A lot of people give this movie a hard time but it was pretty fun over all. Tobe Hooper usually takes a brutal beating these days. And Nevil Brand is always great when he is over the top.
Love seeing a, young, Robert Englund in this film! Janus Blythe was HOT!
This film is so campy, and cheesy, but dammit, it's so AWESOME!
The hotel owner is my hero! LOL!
Poor Marilyn Burns, first she gets tied up and chased by a maniac, wielding a chainsaw in TCM, and now she gets tied to a bed by some lunatic hotel owner.
@GialloHorror Thanks for watching, GialloHorror! Yeah, Marilyn always has bad luck in movies lol. Some Robert Englund news: Englund will be voicing a character in the forthcoming Green Lantern Animated Series.
All i know about this movie is it apparently had sharks, and Robert Englund playing a guy named Buck. I've scoured the earth for it within a 10 mile radius of where i live ad can't find it. Time to start expanding me search...
@pirate59315 Its about a mentally ill man who has a psychotic breakdown one night and starts attacking the guests in his motel,then feeding them still alive to his crocodile.
Another golden oldie from the Video Nasty era! This one was known as DEATH TRAP here in the UK and was one of the first films to be branded a Nasty, taken off the shelves and declared obscene! The reason? "Violence against a woman in the presence of her child".....but you can get it uncut on DVD over here now.
There's two thing's I've been wondering about since I saw this film. 1. What was Marty snorting inside that paper packet when he pulls it out from his wooden leg?, was it cocaine? And 2. Why in the world did Marty decide to tie up Marilyn Burns to a bed for just about the entire time of the movie? But I think the funniest scene in the film was when Marilyn Burn's hubby Roy started to go insane and and bark like a dog while his wife was talking to him.
@D1am0nd77 The movie is alright. It's no "Texas Chain Saw Massacre". If I had to give it a rating, I'd give it 3 Stars at the best and 2 1/2 at the least. Parts of the film come across like a Hooper film and bare similarities to TCM, while most of the movie really doesn't. That's because Hooper didn't direct the whole film.
Love horros,There is so many special effects in new horrors now, love a one with a believable story to it,adds more to the fear factor, really makes the adrenalin go
@GialloHorror, HaHa!! It looks and feels like "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", but instead of a chainsaw, it's an alligator! I wonder if this inspired the film, "Alligator" (1980)? A story about a baby gator getting flushed down the toilet and grows up in the sewer to stalk and eat people in a city. I believe there's even an "Alligator 2".
I recognized the actress who played the adult Christina Crawford in "Mommie Dearest", a bio horror all on its own!
@GialloHorror, On second thought, that may not even be her. I thought maybe she used another name or had an uncredited role in "Eaten Alive", but it looks a lot like her if it isn't the actress from "Mommie Dearest". In "Mommie Dearest", she wears an obviously fake blonde wig, too! Maybe that's what it is?
@johnnyhorror92182 true, same here. got heaps of old horror and the new but these days it takes a decent horror 4 me to show interest and actually enjoy it! most are so b grade n u cant sit thru them
@VanBuranko Thanks for watching! "Eaten Alive" is a decent drive-in horror film. It doesn't totally feel like a Hooper film (because he didn't direct all of it) but you can see his influence in some of the scenes.
It's funny how they try to cash in on JAWS when they really should have told the people: "The new movie from the sick and perverted who brought you the masterpiece The Texas Chainsaw Massacre!"
@ExploitationCannibal I thought it was alright. "Eaten Alive" was not completely directed by Tobe Hooper. Hooper actually walked off the set after having creative differences with the producers, with 3 weeks of shooting left to complete. The movie was actually finished and edited by the producers and actress Marilyn Burns. But their are a few scenes that bear an eerie likeness to TCM. Hoopers stamp is definitely on the film.
@Teyethegreat The movie is decent enough but doesn't entirely feel like a Tobe Hooper film. Like I wrote above, Hooper quit with three weeks of shooting left. But in certain scenes, you can feel his influence.
