Le Crocodile de la mort

Titre original : Eaten Alive

1976
18
1h 31min

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5,5/10

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A psychotic redneck, who owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, kills various people who upset him or his business, and he feeds their bodies to a large crocodile that he keeps as a pet in the swamp beside his hotel.

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Un propriétaire d'hôtel, désaxé sexuel complètement dément, pourchasse ses clients et les précipite dans la fosse où son crocodile affamé les attend.Un propriétaire d'hôtel, désaxé sexuel complètement dément, pourchasse ses clients et les précipite dans la fosse où son crocodile affamé les attend.Un propriétaire d'hôtel, désaxé sexuel complètement dément, pourchasse ses clients et les précipite dans la fosse où son crocodile affamé les attend.

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9,1 k

MA NOTE

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Récompenses
- 2 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Adapted for the screen by Texas Chain Saw Massacre co-writer Kim Henkel, the plot was very loosely based on the story of Joe Ball (also known as the Bluebeard from South Texas, or the Alligator Man) who owned a bar with a live alligator attraction during the 1930s in Elmendorf, Texas. During this time, several murders of women were committed by Ball, and the legend is that he would dispose of his victims' bodies by feeding them to his pet alligators, but it was never proven that the flesh found in the pit was human. Joe Ball committed suicide at his bar on September 24, 1938 when he was about to be arrested by the police in connection with the murders.

Gaffes
Several times, when Judd wields his scythe, you can clearly see the blade is made of rubber as it shakes and wobbles when he moves.

Citations
[first lines]
Buck: Name's Buck... and I'm rarin' to fuck.

Versions alternatives
According to actor Englund, the Japanese version inserted some hard-core shots (obviously not performed by the original actors) into two of his scenes.

Connexions
Featured in Stephen King's World of Horror (1986)

Bandes originales
Despreciado me voy
Written by Juan Navarrete Curiel

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6/10

Not up to Texas CHAINSAW standards, but still decent.

In Tobe Hooper's follow-up to THE Texas CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, Neville Brand is totally out of control! I could not believe my eyes seeing his twitching, nervous, maniacal, laughing psycho performance! He seems to be on some kind of high-powered drug from outer space! Thankfully, his acting is perfectly welcome in this film, where almost every bizarre character seems to be up to something devious.

Neville runs a secluded Louisiana hotel on the Bayou where various people show up. He kills them off (with a scythe, pitchfork, etc.) and feeds their dead bodies to his pet crocodile. Marilyn Burns, William Finley and their daughter eventually show up in disguise and are tormented by Brand. Family members and cops show up to search for missing prostitute Roberta Collins and become victims, too.

Brand hacks them up while hopping around uncontrollably and laughing with glee. Totally creepy. So is Wayne Bell's music score, which is similar to the one he did for TCM. Good make-up, lots of surprises, Hooper's direction and Brand give this film an edge over it's competition.