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Larry Cohen
Writer 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 →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

31 titles
It's Alive

It's Alive

Josef Rusnak 2008 1h 22m 5.0

A baby born to a human couple turns out to be a mutant monster with an appetite to kill when scared.

Captivity

Captivity

Roland Joffé 2007 1h 25m 3.7

A young model is drugged, kidnapped and subject to harrowing torture in a cell of horrors in this spine chilling horror thriller

Cellular

Cellular

David R. Ellis 2004 1h 34m 6.1

A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. The catch? The woman claims to have been kidnapped; and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.

Phone Booth

Phone Booth

Joel Schumacher 2002 1h 21m 7.4

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.

Misbegotten

Misbegotten

Mark L. Lester 1998 1h 35m

Impatient to have a child, an infertile couple seeks help at a sperm bank and are thrilled when the procedure works. But their joy is cut short after they discover the donor is a psychopath willing to kill anyone who stands between him and his baby.

Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam

William Lustig 1996 1h 30m 5.0

It's Fourth of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic.

The Ex

The Ex

Mark L. Lester 1996 1h 27m 5.0

In order to get her husband back, an architect's psycho ex-wife kills everybody she can get her hands on.

The Expert

The Expert

William Lustig, Rick Avery 1995 1h 32m 4.0

It was a brutal murder that sent deranged psychopath Martin Kagan to prison. It was a naive deputy warden that granted him a stay of execution. Now, the police department's tactical defence instructor, John Lomax, wants revenge for his beloved sister's death.

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

William Lustig, Alan Smithee 1993 1h 25m 4.0

A female cop is gunned down and wrongly accused of using excessive force in a hostage rescue attempt. Maniac cop returns from the dead once more to seek revenge, destroying everthing and anyone that stands in his way.

Guilty as Sin

Guilty as Sin

Sidney Lumet 1993 1h 47m 5.5

A lawyer (Rebecca De Mornay) defends a womanizing accused wife slayer (Don Johnson)

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.

Maniac Cop 2

Maniac Cop 2

William Lustig 1990 1h 27m 4.7

A supernatural, maniac killer cop teams up with a Times Square serial killer.

Maniac Cop

Maniac Cop

William Lustig 1988 1h 25m 6.5

In New York, people are slain and strangled to death brutally on the open street. All witnesses agree that the murderer was in a cop's uniform. Soon the police searches and finds a suspect in its own ranks: Jack Forrest, turned in by his own wife. To prove his innocence, he has to investigate on his own.

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

Richard Compton 1988 1h 40m

Duell McCall is an outlaw on the run for a crime he didn't commit. Captured by the law and coerced into helping rescue the daughter of the evil local land baron, he finds himself drawn into an ever-deepening web of lies that threatens to cost him his life.

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.

Best Seller

Best Seller

John Flynn 1987 1h 35m 7.0

Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.

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.

I, the Jury

I, the Jury

Richard T. Heffron 1982 1h 51m

A PI investigates the murder of his one-armed friend, a PI working on a case. Clues lead to a sex clinic. Bodies pile up.

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.

Return of the Seven

Return of the Seven

Burt Kennedy 1966 1h 35m

Chico one of the remaining members of The Magnificent Seven now lives in the town that they (The Seven) helped. One day someone comes and takes most of the men prisoner. His wife seeks out Chris, the leader of The Seven for help. Chris also meets Vin another member of The Seven. They find four other men and they go to help Chico.

I Deal in Danger

I Deal in Danger

Walter Grauman 1966 1h 30m

Compilation of the show Blue Light.

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