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Larry Cohen

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Larry Cohen

Born
Died
(aged 77)
Birthplace
Kingston, New York, USA
Credits
105 titles

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).

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Known For

Acting credits 30

YearTitleRole
2023 Masters of the Grind Film Self
2020 In Search of Darkness: Part II Film Self
2020 Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business Film Self
2019 In Search of Darkness Film Self
2018 The Fear Is Real Film Self
2018 King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen Film Self
2017 Bette Davis: Larger Than Life Film Self
2015 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street Film Self
2013 House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! Film Self
2011 Scripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordell Film
2011 American Grindhouse Film Himself
2009 Nightmares in Red, White and Blue Film Self
2009 Tales from the Script Film Self
2006 The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird Film Self
2006 Welcome to the Big House Film Self
2006 Prohibition Opens the Floodgates Film Self
2006 Hitchcocked! Film Self
2006 Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood Film Self
2006 Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films Film Self
2006 Shooting the Police: Cops on Film Film Self
2005 Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That Film Self
2004 Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted Film Self
2004 100 Scariest Movie Moments TV Self (5 ep)
2004 Celling Out Film Self
2004 Dialing Up "Cellular" Film Self
2003 Making of Phone Booth Film Self
2002 BaadAsssss Cinema Film Self
1997 Hollywood Rated 'R' Film Self
1985 Spies Like Us Film Ace Tomato Agent
1984 Special Effects Film Journalist (uncredited)

Crew credits 76

YearTitleJob
TBA Maniac Cop Film Original Film Writer
TBA Delusion Film Producer, Writer
2010 Messages Deleted Film Writer
2009 It's Alive Film Screenplay, Characters
2009 The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger Film Writer
2008 Connected Film Original Story
2007 Captivity Film Writer
2006 Pick Me Up Film Director
2005 Masters of Horror TV Director (1 ep)
2004 Cellular Film Story
2003 Phone Booth Film Screenplay
1998 Misbegotten Film Screenplay
1998 The Defenders: Choice of Evils Film Story, Teleplay
1997 Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave Film Teleplay
1996 The Ex Film Screenplay
1996 Invasion of Privacy Film Writer
1996 Uncle Sam Film Writer
1996 Original Gangstas Film Director
1996 Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice Film Teleplay
1995 The Invaders Film Characters
1995 The Invaders TV Creator
1995 The Expert Film Writer
1995 As Good As Dead Film Writer, Director, Producer
1995 The Tourist Film Original Story
1993 NYPD Blue TV Writer (1 ep)
1993 Body Snatchers Film Screenstory
1993 Guilty as Sin Film Writer
1992 Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence Film Writer, Co-Producer
1990 Maniac Cop 2 Film Writer, Producer
1990 The Ambulance Film Writer, Director
1989 Wicked Stepmother Film Director, Writer, Executive Producer
1988 Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge Film Writer
1988 Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge Film Writer
1988 Maniac Cop Film Producer, Writer
1987 Deadly Illusion Film Writer, Director
1987 Best Seller Film Writer
1987 A Return to Salem's Lot Film Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay, Story
1987 It's Alive III: Island of the Alive Film Director, Screenplay, Characters, Executive Producer
1985 The Stuff Film Director, Writer, Executive Producer
1984 Special Effects Film Director, Writer
1984 Perfect Strangers Film Writer, Director
1984 Scandalous Film Story
1983 Women of San Quentin Film Story
1982 Q Film Writer, Director, Producer
1982 I, the Jury Film Screenplay
1981 Full Moon High Film Director, Screenplay, Producer
1981 See China and Die Film Writer, Director
1980 The American Success Company Film Screenplay
1978 It Lives Again Film Producer, Director, Writer, Characters
1978 Sparrow Film Creator
1978 The Case of the Baltimore Girls Film Writer
1977 The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover Film Director, Writer, Producer
1977 Calling Doctor Storm, M.D. Film Writer
1976 God Told Me To Film Director, Screenplay, Producer
1975 Man on the Outside Film Writer
1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Film Production Executive
1974 It's Alive Film Writer, Producer, Director
1974 Shootout in a One-Dog Town Film Story
1973 Hell Up In Harlem Film Director, Screenplay, Producer
1973 Black Caesar Film Producer, Writer, Director
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