Eaten Alive
1976 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 5.5 · 40% critics
A psychotic hotel owner runs a rundown rural East Texas property where he kills people who upset him or his business. In the nearby swamp, he feeds the remains to his pet crocodile, using the hotel as a grim trap for unsuspecting visitors.
Also known as Brutes and Savages · Death Trap · Horror Hotel · Horror Hotel Massacre
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Details
- Years
- 1976
- Release date
- 1976-12-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 40/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (199 votes)
About
If you enjoy sleazy, grim horror like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and want a wild, swamp-set motel nightmare, you may have fun with Eaten Alive; Not for you if you want a credible creature feature or a fully developed story.
Pros: creepy rural atmosphere; intense scythe violence; memorable lead performance | Cons: thin plot cohesion; crocodile role is limited; sleazy, raunchy tone
Themes
- redneck
- backwoods
- psychotic
- macabre
- video nasty
- animal horror
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Tobe Hooper