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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Larry_Cohen_2010.jpg/220px-Larry_Cohen_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="277" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Larry_Cohen_2010.jpg/330px-Larry_Cohen_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Larry_Cohen_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="396" data-file-height="499" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Cohen in October 2010</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Lawrence George Cohen</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1936-07-15</span>)</span>July 15, 1936<sup id="cite_ref-fn1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace">New York City, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">March 23, 2019<span style="display:none">(2019-03-23)</span> (aged 82)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_California" title="Beverly Hills, California">Beverly Hills, California</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/City_College_of_New_York" title="City College of New York">City College of New York</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline 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("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Screenwriter</li><li>film director</li><li>producer</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Janelle Webb</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1980)<wbr /></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Cynthia Costas</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1994)<wbr /></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ronni_Chasen" title="Ronni Chasen">Ronni Chasen</a> (sister)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Lawrence George Cohen</b> (July 15, 1936<sup id="cite_ref-fn1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – March 23, 2019) was an American filmmaker. He originally emerged as the writer of <a href="/wiki/Blaxploitation" title="Blaxploitation">blaxploitation</a> films such as <i><a href="/wiki/Black_Caesar_(film)" title="Black Caesar (film)">Black Caesar</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Hell_Up_in_Harlem" title="Hell Up in Harlem">Hell Up in Harlem</a></i> (both 1973), before becoming known as an author of horror and <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction_film" title="Science fiction film">science fiction films</a> — often containing <a href="/wiki/Police_procedural" title="Police procedural">police procedural</a> and <a href="/wiki/Satirical" class="mw-redirect" title="Satirical">satirical</a> elements — during the 1970s and 1980s. His directorial works include <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Alive_(1974_film)" title="It's Alive (1974 film)">It's Alive</a></i> (1974) and its sequels, <i><a href="/wiki/God_Told_Me_To" title="God Told Me To">God Told Me To</a></i> (1976), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Stuff" title="The Stuff">The Stuff</a></i> (1985) and <i><a href="/wiki/A_Return_to_Salem%27s_Lot" title="A Return to Salem's Lot">A Return to Salem's Lot</a></i> (1987). </p><p>Early in his career, Cohen was a prolific television writer, creating series such as <i><a href="/wiki/Branded_(TV_series)" title="Branded (TV series)">Branded</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Light_(TV_series)" title="Blue Light (TV series)">Blue Light</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Coronet_Blue" title="Coronet Blue">Coronet Blue</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Invaders" title="The Invaders">The Invaders</a></i>. Later on he concentrated mainly on screenwriting, including <i><a href="/wiki/Maniac_Cop" title="Maniac Cop">Maniac Cop</a></i> and its two sequels; <i><a href="/wiki/Phone_Booth_(film)" title="Phone Booth (film)">Phone Booth</a></i> (2002); <i><a href="/wiki/Cellular_(film)" title="Cellular (film)">Cellular</a></i>; (2004) and <i><a href="/wiki/Captivity_(film)" title="Captivity (film)">Captivity</a></i> (2007). In 2006, he returned to the directing chair for <a href="/wiki/Mick_Garris" title="Mick Garris">Mick Garris</a>'s anthology series <i><a href="/wiki/Masters_of_Horror" title="Masters of Horror">Masters of Horror</a></i>, directing the episode "<a href="/wiki/Pick_Me_Up_(Masters_of_Horror)" title="Pick Me Up (Masters of Horror)">Pick Me Up</a>". </p><p>In 2017, Cohen was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the <a href="/wiki/Fantasia_International_Film_Festival" title="Fantasia International Film Festival">Fantasia International Film Festival</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lawrence George Cohen was born in <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a>, New York City, on July 15, 1936.<sup id="cite_ref-fn1_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His family was of <a href="/wiki/Jewish" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewish">Jewish</a> ancestry.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His sister, <a href="/wiki/Ronni_Chasen" title="Ronni Chasen">Ronni Chasen</a>, was a publicist who worked with him beginning early in his film career. He moved to the <a href="/wiki/Riverdale,_Bronx" title="Riverdale, Bronx">Riverdale</a> section of <a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx">the Bronx</a> in New York City at an early age.