{"id":84245,"date":"2022-05-20T12:10:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T19:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84245"},"modified":"2022-05-20T12:10:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T19:10:17","slug":"eaten-alive-1976","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84245","title":{"rendered":"Eaten Alive (1976)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;That ain&#8217;t no common gator.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-84246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Poster.png 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a prostitute (Roberta Collins) refuses to service a man (Robert Englund), she runs away from her brothel&#8217;s owner (Carolyn Jones) and seeks refuge at a hotel run by a psychotic manager (Neville Brand) with a voracious &#8220;pet&#8221; crocodile.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deep South<\/li>\n<li>Horror Films <\/li>\n<li>Mel Ferrer Films\n<li>Neville Brand Films<\/li>\n<li>Psychopaths<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nTobe Hooper&#8217;s follow-up to his breakthrough horror film <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=61406\"><em>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre<\/em> (1974)<\/a> was this over-the-top grindhouse flick centered on one basic premise: muttering Brand viciously attacking his guests with a scythe and tossing them to his pet crocodile. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Scythe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Scythe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Scythe.png 700w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Scythe-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Scythe-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Scythe-473x270.png 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s filled with &#8220;cameos&#8221; &#8212; for instance, by Carolyn Jones as brothel-owner &#8220;Miss Hattie&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Jones.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Jones.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Jones.png 700w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Jones-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Jones-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Jones-473x270.png 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Mel Ferrer as Collins&#8217; father, who has come looking for her: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Ferrer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Ferrer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Ferrer.png 700w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Ferrer-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Ferrer-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Ferrer-473x270.png 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Stuart Whitman as the sheriff attempting to help Ferrer and his other daughter (Crystin Sinclaire) in their search: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Whitman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Whitman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Whitman.png 700w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Whitman-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Whitman-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Whitman-473x270.png 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and William Finley as a bizarre father whose young daughter (Kyle Richards) is traumatized by the loss of her pet dog &#8216;Snoopy&#8217; to the crocodile: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Finley.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Finley.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Finley.png 700w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Finley-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Finley-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Finley-473x270.png 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and whose wife (Marilyn Burns) spends most of the film tied up in a bed screaming for her life. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Burns.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Burns.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Burns.png 700w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Burns-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Burns-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Burns-473x270.png 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This gothic horror flick is really a mess, with odd (often red) lighting, a chaotic soundtrack, and poor-to-non-existent effects for the lethal crocodile, who&#8217;s barely seen. You can skip this one unless it sounds like your cup of tea. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Neville Brand&#8217;s unhinged (albeit often incomprehensible) performance <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Brand.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Brand.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Brand.png 700w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Brand-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Brand-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eaten-Alive-Brand-473x270.png 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; skip this one unless you&#8217;re a diehard Hooper fan. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0074455\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/review\/249\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/eaten-alive-1977-death-trap.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=4489\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;That ain&#8217;t no common gator.&#8221; Synopsis: When a prostitute (Roberta Collins) refuses to service a man (Robert Englund), she runs away from her brothel&#8217;s owner (Carolyn Jones) and seeks refuge at a hotel run by a psychotic manager (Neville Brand) with a voracious &#8220;pet&#8221; crocodile. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Deep South Horror Films Mel Ferrer Films Neville Brand Films Psychopaths Review: Tobe Hooper&#8217;s follow-up to his breakthrough horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) was this over-the-top grindhouse flick&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84245\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84245"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84255,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84245\/revisions\/84255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}