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Larry Cohen

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Born

July 15, 1941

Died

March 23, 2019 (age 77)

Place of Birth

Kingston, New York, USA

Also Known As

Laurence Robert Cohen

Lawrence George Cohen

Lawrence Cohen

Larry Cohen

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

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

Self

2018

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

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

Self

2006

Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

Self

2006

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

2015

100 Scariest Movie Moments

100 Scariest Movie Moments

Self

2004

Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us

Ace Tomato Agent

1985

BaadAsssss Cinema

BaadAsssss Cinema

Self

2002

Tales from the Script

Tales from the Script

Self

2009

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Self

2005

In Search of Darkness: Part II

In Search of Darkness: Part II

Self

2020

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

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

2011

In Search of Darkness

In Search of Darkness

Self

2019

Hitchcocked!

Hitchcocked!

Self

2006

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

Self

2006

Special Effects

Special Effects

Journalist (uncredited)

1984

Making of Phone Booth

Self

2003

Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

Self

2006

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

Self

2009

American Grindhouse

American Grindhouse

Himself

2011

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

Self

2020

Filmography

2023FilmMasters of the Grindas Self 2020FilmIn Search of Darkness: Part IIas Self 2020FilmClapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Businessas Self 2019FilmIn Search of Darknessas Self 2018FilmThe Fear is Realas Self 2018FilmKing Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohenas Self 2017FilmBette Davis: Larger Than Lifeas Self 2015Film42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Streetas Self 2013FilmHouse of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!as Self 2011FilmScripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordell 2011FilmAmerican Grindhouseas Himself 2009FilmNightmares in Red, White and Blueas Self 2009FilmTales from the Scriptas Self 2006FilmThe Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Birdas Self 2006FilmWelcome to the Big Houseas Self 2006FilmProhibition Opens the Floodgatesas Self 2006FilmHitchcocked!as Self 2006FilmMorality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywoodas Self 2006FilmMolls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Filmsas Self 2006FilmShooting the Police: Cops on Filmas Self 2005FilmBudd Boetticher: A Man Can Do Thatas Self 2004FilmMacked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shaftedas Self 2004TV100 Scariest Movie Momentsas Self 2004FilmCelling Outas Self 2003FilmMaking of Phone Boothas Self 2002FilmBaadAsssss Cinemaas Self 1997FilmHollywood Rated 'R'as Self 1985FilmSpies Like Usas Ace Tomato Agent 1984FilmSpecial Effectsas Journalist (uncredited)