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Cohen exhibited a voracious appetite for films as a child, visiting the movie theaters at least twice a week, and most of them being <a href="/wiki/Double_feature" title="Double feature">double features</a>, the young Cohen managed to consume at least four movies a week. He was a fan of the <a href="/wiki/Hardboiled" title="Hardboiled">hard-boiled</a> and <a href="/wiki/Film_noir" title="Film noir">film noir</a> movies that featured actors such as <a href="/wiki/Humphrey_Bogart" title="Humphrey Bogart">Humphrey Bogart</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_Cagney" title="James Cagney">James Cagney</a>; films that were penned by the likes of <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Chandler" title="Raymond Chandler">Raymond Chandler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dashiell_Hammett" title="Dashiell Hammett">Dashiell Hammett</a>. Cohen was especially a fan of director <a href="/wiki/Michael_Curtiz" title="Michael Curtiz">Michael Curtiz</a>, whose films include <i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Robin_Hood_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Adventures of Robin Hood (film)">The Adventures of Robin Hood</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Casablanca_(film)" title="Casablanca (film)">Casablanca</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Dodge_City_(1939_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dodge City (1939 film)">Dodge City</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>He majored in <a href="/wiki/Film_studies" title="Film studies">film studies</a> at the <a href="/wiki/City_College_of_New_York" title="City College of New York">City College of New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Genzlinger_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Genzlinger-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_work">Early work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 1950s Cohen worked for the <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> television network, where he learned how to produce <a href="/wiki/Teleplay" title="Teleplay">teleplays</a>, and shortly afterward began writing his own television scripts. He created the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Invaders" title="The Invaders">The Invaders</a></i> and also scripted episodes of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Defenders_(1961_TV_series)" title="The Defenders (1961 TV series)">The Defenders</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fugitive_(1963_TV_series)" title="The Fugitive (1963 TV series)">The Fugitive</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cohen began his career as a writer for well-known television series, concentrating his efforts on the crime and detective genres. He penned several episodes of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Defenders_(1961_TV_series)" title="The Defenders (1961 TV series)">The Defenders</a></i> (1964) — which starred <a href="/wiki/E.G._Marshall" class="mw-redirect" title="E.G. Marshall">E.G. Marshall</a> — one episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Espionage_(TV_series)" title="Espionage (TV series)">Espionage</a></i> (1964), and episodes of <i>The Fugitive</i> (1964–65). Other writing credits during the 1950s and 1960s included the fantasy-suspense <a href="/wiki/Anthologies" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthologies">anthologies</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Kraft_Television_Theatre" title="Kraft Television Theatre">Kraft Television Theatre</a></i> (1958) and <i><a href="/wiki/Kraft_Suspense_Theatre" title="Kraft Suspense Theatre">Kraft Suspense Theatre</a></i> (1965), the espionage TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Light_(TV_series)" title="Blue Light (TV series)">Blue Light</a></i> (1966) starring <a href="/wiki/Robert_Goulet" title="Robert Goulet">Robert Goulet</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Coronet_Blue" title="Coronet Blue">Coronet Blue</a></i> (1967) starring <a href="/wiki/Frank_Converse" title="Frank Converse">Frank Converse</a>, and the science-fiction TV series, <i>The Invaders</i> (1967–1968). </p><p>In 1966, he wrote the screenplay to the <a href="/wiki/Western_(genre)" title="Western (genre)">Western</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Return_of_the_Seven" title="Return of the Seven">Return of the Seven</a></i> (also known as <i>Return of the Magnificent Seven</i>), a sequel to the 1960 film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Magnificent_Seven" title="The Magnificent Seven">The Magnificent Seven</a></i>, which had the return of <a href="/wiki/Yul_Brynner" title="Yul Brynner">Yul Brynner</a> as <a href="/wiki/Gunslinger" class="mw-redirect" title="Gunslinger">gunslinger</a> Chris Adams. </p><p>Four episodes he wrote for <i>Blue Light</i> were edited together to create the theatrical film <i><a href="/wiki/I_Deal_in_Danger" title="I Deal in Danger">I Deal in Danger</a></i>, released in December 1966. He also created the <a href="/wiki/Western_(genre)" title="Western (genre)">Western</a> TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Branded_(TV_series)" title="Branded (TV series)">Branded</a></i> (1965–1966) and was the co-creator with <a href="/wiki/Walter_Grauman" title="Walter Grauman">Walter Grauman</a> of <i>Blue Light</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970s">1970s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although Cohen continued to write TV and film scripts during the 1970s – such as <i><a href="/wiki/Columbo_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Columbo (TV series)">Columbo</a></i> – he further turned his hand to directing. His directorial debut was the 1972 comedy film <i><a href="/wiki/Bone_(1972_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bone (1972 film)">Bone</a></i> (aka <i>Beverly Hills Nightmare)</i> starring <a href="/wiki/Yaphet_Kotto" title="Yaphet Kotto">Yaphet Kotto</a>. Cohen directed <i>Dial Rat for Terror</i> (1973) and <i>Housewife (1973)</i> before creating the <i>It's Alive</i> series in 1974. He wrote, produced and directed the horror film <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Alive_(1974_film)" title="It's Alive (1974 film)">It's Alive</a></i>, about a mutant monster baby that embarks on a killing spree. The film – an initial commercial failure – was re-released with a new and sharper advertisement campaign; it went on to become a moderate success, earning over $7 million for <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a> and spawning two sequels, <i><a href="/wiki/It_Lives_Again" title="It Lives Again">It Lives Again</a></i> (1978) and <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Alive_III:_Island_of_the_Alive" title="It's Alive III: Island of the Alive">It's Alive III: Island of the Alive</a></i> (1987).<sup id="cite_ref-Litwak,_Mark_1986_p._251_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Litwak,_Mark_1986_p._251-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cohen followed-up <i>It's Alive</i> with the science-fiction <a href="/wiki/Serial_killer" title="Serial killer">serial killer</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/God_Told_Me_To" title="God Told Me To">God Told Me To</a></i> (1976), in which a New York detective investigates a spate of killings by apparently random people who say that God told them to commit the crimes. He concentrated his work predominantly within the horror genre throughout the 1970s and 1980s, often incorporating elements of crime, <a href="/wiki/Police_procedural" title="Police procedural">police procedural</a>, and science fiction with scathing social commentary. </p><p>Cohen's <i>It's Alive</i> tells of a couple, Frank and Lenore Davis, who give birth to a mutated baby. The doctors and nurses at the hospital attempt to end the life of the deformed child, but it instead kills them and escapes. A police manhunt ensues as the fleeing mutation leaves dead bodies in its wake. Frank sees the child just as <a href="/wiki/Dr._Frankenstein" class="mw-redirect" title="Dr. Frankenstein">Dr. Frankenstein</a> saw his monster and assists the police.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The emphasis in <i>It's Alive</i> is on the potential effects of chemicals to the ecosystem, and experimental prescription drugs that can be harmful to unborn babies. The score for <i>It's Alive</i> was composed by <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Herrmann" title="Bernard Herrmann">Bernard Herrmann</a>, known for his contributions to many <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock" title="Alfred Hitchcock">Alfred Hitchcock</a> films, including <i><a href="/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film)" title="Psycho (1960 film)">Psycho</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/North_by_Northwest" title="North by Northwest">North by Northwest</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Vertigo_(film)" title="Vertigo (film)">Vertigo</a></i>. The welling strings, horn arrangements and harp glissandos throughout the film prefigure the soundtrack to Herrmann's final film score two years later for <i>Taxi Driver.</i> The cast includes <a href="/wiki/John_P._Ryan" title="John P. Ryan">John P. Ryan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sharon_Farrell" title="Sharon Farrell">Sharon Farrell</a>, James Dixon, and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Duggan" title="Andrew Duggan">Andrew Duggan</a>. </p><p><i>It Lives Again</i> (1978) picks up where the first one ended. More mutated babies are appearing around the country. Frank has now joined a renegade mob who are attempting to stop the government from killing these strange mutations. The emphasis in <i>It Lives Again</i> is on accepting one's child, even if it is born with deformities or disabilities. The score is again provided by <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Herrmann" title="Bernard Herrmann">Bernard Herrmann</a>. The cast includes <a href="/wiki/John_P._Ryan" title="John P. Ryan">John P. Ryan</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Dixon" title="James Dixon">James Dixon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Duggan" title="Andrew Duggan">Andrew Duggan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Frederic_Forrest" title="Frederic Forrest">Frederic Forrest</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s">1980s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 1980s, Cohen directed, produced, and scripted a number of low-budget horror films, many of which featured actor <a href="/wiki/Michael_Moriarty" title="Michael Moriarty">Michael Moriarty</a>. The first was <i><a href="/wiki/Q_(1982_film)" title="Q (1982 film)">Q</a></i> – a.k.a. <i>Q: The Winged Serpent</i> (1982) — about an <a href="/wiki/Aztec" class="mw-redirect" title="Aztec">Aztec</a> god known as <a href="/wiki/Quetzalcoatl" class="mw-redirect" title="Quetzalcoatl">Quetzalcoatl</a> (the Winged Serpent) resurrected and nesting atop the <a href="/wiki/Chrysler_Building" title="Chrysler Building">Chrysler Building</a>. The film is set