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It's Alive (1974)

Directed by Larry Cohen · Cinematography by Fenton Hamilton

PG91 min78 frames

HorrorScience Fiction

There's only one thing wrong with the Davis baby...

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It's Alive (1974) movie still: fullbody — A dense patch of tall green stalks serves as a backdrop for three people. A man in a suit, a woman in a…It's Alive (1974) movie still: medium — An interior living space features muted walls and traditional furniture under natural window light. A man…It's Alive (1974) movie still: closeup — An outdoor area with a coarse asphalt and gravel ground surface. A person's hand reaches toward a large…It's Alive (1974) movie still: establishing — A plain interior corner shows textured walls meeting a ceiling with visible plaster finish. No…It's Alive (1974) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a blue wall adorned with two ornate candle holders. An adult man wearing a…It's Alive (1974) movie still: medium — A narrow stone staircase with whitewashed walls features rustic decor and terracotta pottery bowls. A man in…It's Alive (1974) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit stone enclosure with iron bars dividing the foreground and background. A middle-aged man in a…It's Alive (1974) movie still: fullbody — A man in a cowboy hat stands by a parked car in a wooded area. He faces another man who is wearing a…It's Alive (1974) movie still: medium — A dense wooded area with tall trees and dappled light filtering through the leaves. A man in a business suit…It's Alive (1974) movie still: medium — A dark subterranean cave with textured rock walls and cavernous shadows. A woman with blonde hair stands…It's Alive (1974) movie still: medium — A dark, cramped interior of a rock cave with stalactite formations on the ceiling. One man sits on a white…It's Alive (1974) movie still: closeup — A dark, uneven stone surface covered in wet mud and dark grit. A semi-automatic pistol with a silver grip…It's Alive (1974) movie still: medium — A weathered wooden sign for Spider Creek Camp stands in a dense, dark forest. The sign lists amenities like…It's Alive (1974) movie still: fullbody — A residential yard with a large white house and a wooden fence visible. A person in dark clothing walks…It's Alive (1974) movie still: wide — A white two-story wooden house with a porch is partially obscured by foliage. The structure sits in the dim…It's Alive (1974) movie still: closeup — A corner of an interior room with a plain, off-white wall surface. A woman leans her side against the wall…
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It's Alive — official trailer

What is It's Alive about?

The Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing people whenever scared. And it's easily scared.

Where can you watch It's Alive?

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What does the cinematography of It's Alive look like?

Sampled across 77 frames, the coverage of It's Alive leans on medium shots (48% of the sample) and close-ups (19%). Cinematographer Fenton Hamilton keeps 56% of it in naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 43% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame, over a texture recalling 16mm. Focus stays shallow in 78% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of It's Alive?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of It's Alive (1974) are #302e2a, #0c0b09, #f9f9f7, #d4d0c8, #324a2f, #52514b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #324a2f
  • #52514b

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