Larry Cohen

Larry Cohen

Birthday: 1941-07-15

Place of Birth: Kingston, New York, USA

Biography: 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 and 1980s, such as It's Alive (1974), God Told Me To (1976), It Lives Again (1978), The Stuff (1985) and A Return to Salem's Lot (1987). After that, he concentrated mainly on screenwriting, including Phone Booth (2002), Cellular (2004) and Captivity (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Larry Cohen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Movies

Special Effects
Special Effects

Reality and illusion collide as megalomaniacal filmmaker Chris Neville murders a young would-be actr...

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Hollywood Rated 'R'
Hollywood Rated 'R'

A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman'...

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The Fear is Real
The Fear is Real

In this program, directors Larry Cohen (Special Effects) and Joe Dante recall their first experience...

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Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the gen...

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Tales from the Script
Tales from the Script

Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redempti...

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BaadAsssss Cinema
BaadAsssss Cinema

With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period...

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Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood
Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood

A look at the motion picture production code and its effects on Hollywood....

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American Grindhouse
American Grindhouse

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep ...

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Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films
Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

A documentary on the roles of women in gangster movies....

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Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Documentary about filmmaker Budd Boetticher....

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Welcome to the Big House
Welcome to the Big House

Short documentary on the prison film in the 1930s....

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Prohibition Opens the Floodgates
Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

Short documentary about prohibition and gangsters and how it affected the movies of the day....

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42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street

The story behind the rise and fall of New York's 42nd Street. The cinemas, the films, the people, th...

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Hitchcocked!
Hitchcocked!

A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, a...

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King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

A feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmake...

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Spies Like Us
Spies Like Us

Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually...

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Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

Bette Davis is the most disturbing film diva Hollywood has ever seen. Her life and her roles reflect...

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In Search of Darkness
In Search of Darkness

An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and...

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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."...

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House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

Documentary on the making and impact of "House of Wax"....

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Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted

Written, directed, and produced by David Walker, MACKED, HAMMERED, SLAUGHTERED, & SHAFTED is an insi...

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Scripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordell
Scripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordell

Larry Cohen remembers the genesis of Maniac Cop and his part in the creation of the film in this doc...

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Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

Following five years in the life and career of independent filmmaker Justin McConnell, this document...

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In Search of Darkness: Part II
In Search of Darkness: Part II

The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hou...

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Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film

Documentary about how police have been portrayed on screen....

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Masters of the Grind
Masters of the Grind

The shocking true story behind the most outrageous movies of all time and the directors who made the...

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Making of Phone Booth
Making of Phone Booth

Behind the scenes documentary of the Joel T. Schumacher film Phone Booth....

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