in New York City, as was typical for Cohen, and sees two police detectives investigating a spate of killings in the city. The cast is headed by Moriarty and co-stars <a href="/wiki/David_Carradine" title="David Carradine">David Carradine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Candy_Clark" title="Candy Clark">Candy Clark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Roundtree" title="Richard Roundtree">Richard Roundtree</a>, and James Dixon (another Cohen regular). The Chrysler Building scenes were actually shot on location in and around the building, including the inside and outside of the cone atop the edifice. </p><p>Cohen's next project with Moriarty was <i><a href="/wiki/The_Stuff" title="The Stuff">The Stuff</a></i> (1985), in which an <a href="/wiki/Extraterrestrial_life" title="Extraterrestrial life">alien</a> substance of sorts is found bubbling out of the ground. The Stuff is marketed at the general public, which rapidly becomes addicted to it. David "Mo" Rutheford, an industrial saboteur, played by Moriarty, is hired to investigate the origins of the Stuff and decides to destroy the product. The film co-stars <a href="/wiki/Danny_Aiello" title="Danny Aiello">Danny Aiello</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Bloom" title="Brian Bloom">Brian Bloom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Bloom" title="Scott Bloom">Scott Bloom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrea_Marcovicci" title="Andrea Marcovicci">Andrea Marcovicci</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patrick_O%27Neal_(actor)" title="Patrick O'Neal (actor)">Patrick O'Neal</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Sorvino" title="Paul Sorvino">Paul Sorvino</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i> regular <a href="/wiki/Garrett_Morris" title="Garrett Morris">Garrett Morris</a> plays Charlie W. Hobbs a.k.a. Chocolate Chip Charlie, a <a href="/wiki/Junk_food" title="Junk food">junk food</a> <a href="/wiki/Magnate" title="Magnate">mogul</a> who assists Mo with his investigation. Cohen cast Moriarty in <i>It's Alive 3: Island of the Alive</i> (1987)—the third part of the <i>Alive Trilogy</i>—and again in <i><a href="/wiki/A_Return_to_Salem%27s_Lot" title="A Return to Salem's Lot">A Return to Salem's Lot</a></i> (1987), the unofficial sequel of <a href="/wiki/Stephen_King" title="Stephen King">Stephen King</a>'s novel and TV <a href="/wiki/Miniseries" title="Miniseries">miniseries</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Salem%27s_Lot_(1979_TV_miniseries)" class="mw-redirect" title="Salem's Lot (1979 TV miniseries)">Salem's Lot</a></i>. Cohen finished the 1980s with <i><a href="/wiki/Wicked_Stepmother" title="Wicked Stepmother">Wicked Stepmother</a></i> (1989), in which the late <a href="/wiki/Bette_Davis" title="Bette Davis">Bette Davis</a> made her last appearance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s">1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cohen began the 1990s with his film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ambulance" title="The Ambulance">The Ambulance</a></i> (1990) starring <a href="/wiki/Eric_Roberts" title="Eric Roberts">Eric Roberts</a>. The film is set in New York City and is focused on Josh Baker (Roberts), an aspiring comic book artist, who investigates a string of disappearances: people who are picked up by a mysterious ambulance that never reaches the city hospital. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ambulance" title="The Ambulance">The Ambulance</a></i> features <a href="/wiki/Cameo_appearance" title="Cameo appearance">cameos</a> by <a href="/wiki/Stan_Lee" title="Stan Lee">Stan Lee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Hama" title="Larry Hama">Larry Hama</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Salicrup" title="Jim Salicrup">Jim Salicrup</a> of <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a>. He would direct only two other films during the 1990s, one being the <a href="/wiki/Blaxploitation" title="Blaxploitation">Blaxploitation</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Original_Gangstas" title="Original Gangstas">Original Gangstas</a></i> (1996), featuring <a href="/wiki/Jim_Brown" title="Jim Brown">Jim Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pam_Grier" title="Pam Grier">Pam Grier</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fred_Williamson" title="Fred Williamson">Fred Williamson</a>. For most of the decade, Cohen concentrated on writing. He penned the remainder of the <a href="/wiki/William_Lustig" title="William Lustig">William Lustig</a> <i>Maniac Cop</i> Trilogy – he had previously scripted <i><a href="/wiki/Maniac_Cop" title="Maniac Cop">Maniac Cop</a></i> in 1988 – that features <a href="/wiki/Robert_Z%27Dar" title="Robert Z'Dar">Robert Z'Dar</a> as undead Maniac Cop, Matt Cordell, and <a href="/wiki/B-Movie" class="mw-redirect" title="B-Movie">B-Movie</a> horror actor <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Campbell" title="Bruce Campbell">Bruce Campbell</a>. He then provided the story of the third adaptation of <a href="/wiki/Jack_Finney" title="Jack Finney">Jack Finney</a>'s 1955 science-fiction novel <i><a href="/wiki/The_Body_Snatchers" title="The Body Snatchers">The Body Snatchers</a></i>, a tale of <a href="/wiki/Extraterrestrial_life" title="Extraterrestrial life">alien</a> invasion and <a href="/wiki/Paranoia" title="Paranoia">paranoia</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/Body_Snatchers_(1993_film)" title="Body Snatchers (1993 film)">Body Snatchers</a></i> was directed by <a href="/wiki/Abel_Ferrara" title="Abel Ferrara">Abel Ferrara</a> and starred <a href="/wiki/Forest_Whitaker" title="Forest Whitaker">Forest Whitaker</a>. Throughout the decade Cohen was further involved in various TV projects including <i><a href="/wiki/NYPD_Blue" title="NYPD Blue">NYPD Blue</a></i> and the <a href="/wiki/Ed_McBain" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed McBain">Ed McBain</a>-inspired <i>87th Precinct: Heatwave</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000s">2000s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cohen's output after the 1990s was less prolific and concentrated solely on scriptwriting, except for a brief return to directing with the <i><a href="/wiki/Masters_of_Horror" title="Masters of Horror">Masters of Horror</a></i> episode "<a href="/wiki/Pick_Me_Up_(Masters_of_Horror)" title="Pick Me Up (Masters of Horror)">Pick Me Up</a>" (2006). His first project, <i><a href="/wiki/Phone_Booth_(film)" title="Phone Booth (film)">Phone Booth</a></i> (2002), became involved in a Hollywood bidding war, the script eventually ending up in the hands of <a href="/wiki/Joel_Schumacher" title="Joel Schumacher">Joel Schumacher</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Phone Booth</i> was a commercial success with an estimated budget of $13 million and a worldwide gross of $98 million. The film starred <a href="/wiki/Colin_Farrell" title="Colin Farrell">Colin Farrell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Katie_Holmes" title="Katie Holmes">Katie Holmes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kiefer_Sutherland" title="Kiefer Sutherland">Kiefer Sutherland</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Forest_Whitaker" title="Forest Whitaker">Forest Whitaker</a>; it was produced by <a href="/wiki/David_Zucker_(filmmaker)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Zucker (filmmaker)">David Zucker</a>. </p><p>His next film, another action-crime <a href="/wiki/Thriller_(genre)" title="Thriller (genre)">thriller</a> titled <i><a href="/wiki/Cellular_(film)" title="Cellular (film)">Cellular</a></i> (2004), also featured phones and, like <i>Phone Booth</i>, it was a modest commercial success with an estimated budget of $25 million and a gross worldwide return of $50 million. <i>Cellular</i> starred <a href="/wiki/Kim_Basinger" title="Kim Basinger">Kim Basinger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Evans_(actor)" title="Chris Evans (actor)">Chris Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_H._Macy" title="William H. Macy">William H. Macy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jason_Statham" title="Jason Statham">Jason Statham</a>. <i>Cellular</i> was later re-made as <i><a href="/wiki/Connected_(2008_film)" title="Connected (2008 film)">Connected</a></i> (2008), Cohen being credited with the story. He then scripted the horror-thriller films <i><a href="/wiki/Captivity_(film)" title="Captivity (film)">Captivity</a></i> (2007) and <i><a href="/wiki/Messages_Deleted" title="Messages Deleted">Messages Deleted</a></i> (2009); however, both films fared poorly on a critical and commercial level. Cohen nevertheless received acclaim for the above-mentioned <i><a href="/wiki/Pick_Me_Up_(Masters_of_Horror)" title="Pick Me Up (Masters of Horror)">Pick Me Up</a></i>, which he directed for the <a href="/wiki/Mick_Garris" title="Mick Garris">Mick Garris</a> TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Masters_of_Horror" title="Masters of Horror">Masters of Horror</a></i> (2006). The episode was written by <a href="/wiki/Splatterpunk" title="Splatterpunk">splatterpunk</a>-<a href="/wiki/Horror_fiction" title="Horror fiction">horror</a> author <a href="/wiki/David_Schow" class="mw-redirect" title="David Schow">David Schow</a>, and starred Cohen regular <a href="/wiki/Michael_Moriarty" title="Michael Moriarty">Michael Moriarty</a>. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Cast_of_Characters_vs._The_League_of_Extraordinary_Gentlemen_lawsuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Cast of Characters vs. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen lawsuit">Cast of Characters vs. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen lawsuit</a></div> <p>In 2003, Cohen, together with production partner <a href="/wiki/Martin_Poll" title="Martin Poll">Martin Poll</a>, was at the center of a lawsuit against <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a>, claiming the company had intentionally <a href="/wiki/Plagiarism" title="Plagiarism">plagiarized</a> a <a href="/wiki/Screenplay" title="Screenplay">script</a> of theirs titled <i>Cast of Characters</i> in order to create the <a href="/wiki/Sean_Connery" title="Sean Connery">Sean Connery</a>-starring <i><a href="/wiki/The_League_of_Extraordinary_Gentlemen_(film)" title="The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film)">League of Extraordinary Gentlemen</a></i> in 2003. According to the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>, the lawsuit alleged 'that Mr. Cohen and Mr. Poll pitched the idea to Fox several times between 1993 and 1996, under the name <i>Cast of Characters</i>.'