Gee, what's more shocking than THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE? A rare film from Tobe Hooper. Looks like a good exploitation-horror movie to watch, and hope it's better than that awful but shocking TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. :D
@tapesan09 The movie is rather decent and better than most Drive-In fair. It's no TCM, even though Hooper tried to recreate the look and atmosphere of that film but ultimately did not succeed. The main reason for this was the producers who hired Hooper to make the film interferred with his direction and, for this reason, Hooper quit on set and walked with 3 weeks of shooting left to film. The movie was reportedly finished by the editor and actress Carolyn Jones.
@johnnyhorror92182 You're weclome. I'm into exploitation cinema, man. I see this ain't TCM, and that's suprising from what you told me abour the making of this film.
Say, why don't you check out my channel? I uploaded some cool cult movie trailers (even horror).
@johnnyhorror92182 Yeah, man. I di saw TCM, and it was truly shocking. My father owns a copy of it on VHS (1988 Video Treasures edition, which was the non-restored 16-mm version). TCM scared my mother a lot when she was young (yes, she saw it on a midnight showing when it first came out in theaters). It's been 4 years since I saw TCM. Did you know that it was #6 on EW's top 50 cult movies? Look it up!
@johnnyhorror92182 It's not a problem. That EW issue what we both read that is my favorite issue and that's what got me into cult movies. Speaking of that, I've sent you some other good trailers for exploitation movies you might like. Talk to ya later. :)
And oh, my father's VHS copy of TCM is up in the garage attic with his other VHS tapes.
why is the blonde dressed like she is from the victorian period (if this movie somehow takes place in that era, i retract my question and apologize for looking like a dumb cunt)
Ps, scythes and cros, awesome
PPs, claiming the movie is a classic before it even comes out is ballsy, and I like it
@laceyschism I have no idea why she is wearing that weird dress...sorry.
The movie takes place in South East Texas in 1977 and is somewhat (and I stress that) based on a notorious 1930's murderer named Joe Ball, a World War One vet and Saloon owner who supposedly killed 20 women in his small south Texas town and fed the remains to his pet 'gators which he kept in a concrete pit behind the saloon (as a local attraction).
@johnnyhorror92182 , hey, thank you for posting, it's been over 30 years since I seen this movie, it reminds me of the time that we had drive-in theaters around here, of where I seen it at, and of now which no longer have, once again, thank you for the posting
I highly recommend it! Like TCM it's loosely based on the story of a small town serial killer. In this case, Joe Ball, a bar owner in Texas who killed two of his three wives and supposedly, fed them to gators he kept in a pit. (although, the gators part of the story isn't true...)
wow , awesome story, i just wanted to watch it cos of robert, but if u say it is like TCM i can b sure is an awesome film, thanks a lot for the recommendation :)
For everyone's information, this movie has just recently been released as a 2-disc special edition DVD, loaded with extras! I didn't really like the movie though. The bad guy looked like Stephen King! LOL!
i saw it a few days ago. i thought it was ok.
royalnaz1 1 month ago
i love how the guy says "EATEN ALIVE!!" at 0:15
Anacondas101 1 month ago
This is one of the best horror films ever.
MrStrik9detroit 2 months ago
Marilyn Burns IS HOT! But Isn't it kinda weird that once again she's wearing a gag in a Tobe Hooper film.
LongDieseldog 2 months ago
grandissimo film !!!
GIORGIOGEORGE1 3 months ago
Awesome movie.
Assmaster667 3 months ago
A lot of people give this movie a hard time but it was pretty fun over all. Tobe Hooper usually takes a brutal beating these days. And Nevil Brand is always great when he is over the top.
theuraniumcafe 3 months ago
true story.
jefsin1 3 months ago
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metalvocalistwanted 3 months ago
Love seeing a, young, Robert Englund in this film! Janus Blythe was HOT!
This film is so campy, and cheesy, but dammit, it's so AWESOME!
The hotel owner is my hero! LOL!
Poor Marilyn Burns, first she gets tied up and chased by a maniac, wielding a chainsaw in TCM, and now she gets tied to a bed by some lunatic hotel owner.
