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Eaten Alive

1977États-Unis91 min
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Eaten Alive (known under various alternate titles, including Death Trap, Horror Hotel, and Starlight Slaughter, and stylized on the poster as Eaten Alive!) is a 1976 American exploitation slasher horror film directed by Tobe Hooper, from a screenplay by Kim Henkel, Alvin L. Fast, and Mardi Rustam. It stars Neville Brand, Mel Ferrer, Carolyn Jones, Roberta Collins, Robert Englund, William Finley, Marilyn Burns, Janus Blythe, and Kyle Richards. The film centers on Judd (Brand), a psychotic hotel proprietor in a Southern bayou, who feeds those who upset him to a large crocodile that lives in a swamp beside the hotel. The story is loosely based on Joe Ball, a Texas murderer and suspected serial killer from the late 1930s. Although the film did not receive a warm reception w

DirectorTobe Hooper
Genresfilm ou téléfilm gore · film ou téléfilm de monstre · film ou téléfilm d'horreur · natural horror film · film à suspense · thriller · slasher · film d'exploitation
CountryÉtats-Unis
Runtime91 min
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Record source: The Film world cinema index

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