<sup id="cite_ref-CT_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CT-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BW_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BW-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBC1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen</i> was an adaptation of the 1999 published comic book series by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Moore" title="Alan Moore">Alan Moore</a> and artist <a href="/wiki/Kevin_O%27Neill_(comics)" title="Kevin O'Neill (comics)">Kevin O'Neill</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, Cohen was included in the <i><a href="/wiki/Masters_of_Horror" title="Masters of Horror">Masters of Horror</a></i> TV anthology, which also included – but was not limited to – writers and directors as diverse as <a href="/wiki/Dario_Argento" title="Dario Argento">Dario Argento</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clive_Barker" title="Clive Barker">Clive Barker</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Carpenter" title="John Carpenter">John Carpenter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Chizmar" title="Richard Chizmar">Richard Chizmar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Coscarelli" title="Don Coscarelli">Don Coscarelli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wes_Craven" title="Wes Craven">Wes Craven</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Cronenberg" title="David Cronenberg">David Cronenberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Dante" title="Joe Dante">Joe Dante</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guillermo_del_Toro" title="Guillermo del Toro">Guillermo del Toro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Dickerson" title="Ernest Dickerson">Ernest Dickerson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Gordon" title="Stuart Gordon">Stuart Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Gunn_(filmmaker)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Gunn (filmmaker)">James Gunn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Hamm" title="Sam Hamm">Sam Hamm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Holland_(filmmaker)" title="Tom Holland (filmmaker)">Tom Holland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tobe_Hooper" title="Tobe Hooper">Tobe Hooper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Kaufman" title="Lloyd Kaufman">Lloyd Kaufman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mary_Lambert_(director)" title="Mary Lambert (director)">Mary Lambert</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Landis" title="John Landis">John Landis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_R._Lansdale" title="Joe R. Lansdale">Joe R. Lansdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bentley_Little" title="Bentley Little">Bentley Little</a>, <a href="/wiki/H.P._Lovecraft" class="mw-redirect" title="H.P. Lovecraft">H.P. Lovecraft</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Lynch_(director)" title="Joe Lynch (director)">Joe Lynch</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Lustig" title="William Lustig">William Lustig</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Medak" title="Peter Medak">Peter Medak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lucky_McKee" title="Lucky McKee">Lucky McKee</a>, Kat O' Shea, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Rodriguez" title="Robert Rodriguez">Robert Rodriguez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eli_Roth" title="Eli Roth">Eli Roth</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Schow" class="mw-redirect" title="David Schow">David Schow</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Sullivan_(director)" title="Tim Sullivan (director)">Tim Sullivan</a>. It was created by <a href="/wiki/Mick_Garris" title="Mick Garris">Mick Garris</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime</a> cable network. Cohen's contribution was the segment <i><a href="/wiki/Pick_Me_Up_(Masters_of_Horror)" title="Pick Me Up (Masters of Horror)">Pick Me Up</a></i>, based on a short story by <a href="/wiki/David_Schow" class="mw-redirect" title="David Schow">David Schow</a>, who also wrote the <a href="/wiki/Teleplay" title="Teleplay">teleplay</a>. It stars <a href="/wiki/Fairuza_Balk" title="Fairuza Balk">Fairuza Balk</a> and Cohen regulars <a href="/wiki/Laurene_Landon" title="Laurene Landon">Laurene Landon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Moriarty" title="Michael Moriarty">Michael Moriarty</a>. <i>Pick Me Up</i> is the story of woman traveling on a bus that has broken down along a stretch of lonely two-lane <a href="/wiki/Blacktop" class="mw-redirect" title="Blacktop">blacktop</a>. Enter two <a href="/wiki/Serial_killers" class="mw-redirect" title="Serial killers">serial killers</a>: Wheeler (Moriarty), a driver who picks up <a href="/wiki/Hitchhiking" title="Hitchhiking">hitchhikers</a> with the sole intent of killing them – and – Walker (Warren Kole), a <a href="/wiki/Hitchhiker" class="mw-redirect" title="Hitchhiker">hitchhiker</a> who accepts lifts in order to find <i>his</i> victims. The two killers pair up and inventively murder all the passengers on the bus, save for Stacia (Balk), who has since gone her own way. Stacia eventually winds up in the middle of a serial killer <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/turf_war" class="extiw" title="wikt:turf war">turf war</a>, a war over which killer will get her first.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Pick Me Up</i> signaled a brief return to the director's chair for Cohen. </p><p>Josef Rusnak remade Cohen's <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Alive_(2009_film)" title="It's Alive (2009 film)">It's Alive</a></i> in 2009. Still awaiting a score on <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a>, the existing reviews are also very poor.