Poor girl can't catch a break LMAO!
GialloHorror 3 months ago
@GialloHorror Thanks for watching, GialloHorror! Yeah, Marilyn always has bad luck in movies lol. Some Robert Englund news: Englund will be voicing a character in the forthcoming Green Lantern Animated Series.
johnnyhorror92182 3 months ago
I remember watching this movie with the squad on IFC. Its more of a good to make fun of type movie. Great stuff Johnny Horror
Horrorsquadlive 3 months ago
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lol what the "new horror classic" how can it be a classic at the time if it was new?
dopetoker1990 4 months ago
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dopetoker1990 4 months ago
man I gotta find this dvd! TexasKev
kgeremon 4 months ago
I HAD 2 COPIES.
76hellride 5 months ago
You got to love it!
TheOctoberspirit 5 months ago
thxx,4 subing me.....you got good teste in horror
monstercut1 6 months ago
@monstercut1 Thank you, man
johnnyhorror92182 6 months ago
This begs for a Reboot.
TheWarlord900 6 months ago
All i know about this movie is it apparently had sharks, and Robert Englund playing a guy named Buck. I've scoured the earth for it within a 10 mile radius of where i live ad can't find it. Time to start expanding me search...
Themaniacnextdoor 6 months ago
actually it's not sharks its a big crocodile or alligator
sugaryourmind 5 months ago
so is this about the guy with the scythe being a cannibal, or the guy feeding people to the crocodile.
pirate59315 7 months ago
@pirate59315 The latter.
johnnyhorror92182 7 months ago
@pirate59315 Its about a mentally ill man who has a psychotic breakdown one night and starts attacking the guests in his motel,then feeding them still alive to his crocodile.
riverfrog668 3 months ago
all i have to say is wow!
reviewathon 7 months ago
I would have beat that motherfucker into the ground
halranger 7 months ago
the new horror classic? wtf
blue3zero 7 months ago
Another golden oldie from the Video Nasty era! This one was known as DEATH TRAP here in the UK and was one of the first films to be branded a Nasty, taken off the shelves and declared obscene! The reason? "Violence against a woman in the presence of her child".....but you can get it uncut on DVD over here now.
eibon81 8 months ago
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I wish they had told us what happened to the croc
suprsonickath 9 months ago
There's two thing's I've been wondering about since I saw this film. 1. What was Marty snorting inside that paper packet when he pulls it out from his wooden leg?, was it cocaine? And 2. Why in the world did Marty decide to tie up Marilyn Burns to a bed for just about the entire time of the movie? But I think the funniest scene in the film was when Marilyn Burn's hubby Roy started to go insane and and bark like a dog while his wife was talking to him.
breez098 9 months ago
Just had a quick hunt for it, but no luck. Does it have a dvd release?
stevebobionic 10 months ago
@stevebobionic Oh, Hell Yeah, man! A special edition was put out by Dark Sky Films two or three years ago. Should still be available.
johnnyhorror92182 10 months ago
@stevebobionic LOOK ON EBAY
DHBBQ 8 months ago
I 've never got round to seeing Eaten Alive. It looks great!
stevebobionic 10 months ago
@stevebobionic It's an entertaining Video Nasty!
johnnyhorror92182 10 months ago
Is this movie any good?
D1am0nd77 11 months ago
@D1am0nd77 The movie is alright. It's no "Texas Chain Saw Massacre". If I had to give it a rating, I'd give it 3 Stars at the best and 2 1/2 at the least. Parts of the film come across like a Hooper film and bare similarities to TCM, while most of the movie really doesn't. That's because Hooper didn't direct the whole film.
johnnyhorror92182 11 months ago
Love horros,There is so many special effects in new horrors now, love a one with a believable story to it,adds more to the fear factor, really makes the adrenalin go
masteragapeeros 11 months ago
This film is cheesy greatness, but them comparing it to "Jaws" (1975) is laughable. LMAO!
