Meet the maniac & his friend.
A psychotic redneck owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, where he murders those who upset him or his business, and then feeds their remains to his pet crocodile in the swamp beside his hotel.
Eaten Alive (1976) is a horror film directed by Tobe Hooper, released on December 25, 1976 with a runtime of 1h 31m. It stars Neville Brand, Mel Ferrer, Carolyn Jones and Marilyn Burns. Viewers rate it 5.5 out of 10 across 207 ratings.
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Neville Brand
as Judd
Mel Ferrer
as Harvey Wood
Carolyn Jones
as Miss Hattie
Marilyn Burns
as Faye
William Finley
as Roy
Stuart Whitman
as Sheriff Martin
Robert Englund
as Buck
Roberta Collins
as Clara
Kyle Richards
as Angie
Crystin Sinclaire
as Libby Wood
Janus Blythe
as Lynette
David Hayward
as The Cowboy
Directed by Tobe Hooper, written by Kim Henkel, Alvin L. Fast and Mardi Rustam, produced by Mardi Rustam.
Average viewer score of 5.5/10 from 207 ratings.
***After the success of “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” Hooper delivers a sleazy DUD*** The crazy dirtbag manager of a rundown hotel in east Texas (Neville Brand) threatens his clients if they upset him and feeds them to his pet croc. The cast includes notables like Mel Ferrer, Stuart Whitman, Carolyn Jones and a young Robert Englund. Despite the presence of the croc, “Eaten Alive” (1976) is more of a slasher flick than…
Reviewed on November 18, 2019
Eaten Alive devours its chance of being a credible creature feature by rarely showing its toothy puppetry. Cult horror is typically hit or miss with my taste in cinema. Quite often, I’ll appreciate and/or understand the adoration for a flick that ages finer that a campy bloody drag act. Conversely, my mind is baffled in the reasoning behind such fondness at the best of times. Hooper’s subsequent work after the…
Reviewed on January 16, 2020
Yikes, what was Mel Ferrer thinking when accepted the, admittedly brief, part in this nonsense? Neville Brand plays well, though, as the eccentric old-timer "Judd" who keeps a ramshackle old motel right beside a creek in which lives his caged-in pet alligator. Despite being in the back of beyond, this little establishment receives it's fair share of visitors and well, yes - you can guess the rest. Meantime, Ferrer…
Reviewed on July 21, 2023
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The main cast of Eaten Alive (1976) includes Neville Brand, Mel Ferrer, Carolyn Jones, Marilyn Burns and William Finley. The film was directed by Tobe Hooper. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Eaten Alive was released on December 25, 1976 and runs for 1h 31m.
Eaten Alive (1976) holds an average rating of 5.5 out of 10 from 207 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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