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even Cohen admitted that the remake was dreadful<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and states: 'It's a terrible picture. It's just beyond awful'.<sup id="cite_ref-filmsinreview.com_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-filmsinreview.com-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cohen offered his 1974 script but remarks that it was completely ignored: "I would advise anybody who likes my film to cross the street and avoid seeing the new enchilada."<sup id="cite_ref-filmsinreview.com_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-filmsinreview.com-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cohen was married twice: to Janelle Webb, until their divorce in 1980; and then to Cynthia Costas, from 1994 until his death. He had two daughters.<sup id="cite_ref-Genzlinger_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Genzlinger-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His sister <a href="/wiki/Ronni_Chasen" title="Ronni Chasen">Ronni Chasen</a> was murdered on November 16, 2010 in a drive-by shooting in Beverly Hills.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 23, 2019, Cohen died from cancer at his home in <a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_California" title="Beverly Hills, California">Beverly Hills, California</a>, at age 82.<sup id="cite_ref-Genzlinger_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Genzlinger-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-THR_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-THR-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Stuff"><i>The Stuff</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: The Stuff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cohen's <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction_film" title="Science fiction film">science fiction</a> horror film and <a href="/wiki/Satirical" class="mw-redirect" title="Satirical">satirical</a> social commentary <i><a href="/wiki/The_Stuff" title="The Stuff">The Stuff</a></i> (1985) garnered mixed reviews, often being compared to <a href="/wiki/Jack_Finney" title="Jack Finney">Jack Finney</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Body_Snatchers" title="The Body Snatchers">The Body Snatchers</a></i> novel and the 1958 film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Blob" title="The Blob">The Blob</a></i>. It has a moderate <i>fresh</i> rating of 73% on <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Apollo Movie Guide</i> remarks that <i>The Stuff</i> works on a purely visceral level, and that it further achieves a tongue-in-cheek social parody of a society that cannot help buying into the latest craze. Although <i>Apollo</i> praised the juxtaposition of Cohen's clever screenplay and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Moriarty" title="Michael Moriarty">Michael Moriarty</a>'s performance, it states that the film is not a classic. It does, however, award the film a modest Apollo Rating of 77/100.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Sun-Times" title="Chicago Sun-Times">Chicago Sun-Times</a></i>, on the other hand, sees <i>The Stuff</i> as a widely ambitious movie that fails mainly due to distracting glitches and a lack of plausibility, specifically, "What we have here are a lot of nice touches in search of a movie." <i>Chicago Sun-Times</i> rating: 1 1/2 stars out of 5.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Bloody Disgusting</i> nevertheless awarded <i>The Stuff</i> 3 stars out of 5, pointing out both the good and the bad, "[I]t's smart, it's relevant and it has some bad acting. [It should be] enjoyed for all the wrong and some of the right reasons that it is not just a horror movie, but a very honest and important movie as well."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Q:_The_Winged_Serpent"><i>Q: The Winged Serpent</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Q: The Winged Serpent"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His <a href="/wiki/Fantasy_film" title="Fantasy film">fantasy</a> horror <i><a href="/wiki/Q_(1982_film)" title="Q (1982 film)">Q</a></i> a.k.a. <i>Q: The Winged Serpent</i> (1982) has a <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a> rating of 61%.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/TV_Guide" title="TV Guide">TV Guide</a></i> praise Cohen for his intelligence, creativity and originality and further comment that '[Cohen] successfully combines a <i>film noir</i> crime story with a good old-fashioned <i>giant monster</i> movie' and that '<a href="/wiki/Michael_Moriarty" title="Michael Moriarty">Michael Moriarty</a> turns in a brilliant performance as Jimmy Quinn [...]'.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Horror author and movie critic, <a href="/wiki/Kim_Newman" title="Kim Newman">Kim Newman</a>, praises Cohen's plot originality and canny use of characters in <i><a href="/wiki/Empire_(magazine)" title="Empire (magazine)">Empire</a></i>, pointing out the director's use of an oddball as lead – Jimmy Quinn – who would ordinarily be a secondary character or warrant solely a cameo appearance; Newman also explains how Cohen has relegated all the usual plot devices – in movies such as <i>King Kong</i> – to the background.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alternatively, the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Reader" title="Chicago Reader">Chicago Reader</a></i>, although viewing Cohen's monster movie as 'cheesy' and 'fun', ultimately condemns the movie as being 'curiously disengaged and sloppy'.