Larry Cohen
DirectingBorn Jul 15, 1941Died Mar 23, 2019
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 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
Known For
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
movie2004
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
movie1974
Espionage
tv1963
See China and Die
movie1981
See China and Die
movie1981
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
movie1988
Man on the Outside
movie1975
100 Scariest Movie Moments
tv2004
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
movie2015
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
movie2006
In Search of Darkness: Part II
movie2020
In Search of Darkness
movie2019
Filmography
2023Masters of the Grindas Selfmovie2020In Search of Darkness: Part IIas Selfmovie2020Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Businessas Selfmovie2019In Search of Darknessas Selfmovie2018The Fear is Realas Selfmovie2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohenas Selfmovie2017Bette Davis: Larger Than Lifeas Selfmovie201542nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Streetas Selfmovie2013House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!as Selfmovie2011Scripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordellmovie2011American Grindhouseas Himselfmovie2010Messages Deletedas Writermovie2009It's Aliveas Charactersmovie2009Nightmares in Red, White and Blueas Selfmovie2009The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslingeras Writermovie2009Tales from the Scriptas Selfmovie2008Connectedas Original Storymovie2007Captivityas Writermovie2006The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Birdas Selfmovie2006Welcome to the Big Houseas Selfmovie2006Prohibition Opens the Floodgatesas Selfmovie2006Hitchcocked!as Selfmovie2006Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywoodas Selfmovie2006Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Filmsas Selfmovie2006Shooting the Police: Cops on Filmas Selfmovie2006Pick Me Upas Directormovie2005Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do Thatas Selfmovie2005Masters of Horroras Directortv2004Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shaftedas Selfmovie2004100 Scariest Movie Momentsas Selftv2004Cellularas Storymovie2004Celling Outas Selfmovie2003Making of Phone Boothas Selfmovie2003Phone Boothas Screenplaymovie2002BaadAsssss Cinemaas Selfmovie1998Misbegottenas Screenplaymovie1998The Defenders: Choice of Evilsas Teleplaymovie1997Hollywood Rated 'R'as Selfmovie1997Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwaveas Teleplaymovie1996The Exas Screenplaymovie1996Invasion of Privacyas Writermovie1996Uncle Samas Writermovie1996Original Gangstasas Directormovie1996Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Iceas Teleplaymovie1995The Invadersas Charactersmovie1995The Invadersas Creatortv1995The Expertas Writermovie1995As Good As Deadas Producermovie1995The Touristas Original Storymovie1993Body Snatchersas Screenstorymovie1993Guilty as Sinas Writermovie1992Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silenceas Co-Producermovie1990Maniac Cop 2as Producermovie1990The Ambulanceas Writermovie1989Wicked Stepmotheras Executive Producermovie1988Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridgeas Writermovie1988Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridgeas Writermovie1988Maniac Copas Writermovie1987Deadly Illusionas Writermovie1987Best Selleras Writermovie1987A Return to Salem's Lotas Storymovie1987It's Alive III: Island of the Aliveas Executive Producermovie1985Spies Like Usas Ace Tomato Agentmovie1985The Stuffas Writermovie1984Special Effectsas Writermovie1984Perfect Strangersas Writermovie1984Scandalousas Storymovie1983Women of San Quentinas Storymovie1982Q: The Winged Serpentas Producermovie1982I, the Juryas Screenplaymovie1981Full Moon Highas Producermovie1981See China and Dieas Writermovie1980The American Success Companyas Screenplaymovie1978It Lives Againas Charactersmovie1978The Case of the Baltimore Girlsas Writermovie1977The Private Files of J. Edgar Hooveras Producermovie1977Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.as Writermovie1976God Told Me Toas Producermovie1975Man on the Outsideas Writermovie1974Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymoreas Production Executivemovie