Eaten Alive
A deranged motel keeper turns his isolated swamp hotel into a lurid killing ground for stranded guests and a hungry crocodile.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- lurid
- claustrophobic
- sleazy
- cult horror marathon
- late night horror viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a sleazy, uneven exploitation horror whose strikingly claustrophobic soundstage atmosphere cannot overcome its predictable plot and gratuitous violence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The supposedly outdoor swamp hotel is presented as an airless soundstage, making the motel feel enclosed and unreal.
The film foregrounds gratuitous violence, nudity, kinky sexuality, and a parade of brutalized victims.
Judd converts the Starlight Hotel and its adjacent crocodile enclosure into a system for trapping and killing guests.
Judd keeps a crocodile beside the hotel and feeds victims and other prey to it.
Films like Eaten Alive, and why
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
backwoods exploitation horror, sadistic killer, claustrophobic rural menace
Tourist Trap
isolated roadside setting, grotesque violence, grimy exploitation tone
Grizzly
animal horror, trapped victims, lurid 1970s genre filmmaking
Deranged
campy splatter, confined setting, macabre killer-driven suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Tobe Hooper
- Release Date
- 1976-12-25
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (206)
Cast
- Neville Brand
- Mel Ferrer
- Carolyn Jones
- Marilyn Burns
- William Finley
- Stuart Whitman
- Robert Englund
- Roberta Collins
- Kyle Richards
- Crystin Sinclaire
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- History Vault, Night Flight Plus, Eternal Family, Bloodstream
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Eaten Alive about?
- A deranged motel keeper turns his isolated swamp hotel into a lurid killing ground for stranded guests and a hungry crocodile.
- What is Eaten Alive like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Eaten Alive as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Eaten Alive violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Eaten Alive as graphic.
- What did critics think of Eaten Alive?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a sleazy, uneven exploitation horror whose strikingly claustrophobic soundstage atmosphere cannot overcome its predictable plot and gratuitous violence.
- Which films are like Eaten Alive?
- Films with a similar feel include The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Tourist Trap, Grizzly, and Deranged.
- How long is Eaten Alive?
- Eaten Alive runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Eaten Alive?
- In United States, Eaten Alive streams on History Vault, Night Flight Plus, Eternal Family, Bloodstream.
