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It's Alive

It's Alive

Please be quiet. Do not wake him up.

20094.11h 20m

Overview

When Lenore Harker learns that she's pregnant, she leaves graduate school to set up a home with her boyfriend Frank in the country. The happy new family's lives takes a gruesome turn when animals and people end up brutally dead – all with a mysterious connection to their newborn.

Directed by Josef Rusnak
Written by James Portolese, Larry Cohen, Paul Sopocy
Produced by Marc Toberoff, Robert Katz
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $1.0M

Top Cast

Bijou Phillips

Bijou Phillips

Lenore Harker

James Murray

James Murray

Frank Davis

Raphaël Coleman

Raphaël Coleman

Chris Davis

Owen Teale

Owen Teale

Sgt. Perkins

Ty Glaser

Ty Glaser

Marnie

Jack Ellis

Jack Ellis

Prof. Baldwin

Arkie Reece

Arkie Reece

Perry

Skye Bennett

Skye Bennett

Nicole

Oliver Coopersmith

Oliver Coopersmith

Mike

Todd Jensen

Todd Jensen

Dr. Orbinson

Themes & Keywords

babymonsterhomicidal babyremake

About It's Alive

It's Alive is a horror, science fiction film released in 2009 exploring themes of baby, monster, homicidal baby, remake. Directed by Josef Rusnak, it stars Bijou Phillips, James Murray, Raphaël Coleman. When Lenore Harker learns that she's pregnant, she leaves graduate school to set up a home with her boyfriend Frank in the country. The happy new family's lives takes a gruesome turn when animals and people end up brutally dead – all with a mysterious connection to their newborn.

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