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It's newborn. It's Alive. And murder is what it knows best! A proud couple's bundle of joy is really a newborn terror in filmmaker Larry Cohen's cautionary cult hit that tapped into environmental fears.

The horror grows when multiple child monsters rampage in It Lives Again - and as two brave parents try to stop them by becoming the bait for their spree.

The now global terrors are rounded up and relocated to a far-flung island (but not for long!) in It's Alive III: Island of the Alive. Will a parent's greatest nightmare become the world's gravest fear?

Find out... if you dare.

Director: Larry Cohen
Cast: John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, James Dixon, Frederic Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd, Michael Moriarty, Karen Black, Laurene Landon
Country: USA
Genre: Horror

3 x BD50 | 1080p AVC | 01:30:59 + 01:30:42 + 01:34:20 | 90 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English
Subtitles: English

Extras:

DISC ONE - It's Alive!

• Audio Commentary with Writer/Producer/Director Larry Cohen - Warner recorded this commentary with Cohen ca. 2004. His memory of the film is replete with amusing and touching anecdotes. There are some extended gaps but this is a very informative track (screen-specific and non). In English, not subtitled.

• Cohen's Alive: Looking Back at the It's Alive Films Featuring Interviews with Writer/Producer/Director Larry Cohen, Actors James Dixon, Michael Moriarty and Laurene Landon, and More… (18:14, 1080p) - Shout! produced this new making-of doc about the It's Alive Trilogy, although the second installment is only briefly covered. We hear from Cohen (shown interviewed probably on separate days at his home), three of the actors, film music historian/Herrmann expert Jon Burlingame, film journalist F.X. Feeney, cinematographer Daniel Pearl, and producer Paul Kurta. (Note that Shout! doesn't provide any on-screen credit to Kurta while he's speaking.) In English, not subtitled.

• It's Alive at the Nuart: The 40th Anniversary Screening with Larry Cohen (13:27, 1080p) - Cohen speaks with a moderator at an anniversary screening of It's Alive. Though he repeats some of the same anecdotes he shares in the new retrospective doc and old commentary, he has some new ones to tell here as well. In English, not subtitled.

• Radio Spots (1:49, HD) - some radio spots that Warner had radio stations run in promoting the film. In English, not subtitled.

• TV Spots (1:05, 480i) - a slew of TV spots that were broadcast during the periods It's Alive played in theaters.

• Theatrical Trailer (3:03, 1080p) - a vintage trailer presented in anamorphic widescreen. The voice-over is unintentionally laughable and reveals some of the plot's hidden surprises so don't watch it until you've seen the movie.

• Still Gallery (4:44, 1080p) - a slide show that presents around fifty images. These are culled from It's Alive's press kit, exhibitor manuals, lobby cards, US/international posters, and newspaper advertisements.

DISC TWO - It Lives Again

• Audio Commentary with Writer/Producer/Director Larry Cohen - recorded around 2004, this is another stellar track from Cohen who imparts good production information and firm opinions about movie advertising. There are a few brief stretches of silence. In English, not subtitled.

• Theatrical Trailer (0:42, 1080p) - a teaser trailer of It Lives Again complete with voice-over, a heart thumping, and a toy tune.

• Still Gallery (3:39, 1080p) - Shout! presents a slideshow comprising forty-two images of color still photographs, black-and-white pictures from Warner Bros.' press kit, visual concepts in the ad campaign, poster designs, and newspaper adverts.

DISC THREE - Island of the Alive

• Audio Commentary with Writer/Producer/Director Larry Cohen - this archival commentary contains more extended gaps than Cohen's other two tracks in the set. He talks about his frequent collaboration with Michael Moriarty and delivers some mini-background on the other actors. In English, not subtitled.

• Interview with Special Effects Makeup Designer Steve Neill (10:11, 1080p) - Neill discusses how he idolized Rick Baker and Dick Smith when he first got into the industry, how he designed the creature babies, and Larry Cohen's ways of working with the crew. In English, not subtitled.

• Trailer (0:45, upconverted to 1080) - a teaser trailer that shows a few clips from the film. This short trailer is upscaled from 480i.

• Still Gallery (2:50, 1080p) - a slide show of about thirty-three images from the making of It's Alive III. Many show Cohen on the set interacting with cast and crew.

3 x DVD5 | NTSC 4:3 | 01:30:54 + 01:30:38 + 01:34:13
4.06 Gb + 4.07 Gb + 4.24 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English, Francais
Subtitles: English, Francais, Espanol

Extras:
-- Commentary by Larry Cohen
-- Trailers

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