GialloHorror 1 year ago
@GialloHorror, HaHa!! It looks and feels like "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", but instead of a chainsaw, it's an alligator! I wonder if this inspired the film, "Alligator" (1980)? A story about a baby gator getting flushed down the toilet and grows up in the sewer to stalk and eat people in a city. I believe there's even an "Alligator 2".
I recognized the actress who played the adult Christina Crawford in "Mommie Dearest", a bio horror all on its own!
KingofPepsi 11 months ago
@GialloHorror, On second thought, that may not even be her. I thought maybe she used another name or had an uncredited role in "Eaten Alive", but it looks a lot like her if it isn't the actress from "Mommie Dearest". In "Mommie Dearest", she wears an obviously fake blonde wig, too! Maybe that's what it is?
KingofPepsi 11 months ago
i think its neat how this film was so so so damn early in Robert englund's career that they didnt' even say his name in the preview.....
lovethemovies3 1 year ago
Im supriesd this hasint bin remade yet lol i wonder if they would i would kinda like to see what they would do with a remake of this? lol
mittens493 1 year ago
@mittens493 I'm sure it will happen eventually...
Thanks for watching!
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
We are eaten alive every day. In a more crude and obscene way.
Taxtar 1 year ago
I really like Eaten Alive!!! It has such a cool atmosphere!!! Fucking awesome!
od666666 1 year ago
@od666666 I know! It looks creepy as Hell. Thanks for watching, OD!
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
no probs the horror word caught my eye lol im a mad horror fan specially the old ones
kristytattoo 1 year ago
@kristytattoo So am I. It's pretty much all I watch now...
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
@johnnyhorror92182 true, same here. got heaps of old horror and the new but these days it takes a decent horror 4 me to show interest and actually enjoy it! most are so b grade n u cant sit thru them
kristytattoo 1 year ago
thanks for the sub!!! also subbed back :) cheers, kristytattoo xx
kristytattoo 1 year ago
@kristytattoo Thank you very much! Please drop by my channel anytime, Kristy!
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
just finish watching this, is a decent good show. but i have to say this, Marilyn Burn & Janus Blythe are hot~
VanBuranko 1 year ago
@VanBuranko Thanks for watching! "Eaten Alive" is a decent drive-in horror film. It doesn't totally feel like a Hooper film (because he didn't direct all of it) but you can see his influence in some of the scenes.
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
I have to watch that movie...
blackcat333ful 1 year ago
@blackcat333ful check it out. it's a good drive-in movie.
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
@johnnyhorror92182 Dont worry i will....
blackcat333ful 1 year ago
I have this on dvd for sale, if anyone is interested just message me.
please don't leave comments on my vids, just email me and we'll figure something out.
i have a TON or rare cult movies and stuff. good cheap prices too
horrorfan1 1 year ago
I watched this movie about a month ago. It's a decent movie and It makes want to check out miss Hattie's girls LOL.
DoktorSick 1 year ago
@DoktorSick Thanks for watching, Dok!
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
It's funny how they try to cash in on JAWS when they really should have told the people: "The new movie from the sick and perverted who brought you the masterpiece The Texas Chainsaw Massacre!"
eduardkill 1 year ago
This movie begs for a remake, it would awasome for one.
TheWarlord900 1 year ago
@TheWarlord900 I wouldn't mind that, either. Thanks for watching!
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
@johnnyhorror92182 No prob. I mean, really this wold be awesome if Michael Clark Duncan was the Neville Brand character.
TheWarlord900 1 year ago
@ExploitationCannibal I thought it was alright. "Eaten Alive" was not completely directed by Tobe Hooper. Hooper actually walked off the set after having creative differences with the producers, with 3 weeks of shooting left to complete. The movie was actually finished and edited by the producers and actress Marilyn Burns. But their are a few scenes that bear an eerie likeness to TCM. Hoopers stamp is definitely on the film.
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
@johnnyhorror92182 Marilyn burns is in this one too? never knew that! thanks again for the upload and info!!!!
^v^J.R.^V^
skullmask5 1 year ago
EATEN ALIVE! yes ive been wanting to show this one.... maybe its time i dug it up!!!! thanks for the post!
