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  • 1977
  • R
  • Virgo International Pictures
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 1977
  • R
  • Virgo International Pictures
  • 1 h 31 m

Summary A psychotic redneck, who owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, kills various people who upset him or his business, and he feeds their bodies to a large crocodile that he keeps as a pet in the swamp beside his hotel.

Directed By: Tobe Hooper

Written By: Alvin L. Fast, Mardi Rustam, Kim Henkel

  • 1977
  • R
  • Virgo International Pictures
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 1977
  • R
  • Virgo International Pictures
  • 1 h 31 m

Eaten Alive

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary A psychotic redneck, who owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, kills various people who upset him or his business, and he feeds their bodies to a large crocodile that he keeps as a pet in the swamp beside his hotel.

Directed By: Tobe Hooper

Written By: Alvin L. Fast, Mardi Rustam, Kim Henkel

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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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33% Positive
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50% Mixed
3 Reviews
17% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
48
33% Positive
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50% Mixed
3 Reviews
17% Negative
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It’s not as grueling as its big brother, but if Chainsaw is a five star movie then Eaten Alive is at least worthy of four. It’s only within the context and confines of Chainsaw and director Tobe Hooper that Eaten Alive seems to fall short of anything at all. On its own the film stands heads and shoulders above many others of the horror genre.
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75
Blackly comic elements do little to blunt the unsettling aura created by the garish lighting and intense dentist-drill ”score.”
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50
With an enviable, well-stocked cast of character thespians and a carefully dilapidated motel set, Eaten Alive is all ingredients, no recipe.
By Eric Henderson FULL REVIEW
50
Although Eaten Alive is not so unusual or terrifying as Texas Chainsaw, Hooper does a fine job of building up the Southern-gothic atmosphere and continues his brilliant use of sound to enhance the sense of unease and suspense.
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42
Lacking the eerie plausibility and stylishness of Chainsaw, yet filled with dead dogs, terrorized children, and bound women, it never transcends its Z-grade origins. It's an interesting footnote, and will likely be of interest to hardcore horror fans, but those looking for a lost masterpiece will likely come away disappointed.
By Keith Phipps FULL REVIEW
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Eaten Alive is plagued by Hooper’s endlessly strange directorial choices, particularly when it comes to getting performances from his leads. His efforts confound rather than disturb.
By Adam Lowes FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Mars Productions Corporation
Release Date May 13, 1977
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating R
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Tagline its BEDS become blood BATHS! ("Horror Hotel" release)
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Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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