Eaten Alive

– A psychotic redneck who owns a dilapidated hotel in the backwater swamps of Louisiana kills various ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 31 Minutes
Release Year:
1976
Eaten Alive (1976)

A psychotic redneck who owns a dilapidated hotel in the backwater swamps of Louisiana 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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Eaten Alive (1976) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 May 1977

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Tobe Hooper

Writer:

Alvin L. Fast, Mohammed Rustam, Kim Henkel (screen adaptation)

Main Actors:

Neville Brand, Mel Ferrer, Carolyn Jones, Marilyn Burns

Plot:

Judd runs the Starlight Hotel out in some sort of swampy place and is unfortunately a few slices short of a loaf. He has a crocodile conveniently placed on the other side of the hotel's front porch railing. The croc will eat just about anything, as the hapless guests of the hotel find out soon enough. A reformed hooker, an unlucky family, and the father and sister of the hooker all suffer various rates of attrition as Judd tries to implement damage control.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Virgo International

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
29%