^v^J.R.^V^
skullmask5 1 year ago
@skullmask5 Get diggn', J.R.!
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
@johnnyhorror92182 after midnight bwahahahaha!!!!
^v^J.R.^V^
skullmask5 1 year ago
have not seen this but it looks cool,,,
Teyethegreat 1 year ago
@Teyethegreat The movie is decent enough but doesn't entirely feel like a Tobe Hooper film. Like I wrote above, Hooper quit with three weeks of shooting left. But in certain scenes, you can feel his influence.
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
Holy shit I gotta see this
neo1mantra 1 year ago
Beautiful man, just beautiful! Gotta love the horror movie trailers of the past!! Good stuff!
MidnightScreamFest 1 year ago
Gee, what's more shocking than THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE? A rare film from Tobe Hooper. Looks like a good exploitation-horror movie to watch, and hope it's better than that awful but shocking TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. :D
tapesan09 1 year ago
@tapesan09 The movie is rather decent and better than most Drive-In fair. It's no TCM, even though Hooper tried to recreate the look and atmosphere of that film but ultimately did not succeed. The main reason for this was the producers who hired Hooper to make the film interferred with his direction and, for this reason, Hooper quit on set and walked with 3 weeks of shooting left to film. The movie was reportedly finished by the editor and actress Carolyn Jones.
Thanks for watching!
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
@johnnyhorror92182 You're weclome. I'm into exploitation cinema, man. I see this ain't TCM, and that's suprising from what you told me abour the making of this film.
Say, why don't you check out my channel? I uploaded some cool cult movie trailers (even horror).
tapesan09 1 year ago
@tapesan09 Same here, man. I love Horror/Exploitation films from the 60's, 70's & 80's. TCM is a Must see, my friend. You should go find a copy now!
But anyway, I will be glad to check out your channel! I hope you will check out my channel as well. I got all kinds of crap on it.
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
@johnnyhorror92182 Yeah, man. I di saw TCM, and it was truly shocking. My father owns a copy of it on VHS (1988 Video Treasures edition, which was the non-restored 16-mm version). TCM scared my mother a lot when she was young (yes, she saw it on a midnight showing when it first came out in theaters). It's been 4 years since I saw TCM. Did you know that it was #6 on EW's top 50 cult movies? Look it up!
tapesan09 1 year ago
@tapesan09 I'm sorry, man. I miss understood what you wrote. I thought you said you didn't see TCM. My bad.
I recall reading that EW issue, but it was a long time ago...
Be sure to hand onto that vhs copy of TCM, man. I never hung on to a lot of my old vhs tapes and I kick myself because of that.
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
@johnnyhorror92182 It's not a problem. That EW issue what we both read that is my favorite issue and that's what got me into cult movies. Speaking of that, I've sent you some other good trailers for exploitation movies you might like. Talk to ya later. :)
And oh, my father's VHS copy of TCM is up in the garage attic with his other VHS tapes.
tapesan09 1 year ago
@johnnyhorror92182 Howdy, mate! Are ya doing today!
tapesan09 1 year ago
wow i wish i had a scythe and an alligator to protect my house and keep people from leaving hehe.
sadfissad 1 year ago
@sadfissad I invested in Archer-Monkeys to protect my house.
Thanks for watching!
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
@johnnyhorror92182 and how is that going for you haha?
sadfissad 1 year ago
@sadfissad Damn Monkey's are Shitting all over the place!!!!
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
i think being eaten alve is the worst way to die
APerson2345 1 year ago
Being eaten by something would suck.
Thanks for watching! Don't forget to rate, thanks!
johnnyhorror92182 1 year ago
RAPE =P
creapsmantic 1 year ago
why is the blonde dressed like she is from the victorian period (if this movie somehow takes place in that era, i retract my question and apologize for looking like a dumb cunt)
Ps, scythes and cros, awesome
PPs, claiming the movie is a classic before it even comes out is ballsy, and I like it
cheers :)
laceyschism 2 years ago
@laceyschism I have no idea why she is wearing that weird dress...sorry.
