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Eaten Alive (Two-Disc Special Edition)

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Theatrical Release Date: 1977-05
MPAA Rating: Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Dark Sky Films

Editorial Review - Description

Restored and Remastered

The Starlight, a decrepit hotel run by Judd (Neville Brand), receives few customers. Perhaps it?s the remote location in the Texas bayous. Perhaps it?s the owner's violent mood swings. Or perhaps it?s the man-eating crocodile in the backyard. But one dark steamy night finds the Starlight visited by a runaway prostitute (Roberta Collins, Death Race 2000), a young couple (Marilyn Burns and William Finley) and their child (Kyle Richards, Halloween), a dying father and his daughter (Mel Ferrer and Crystin Sinclaire), and sex-obsessed Buck (Robert Englund, A Nightmare on Elm Street), all of whom will experience an unforgettable night of terror at the hands of Judd and his pet croc.

A raw, violent, and bizarre portrayal of madness run amok in rural America, Eaten Alive was director Tobe Hooper's follow-up to the international hit, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Dark Sky Films proudly presents this two-disc special edition which features a brand new transfer from long-lost vault materials and never-before-seen bonus features.

Bonus Features Include:
Feature-length audio commentary w/ producer Mardi Rustam, actors Roberta Collins, William Finley and Kyle Richards, & make-up artist Craig Reardon
"The Gator Creator: Tobe Hooper"
"My Name is Buck: Robert Englund
"The Butcher of Elmendorf: The Legend of Joe Ball"
"5ive Minutes with Marilyn Burns"
Theatrical Trailers (x7)
TV Spots (x2)
Radio Spots (x2)
Still Gallery Slideshow (motion)
Alternate Credits and Title Sequences (x2)

Don't Waste Your Time!

A Customer Review by E. Barrios
This review is for the 2-Disc Special Edition of Eaten Alive:

Based on what I read about the plot of this movie and the fact that a young Robert Englund acted in this film, I thought Eaten Alive would be worth the purchase, especially seeing how I'm such a fan of the horror genre.

Well, once I finished watching it, I was set straight. So allow me to do the same for you: Don't waste your time or your money. It's really that simple.

Dark Sky must have had to work extra hard to restore this film and it's still a grainy mess! Grain ran for over 95 percent of the movie, which seem to enhance the atmosphere, but it was way too much. I imagine the original negative was not properly cared for.

The croc looked half real and half fake depending on the angle it was shot. The nudity was okay and the idea of using a scythe was kind of original, but the whole damn mess was poorly executed.

Stay away. You've been warned.

Good Director, Very Bad Movie

A Customer Review by bender13
This is one of the worst horror movies I can remember watching, and I have watched a lot of them over the years, and I want those 90 minutes back. I won't go into a detailed analysis, because the movie doesn't deserve one.

The movie is supposedly based on the true story of a hotel owner who had an alligator as an attraction and where several women were murdered, though it was never proven he fed them to the alligator.

I watched it because it was directed by Tobe Hooper (this was his follow-up to Chainsaw). The other notable horror connections are Robert Englund in his first significant role (listen for his first line at the beginning) and Marilyn Burns (from Chainsaw).

What can you expect from this movie? A hotel owner that mumbles incoherently to no one for most of the movie, bad dialogue, bad special effects (though Steve Martin would be proud of the scythe killing), and the worst music ever contained in a horror movie. Are you getting the picture yet? It's bad!

I only watched the movie itself on cable, so the DVD special features may be worth watching, but there is no way in hell this movie rates 4 or 5 stars. Do not waste money buying or renting this movie! You have been warned.

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