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Larry Cohen
Director 1941 - 2019

Larry Cohen

Kingston, New York, USA

Lawrence George Cohen (July 15, 1941 – March 23, 2019) was an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television, best known as a B-movie auteur of horror and science fiction films — often containing police procedural and satirical elements — during the 1970s... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

15 titles
Pick Me Up

Pick Me Up

Larry Cohen 2006 56m 6.0

In the middle of nowhere, with only a two-lane highway to connect to anywhere, recently divorced Stacia, a passenger on a broken-down bus, gets caught in a bizarre and violent turf war between serial killers.

The Ambulance

The Ambulance

Larry Cohen 1990 1h 36m 6.0

A comic-book artist meets a woman on the NYC streets, but after a quick flirtation, she suddenly collapses and is picked up by an old ambulance. He checks all the hospitals in the area, but the woman has disappeared.

It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

Larry Cohen 1987 1h 34m 5.0

The mutant babies have been placed by court order on a deserted island. Appalled by the cynicism and exploitation by the legal system and the media, the man responsible leads an expedition to the island to free them.

A Return to Salem's Lot

A Return to Salem's Lot

Larry Cohen 1987 1h 40m

Joe Weber is an anthropologist who takes his son on a trip to the New England town of Salem's Lot unaware that it is populated by vampires. When the inhabitants reveal their secret, they ask Joe to write a bible for them.

The Stuff

The Stuff

Larry Cohen 1985 1h 26m 5.0

Weird yummy goo erupts from the earth and is discovered by a couple of miners. They taste it and decide to market it because it tastes so good...

Special Effects

Special Effects

Larry Cohen 1984 1h 46m 4.5

Reality and illusion collide in this thriller about a megalomaniacal movie director who murders a young would-be actress, then sets about making a feature about the deed, casting the dead woman's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the part of the dead actress.

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

Larry Cohen 1984 1h 31m 5.5

A hitman tries to seduce the mother of a child who witnessed his most recent kill.

Q

Q

Larry Cohen 1982 1h 33m 6.0

In a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people will be turned upside down after they meet Cecile, a character who symbolizes desire.

Full Moon High

Full Moon High

Larry Cohen 1981 1h 35m

A teenager (Adam Arkin) becomes a werewolf after a family vacation in Transylvania.

It Lives Again

It Lives Again

Larry Cohen 1978 1h 31m 7.0

Maternity wards echo with the patter of tiny claws as more murderous baby-faced monsters are born. But rather than kill their monstrous offspring during delivery, cursed parents flee to secret incubation hideouts.

God Told Me To

God Told Me To

Larry Cohen 1976 1h 30m 6.5

A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.

It's Alive

It's Alive

Larry Cohen 1974 1h 31m 6.3

The Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing people whenever scared. And it's easily scared.

Hell Up in Harlem

Hell Up in Harlem

Larry Cohen 1973 1h 35m 4.0

A Harlem gangster must rescue his ex-wife, who's been kidnapped by the Mafia.

Black Caesar

Black Caesar

Larry Cohen 1973 1h 35m 7.0

Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.

Bone

Bone

Larry Cohen 1972 1h 35m 8.0

A thief breaks into the home of a wealthy, happily married Beverly Hills couple. He soon finds out, though, that the couple is neither as wealthy as he thought they were and are not as happily married as they appeared.

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