It's Alive (1974 film)

It's Alive
1977 theatrical re-release poster
Directed by	Larry Cohen
Written by	Larry Cohen
Produced by	Larry Cohen
Starring	John P. Ryan Sharon Farrell James Dixon William Wellman Jr. Shamus Locke Andrew Duggan Guy Stockwell Michael Ansara
Cinematography	Fenton Hamilton
Edited by	Peter Honess
Music by	Bernard Herrmann
Production company	Larco Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	April 26, 1974 (1974-04-26) (Woods Theatre, Chicago)[1][2] October 18, 1974 (1974-10-18) (U.S.)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$500,000[3]
Box office	$7.1 million

It's Alive is a 1974 American science fiction horror film written, produced, and directed by Larry Cohen. It stars John P. Ryan and Sharon Farrell as a couple whose infant child turns out to be a vicious mutant. The film's cast also includes James Dixon, William Wellman Jr., Shamus Locke, Andrew Duggan, Guy Stockwell, and Michael Ansara. The baby was designed and created by special effects make-up artist Rick Baker, and the film's score was composed by Bernard Herrmann.

It's Alive was distributed by Warner Bros. and received mixed reviews upon release. It spawned two sequels, It Lives Again (1978) and It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987), as well as a 2009 remake. It's the only film in the It's Alive series with a PG rating as the remainder of the series all have the R rating.