #1
- Alexis Bergemann - Nurse #2
- Michal Yanai - Wrinkled Nurse
- Gergana Bozukova - Thin Nurse
- Vlado Mihailov - Male Nurse
- Meglena Karalambova - Duty Nurse
- Vesko Razpopov - Orderly #1
- Bill MaysBill MaysWilliam Allen Mays , best known as Bill Mays, is a jazz pianist from Sacramento, California He came from a musical family and at fifteen he became interested in jazz at an Earl Hines concert....
- Orderly #2 - Nasko Srebrev - Officer
- Michael MccoyMichael McCoyMichael McCoy is an American industrial designer and educator who has made significant contributions to American design and design education in the latter half of the 20th century...
- Hospital Security Guard - Dimitar Shopov - K-9 Officer
- Violeta Marovska - Julie
- Sigal Diamant - Maternity Nurse
- Douglas Reno - Hospital Official
- Michael Straub - Animal Handler
- Mark JohnsonMark JohnsonMark Johnson may refer to:Academics*Mark Johnson , philosophy professor*Mark H. Johnson , developmental neuroscience professorSports*In baseball:**Mark Johnson...
- Lead Cop - Sofia Vasielva - Young Nurse
- Miroslav Emilov - Officer #2
- Laura Josh Markov - Officer Marcos
Release
The film was officially released straight-to-DVD on October 6, 2009. It is available in both rated and unrated editions. The film had theatrical release in the Philippines in August 2009.Reception
This currently carries a 3.8 rating at IMDb.Larry Cohen
Larry Cohen
Lawrence G. "Larry" Cohen is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is best known as a B-Movie auteur of horror and science fiction films - often containing a police procedural element - during 1970s and 1980s...
who directed the original was interviewed on December 21, 2009 on the remake and gave it a negative review by saying "It's a terrible picture. It's just beyond awful" and "I would advise anybody who likes my film to cross the street and avoid seeing the new enchilada."