Larry Cohen

Larry Cohen

Directing
Born 1941-07-15 - Died 2019-03-23Kingston, 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 (29)

Spies Like Us
6.2

Spies Like Us

1985Movie6.2
Celling Out
10.0

Celling Out

2004Movie10.0
Dialing Up "Cellular"
9.0

Dialing Up "Cellular"

2004Movie9.0
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
6.4

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018Movie6.4
In Search of Darkness: Part II
7.7

In Search of Darkness: Part II

2020Movie7.7
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
6.5

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

2009Movie6.5
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
7.0

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

2005Movie7.0
BaadAsssss Cinema
6.0

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002Movie6.0
In Search of Darkness
7.5

In Search of Darkness

2019Movie7.5
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
7.8

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

2006Movie7.8
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
10.0

Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted

2004Movie10.0
Tales from the Script
6.6

Tales from the Script

2009Movie6.6
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

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

2013Movie
Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

2006Movie
Making of Phone Booth
8.0

Making of Phone Booth

2003Movie8.0
Special Effects
4.8

Special Effects

1984Movie4.8
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
7.8

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

2015Movie7.8
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
3.0

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

2020Movie3.0
American Grindhouse
6.7

American Grindhouse

2011Movie6.7
Hitchcocked!
6.0

Hitchcocked!

2006Movie6.0
Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

2006Movie
Hollywood Rated 'R'
5.3

Hollywood Rated 'R'

1997Movie5.3
Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood
4.0

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

2006Movie4.0
Masters of the Grind

Masters of the Grind

2023Movie
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
6.0

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

2017Movie6.0
Welcome to the Big House

Welcome to the Big House

2006Movie
The Fear Is Real

The Fear Is Real

2018Movie
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film

Shooting the Police: Cops on Film

2006Movie
Scripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordell

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

2011Movie

TV Shows (1)

100 Scariest Movie Moments
7.9

100 Scariest Movie Moments

2004Series7.9