# It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)

> A desperate father leads a rescue mission to an island where mutant children have been abandoned to institutional neglect and media exploitation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/33441

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Larry Cohen
- Cast: Michael Moriarty, Karen Black, Laurene Landon, James Dixon, Gerrit Graham, Macdonald Carey, Neal Israel, Art Lund
- TMDB rating: 5.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093286/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: disturbing, pulp, tense, cult horror night, late night horror viewing

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