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The Resource Eaten alive, a Virgo International Pictures release ; a Mars production ; Mardi Rustam presents ; co-produced by Alvin L. Fast ; written by Alvin L. Fast and Mardi Rustam ; adapted for the screen by Kim Henkel ; produced by Mardi Rustam ; directed by Tobe Hooper

Eaten alive, a Virgo International Pictures release ; a Mars production ; Mardi Rustam presents ; co-produced by Alvin L. Fast ; written by Alvin L. Fast and Mardi Rustam ; adapted for the screen by Kim Henkel ; produced by Mardi Rustam ; directed by Tobe Hooper

Label
Eaten alive
Title
Eaten alive
Statement of responsibility
a Virgo International Pictures release ; a Mars production ; Mardi Rustam presents ; co-produced by Alvin L. Fast ; written by Alvin L. Fast and Mardi Rustam ; adapted for the screen by Kim Henkel ; produced by Mardi Rustam ; directed by Tobe Hooper
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Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
The Starlight, a decrepit hotel run by Judd, receives few customers. But one dark steamy night finds the Starlight visited by a runaway prostitute, a young couple and their child, a dying father and his daughter, and sex-obsessed Buck, all of whom will experience an unforgettable night of terror at the hands of Judd and his man-eating pet crocodile
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Cataloging source
IHI
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Music, Tobe Hooper and Wayne Bell ; director of photography, Robert Caramico ; editor, Michael Brown
Intended audience
Not rated
Language note
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
PerformerNote
Neville Brand, Mel Ferrer, Carolyn Jones, Marilyn Burns, William Finley, Stuart Whitman, Roberta Collins, Kyle Richards, Robert Englund, Crystin Sinclaire
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1943-2017
  • 1920-1992
  • 1930-1983
  • 1949-2014
  • 1940-2012
  • 1969-
  • 1947-
  • 1951-
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  • Rustam, Mardi
  • Fast, Alvin L.
  • Henkel, Kim
  • Hooper, Tobe
  • Brand, Neville
  • Ferrer, Mel
  • Jones, Carolyn
  • Burns, Marilyn
  • Finley, William
  • Whitman, Stuart
  • Collins, Roberta
  • Richards, Kyle
  • Englund, Robert
  • Sinclaire, Crystin
  • Virgo International Pictures (Firm)
  • Mars Production Corporation
  • Arrow Films (Firm)
  • Arrow Video (Firm)
Runtime
91
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  • Psychopaths
  • Hotelkeepers
  • Hotels
  • Crocodiles as pets
  • Crocodile attacks
  • Tourists
  • Murder
  • Texas
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
Eaten alive, a Virgo International Pictures release ; a Mars production ; Mardi Rustam presents ; co-produced by Alvin L. Fast ; written by Alvin L. Fast and Mardi Rustam ; adapted for the screen by Kim Henkel ; produced by Mardi Rustam ; directed by Tobe Hooper
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Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1977
  • Alternative titles: "Death trap" ; "Starlight slaughter" ; "Legend of the bayou" ; "Horror hotel" ; "Brutes and savages"--IMDb
  • Special features: audio commentary with producer Mardi Rustam, actors Roberta Collins, William Finley and Kyle Richards, & make-up artist Craig Reardon; new introduction to the film by Hooper; "Blood on the bayou"--New interview with Hooper; "Gator bait" - new interview with Janus Blythe; "Monsters and metaphors" - new interview with make-up artist Craig Reardon; "The gator creator" - archive interview with Hooper; "My name is Buck" an interview with Robert Englund; "5ive minutes with Marilyn Burns"; "The butcher of Elmendorf: the legend of Joe Ball" - featurette; theatrical trailers; TV and radio sports; behind the scenes slideshow; alternate credits and title sequences; more
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Director approved special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (91 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sound, color
Physical substance
  • metal
  • plastic
Publisher number
AV015/A
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)964452022
  • ocn964452022
  • OCoLC
System details
  • Blu-Ray, regions (A) (B), NTSC, 1080p, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1), 1.0 mono
  • This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc
Label
Eaten alive, a Virgo International Pictures release ; a Mars production ; Mardi Rustam presents ; co-produced by Alvin L. Fast ; written by Alvin L. Fast and Mardi Rustam ; adapted for the screen by Kim Henkel ; produced by Mardi Rustam ; directed by Tobe Hooper
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1977
  • Alternative titles: "Death trap" ; "Starlight slaughter" ; "Legend of the bayou" ; "Horror hotel" ; "Brutes and savages"--IMDb
  • Special features: audio commentary with producer Mardi Rustam, actors Roberta Collins, William Finley and Kyle Richards, & make-up artist Craig Reardon; new introduction to the film by Hooper; "Blood on the bayou"--New interview with Hooper; "Gator bait" - new interview with Janus Blythe; "Monsters and metaphors" - new interview with make-up artist Craig Reardon; "The gator creator" - archive interview with Hooper; "My name is Buck" an interview with Robert Englund; "5ive minutes with Marilyn Burns"; "The butcher of Elmendorf: the legend of Joe Ball" - featurette; theatrical trailers; TV and radio sports; behind the scenes slideshow; alternate credits and title sequences; more
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Director approved special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (91 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sound, color
Physical substance
  • metal
  • plastic
Publisher number
AV015/A
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)964452022
  • ocn964452022
  • OCoLC
System details
  • Blu-Ray, regions (A) (B), NTSC, 1080p, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1), 1.0 mono
  • This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc

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