Die Wiege des Schreckens

Originaltitel: It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

1987
18
1 Std. 35 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

4,9/10

2284

IHRE BEWERTUNG

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1 Video

40 Fotos

Horror Sci-Fi

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuThe monster babies have been placed by court order on a deserted island so that they can live out their lives as far away from normal humans as possible without killing them. Enraged by the ... Alles lesenThe monster babies have been placed by court order on a deserted island so that they can live out their lives as far away from normal humans as possible without killing them. Enraged by the cynicism toward, and the exploitation of, the monster babies by both the legal system and ... Alles lesenThe monster babies have been placed by court order on a deserted island so that they can live out their lives as far away from normal humans as possible without killing them. Enraged by the cynicism toward, and the exploitation of, the monster babies by both the legal system and the media, the man who is responsible for them leads an expedition to the island in order ... Alles lesen

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

4,9/10

2284

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Wissenswertes
Both this film and Salem 2 - Die Rückkehr (1987) were intended to be released direct to home video, but they were given a limited theatrical release first.

Patzer
Cabot's helicopter has a different paint job than the unconvincing model of the helicopter which explodes after it takes off from the island.

Zitate
Stephen Jarvis: You know, you're very beautiful. Maybe it's the environment, but you turn me on. And I could turn you on, too. You've seen my kid, haven't you? That's just a glimpse of the animal in me.

Verbindungen
Featured in Das Todesspiel (1988)

Soundtracks
If I Told You
Written by David Shapiro and Lauri Riley
Performed by David Shapiro
© 1986 Seven Stones Songs

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Family Reunion...

IT'S ALIVE III: ISLAND OF THE ALIVE opens with the infamous "taxi cab delivery" scene. Then, it shifts to a courtroom, where a man named Stephen Jarvis (Michael Moriarty) is fighting for the life of his caged, mutant son. The judge spares the creature, and the titular island is made into a sort of sanctuary for the killer offspring.

Of course, it's not long before it all goes terribly wrong, resulting in bloody death. It seems that the "kids" have a plan of their own. Writer / Director Larry Cohen finishes off his trilogy with the weaker, less entertaining of the films, though there are some effective parts, such as the "baby hunt".

Moriarty is good, sort of replacing John P. Ryan as the concerned parent, and the wonderful Karen Black co-stars as Jarvis' estranged wife, Ellen...