It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
| It's Alive III: Island of the Alive | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Larry Cohen |
| Written by | Larry Cohen |
| Produced by | Paul Stader |
| Starring | Michael Moriarty Karen Black Laurene Landon James Dixon Gerrit Graham Macdonald Carey Neal Israel |
| Cinematography | Daniel Pearl |
| Edited by | David Kern |
| Music by | Laurie Johnson |
Production company | Larco Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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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]
Synopsis
This film is set years after the first two. The movie began with the scene of a woman going into labour in a cab. It is raining at night and the cab driver in panic runs out to get a police officer to help. As the officer goes to deliver the baby he asks the driver to call for an ambulance from a public phone. When the driver comes back, he sees the mutant baby killing the officer and the mother. Next, the movie jumps to the scene inside a church where the corpse of the dead mutant baby is found. From here on the main plot of the movie gradually builds up. First, the courtroom drama where Judge Watson (Macdonald Carey) decides that Jarvis' mutant baby and four other mutant babies who are under the government custody be quarantined in some remote deserted island. Second, scenes of how Jarvis (Michael Moriarty) faces his life after the courtroom drama. Third, the incursion to the island of the mutant babies by the pharmaceutical company's boss, Cabot (William Watson) and a few of his people to kill the babies so that his company can manufacture again the drug which resulted in these mutant babies, but under a different label. In the end, all of them are killed and eaten by the mutant babies who have grown bigger while the helicopter pilot is killed on board the helicopter when he tries to escape and the helicopter exploded in mid-air crashing into the sea. Fourth, Lieutenant Perkins (James Dixon) informs Jarvis personally that they have been recruited by Dr. Swenson (Art Lund) to join him and his team in an expedition to the mutant babies' island. The expedition ended in disaster with only Perkins and Jarvis being left alive. Finally, Perkins is left alone on the island while Jarvis, his mutant son, the other grown mutants and a new infant mutant leave the island in the sailing ship which brought Jarvis to the island for Florida. In Cape Vale, Florida, Jarvis' mutant son gets to meet his mother, Ellen (Karen Black) with his female mate and leave their infant child with her before they die from measles.
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.
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. Others, like Frank Davis and Eugene Scott, were just mentioned in the film.
Release
The movie was released on DVD on 31 August 1994.[3]
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.
- ^ "It's Alive 3: Island of the Alive". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 5th December 2016
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