It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
| It's Alive III: Island of the Alive | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Larry Cohen |
| Produced by | Paul Stader |
| Written by | Larry Cohen |
| Starring |
Michael Moriarty Karen Black Laurene Landon James Dixon Gerrit Graham Macdonald Carey Neal Israel |
| Music by | Laurie Johnson |
| Cinematography | Daniel Pearl |
| Edited by | David Kern |
Production company |
Larco Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive is a 1987 American horror film written and directed by Larry Cohen. It is the sequel to the 1978 film It Lives Again. The film stars Michael Moriarty, Karen Black, Laurene Landon, James Dixon, Gerrit Graham, Macdonald Carey and Neal Israel. The film was released by Warner Bros. in May 1987.[1][2]
Plot
This film is set years after the first two. The monstrously deformed children are now living on an island. As they reach adulthood, one of the females gives birth to a child of her own.
Cast
- Michael Moriarty as Jarvis
- Karen Black as Ellen
- Laurene Landon as Sally
- James Dixon as Lt. Perkins
- Gerrit Graham as Ralston
- Macdonald Carey as Judge Watson
- Neal Israel as Dr. Brewster
- Art Lund as Dr. Swenson
- Ann Dane as Dr. Morrell
- William Watson as Cabot
- C.L. Sussex as Hunter
- Patch Mackenzie as Robbins
- Rick Garia as Tony
- Carlos Palomino as First Cuban
- Tony Abatemarco as Second Cuban
- Gladys Portugues as Waitress
- Joanne Lara as Second Waitress
- Bobby Ramsen as T.V. Host
- Jill Gatsby as Girl in Cab
- Kevin O'Connor as Cab Driver
- John Woehrle as First Cop
- Lauri Riley as Medic
- Marilyn Staley as Miss Garson
- Mitchell Edmonds as Stewart
Production
The movie was filmed on location in Hawaii.[3]
James Dixon reprise his role as Lieutenant Perkins from the previous two films in this It's Alive film series. His character is the only one that appears in all three films.
Release
The movie was released on DVD on 31st August 1994 [4]
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes gave the movie a score of 50% and it is mentioned that the movie features touches of black humour and razor-sharp social commentary.[4]
Imdb gave it a score of 4.6 out of 10 from 1,264 viewer votes. [5]
Though the first film had some black comedy and the second was virtually humor free, this third and final chapter has loads of comedy, much of which actually IS funny. The film maintains the social awareness of the previous entries (commenting on a multitude of then-topical issues) while adding more gore, more action, more babies, more special effects and more laughs to the proceedings. It's a crazy mix and gets to be a bit much by the end, but the film has an anything-goes quirky energy to it that helps it along. Moriarty gives his usual offbeat Larry Cohen film performance and his character will either have you in stitches or annoy the piss out of you. Personally, I liked him a lot in this. During one very funny scene at a party when Moriarty's Stephen gets sick of being exploited by everyone around him, he decides to play along by telling Baby Jarvis jokes and and signing autographs as "Father of the Monster." The rest of the cast is good, too.
References
- ↑ "It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ "It-s-Alive-III-Island-of-the-Alive - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ "Film Location". imdb. Retrieved 5th December 2016
- 1 2 "It's Alive 3: Island of the Alive". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 5th December 2016
- ↑ "It's Alive 3: Island of the Alive - Ratings". imdb.com. Retrieved 5th December 2106
- ↑ "It's Alive 3: Island of the Alive". thebloodypitofhorror.blogspot.my. Retrieved 5th December 2016