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Eaten Alive
Human Monsters, Nature

Eaten Alive

1976

Meet the maniac & his friend.

Directed by Tobe Hooper

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2.5
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A psychotic redneck owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, where he murders those who upset him or his business, and then feeds their remains to his pet crocodile in the swamp beside his hotel.

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Director
Tobe Hooper
Cinematographer
Robert Caramico
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Language
English
Also known as
"Death Trap", Brutes and Savages, Death Trap
TMDB
5.5/10 (207 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
29% Rotten
Metacritic
48/100
IMDb
5.5/10 (9,075 votes)
Released December 25, 1976·$520,000 budget

Awards

  • NominatedSaturn AwardBest Horror Film(1977)

Cast

Crew

Podcasts

The Evolution of HorrorNATURE BITES BACK! Pt 13: Eaten Alive (1976) & Venom (1981)

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