Larry Cohen

Larry Cohen

Directing

Born: 1941-07-15 in 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​

Known For

Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us

Ace Tomato Agent

100 Scariest Movie Moments

100 Scariest Movie Moments

Self

In Search of Darkness

In Search of Darkness

Self

Celling Out

Celling Out

Self

In Search of Darkness: Part II

In Search of Darkness: Part II

Self

BaadAsssss Cinema

BaadAsssss Cinema

Self

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

Self

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

Self

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

Self

American Grindhouse

American Grindhouse

Himself

Special Effects

Special Effects

Journalist (uncredited)

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

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

Self

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

Self

Tales from the Script

Tales from the Script

Self

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Self

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

Self

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

Self

Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted

Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted

Self

Dialing Up "Cellular"

Dialing Up "Cellular"

Self

Hollywood Rated 'R'

Hollywood Rated 'R'

Self

Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

Self

No Poster

The Fear Is Real

Self

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

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

Self

No Poster

Welcome to the Big House

Self

Hitchcocked!

Hitchcocked!

Self

Shooting the Police: Cops on Film

Shooting the Police: Cops on Film

Self

Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

Self

Masters of the Grind

Masters of the Grind

Self

No Poster

Making of Phone Booth

Self

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

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