The movie takes place in South East Texas in 1977 and is somewhat (and I stress that) based on a notorious 1930's murderer named Joe Ball, a World War One vet and Saloon owner who supposedly killed 20 women in his small south Texas town and fed the remains to his pet 'gators which he kept in a concrete pit behind the saloon (as a local attraction).
Thanks for watching.
johnnyhorror92182 2 years ago
@johnnyhorror92182 , hey, thank you for posting, it's been over 30 years since I seen this movie, it reminds me of the time that we had drive-in theaters around here, of where I seen it at, and of now which no longer have, once again, thank you for the posting
sr71ablackbird 2 years ago
@sr71ablackbird You are welcome! Thanks for watching!
johnnyhorror92182 2 years ago
That movies music is as scary as hell!
landlord248 2 years ago
This movie was pretty good i love it,tobe hooper is awesome love his films,great video johnnyhorror92182. 5/5
papag40 2 years ago
Thanks for watching, papag40!
johnnyhorror92182 2 years ago
robert englund is in this film, i gotta watch it
silvana2200 2 years ago
I didn't even know he was in it 'till I watched it.
He plays a real scumbag lol.
johnnyhorror92182 2 years ago
lol, im looking forward to watch this movie
silvana2200 2 years ago
I highly recommend it! Like TCM it's loosely based on the story of a small town serial killer. In this case, Joe Ball, a bar owner in Texas who killed two of his three wives and supposedly, fed them to gators he kept in a pit. (although, the gators part of the story isn't true...)
johnnyhorror92182 2 years ago
wow , awesome story, i just wanted to watch it cos of robert, but if u say it is like TCM i can b sure is an awesome film, thanks a lot for the recommendation :)
silvana2200 2 years ago
Eaten Alive its one of my new favourite Tobe Hooper films
MyDeadA 2 years ago
Hey, Thanks for Watching!
johnnyhorror92182 2 years ago
1:25, Marilyn Burns thrashing around on the bed...HOT.
DANATANLOVER 2 years ago
rhis movie rules. the bar scene is hilarious.
RobEye79 2 years ago
It is! Thanks for watching! Don't forget to rate!
johnnyhorror92182 2 years ago
robert englund is in that movie
freddyjasonfan 2 years ago
Hey man is that a young Robert Englund in this movie? This movie looks good.
chrisgamefan 2 years ago
Yes, Chris. That was Robert Englund. Good catch!
johnnyhorror92182 2 years ago
Thats funny,heehee
tuppatan 2 years ago
Hey, tuppatan! Thanks for watching!
johnnyhorror92182 2 years ago
didnt he make a remake some time ago?
friendmaker 3 years ago
As I recall, he did a rehash of "The Toolbox Murders".
But I've never seen it.
Thanks for watching!
johnnyhorror92182 3 years ago
For everyone's information, this movie has just recently been released as a 2-disc special edition DVD, loaded with extras! I didn't really like the movie though. The bad guy looked like Stephen King! LOL!
compsciguy 3 years ago
AWESOME
yuotyuo 3 years ago 2
"My name is Buck and I'm ready to fuck!"
Classic movie, man. Tobe Hooper in his prime!
Bmovieking13 3 years ago
Classic!
baddog7676 3 years ago 2
Thanks for watching!
johnnyhorror92182 3 years ago
yes
dizyootum 3 years ago
i saw this on halloween
dizyootum 3 years ago
That's great! Did you enjoy it?
Thanks for watching my video, friend. Don't forget to rate and please enjoy my other videos!
johnnyhorror92182 3 years ago
Wait...Carolyn Jones??? My God...it IS Carolyn Jones!!! Well, f**k me sideways, who woulda thunk
sameegrl 3 years ago
Damn that's a lost classic. I don't think I've seen this in at LEAST 20 years.
CampBreezyBeach 3 years ago
i remember this movie...i would like to see it again
thanx for uploading, i almost forgot about this movie
DakotaPunk 3 years ago
Nice
InnerVenom123 3 years ago 2
Great film
HORRORSHOWINC 3 years ago 2