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, following the film's opening day at the <a href="/wiki/Rivoli_Theater_(Indianapolis,_Indiana)" title="Rivoli Theater (Indianapolis, Indiana)">Rivoli Theater</a>, had just 'a few words – only a very few – about <i>Q</i>, offering a brief neutral synopsis and a couple of quotes.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i> are more favourable, focusing on Cohen's 'wild' and 'bizarre' – albeit realistic – efforts: <i>Q</i> has great fun mixing realistic settings with political satire and a wild yarn'. They go on to say that the film belongs to both Moriarty and the Monster.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="It's_Alive"><span id="It.27s_Alive"></span><i>It's Alive</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: It's Alive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Alive_(1974_film)" title="It's Alive (1974 film)">It's Alive</a></i>, the first part of Cohen's horror trilogy featuring a mutated baby that kills its prey when trapped or frightened, holds a rating of 67% on <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a>, one of the highest ratings for his films. Focusing on the social context of the film at the time, <i>The Film Journal</i> points out that <i>It's Alive</i> "carries a potent mix of both suspense and social critique [...] [i]nvoking such taboo subjects as abortion as early as 1974." As well as being apt at providing 'suspense,' <i>The Film Journal</i> acknowledges Cohen's ability "to impart an intelligent nature to his otherwise pulpy horror films."<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Black Hole</i> magazine opines that despite a lack of <a href="/wiki/A-List" class="mw-redirect" title="A-List">A-List</a> actors and special effects, <i>It's Alive</i> still manages to maintain the viewer's interest due to Cohen's "unique horror concept and a script rich in ideas." <i>Black Hole</i> nevertheless points out that "[w]hile the drama is consistent, it's less successful as a seventies monster movie, and especially lacking now." Whereas <i><a href="/wiki/Jaws_(film)" title="Jaws (film)">Jaws</a></i> (1975) revealed the shark slowly, Cohen's film "barely ever shows us the goods." The magazine does agree, however, that <i>It's Alive</i> was "a sufficiently powerful monster movie and [that] audiences wanted more."<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Filmcritic</i> draws attention to the humour element, especially the scenes where the Baby-Monster is rustling in the bushes, unseen, comparing it to the scene in <i><a href="/wiki/Basket_Case_(film)" title="Basket Case (film)">Basket Case</a></i> (1982) when that film's Baby-Monster is stuffed into a garbage sack after being cut away from its human twin. <i>Basket Case</i> is indeed a part of another – later – Baby-Monster horror trilogy. In short, <i>Filmcritic</i> says that Cohen's film should not be confused with art; and yet, it is "pretty scary stuff" that "manages a few neat tricks."<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="God_Told_Me_To"><i>God Told Me To</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: God Told Me To"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/God_Told_Me_To" title="God Told Me To">God Told Me To</a></i> a.k.a. <i>Demon</i> (1976), Cohen's <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction_film" title="Science fiction film">science fiction</a> <a href="/wiki/Thriller_(genre)" title="Thriller (genre)">thriller</a>, has a rating of 75% on <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a>, making it Cohen's most successful directorial effort, critically. The film, in which a number of New York citizens embark on a killing spree because <i>God Told Them To</i>, is called "one of his most ambitious movies" that is "cemented in an interesting idea" by <i>QNetwork Entertainment</i>, who find Cohen's ideology of the existence of God interesting: "cynical at best" and "sacrilegious at worst." The magazine continues, however, to comment on Cohen's lack of patience and drive when completing his movies, regarding the end products as being "hastily thrown-together" and "a mosaic of scenes, rather than a satisfying whole." In conclusion <i>QNetwork</i> give the film an even 2 1/2 stars for being the "clumsiest and most entertaining schlock of the last 20 years."<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>CinePassion</i> online magazine simply states: "[a] work of genius, in other words, possibly the Cohen joint that brims with the most all-pervasive invention and danger, as radical a Seventies 'incoherent text' as <i><a href="/wiki/Taxi_Driver" title="Taxi Driver">Taxi Driver</a></i> and a clear linchpin of <i><a href="/wiki/The_X-Files" title="The X-Files">The X-Files</a></i>."<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Sun-Times" title="Chicago Sun-Times">Chicago Sun-Times</a></i> sees Cohen's incoherent text in a different light, likening the film to a cinematic version of the card game <a href="/wiki/52_Pickup" class="mw-redirect" title="52 Pickup">52 Pickup</a>: "the movie does achieve greatness in another way: this is the most confused feature-length film [...] ever seen."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But <i><a href="/wiki/Time_Out_(magazine)" title="Time Out (magazine)">Time Out</a></i> applauded Cohen for offering "the perfect existential anti-hero" in New York cop, Lo Bianco, in a film that "overflows with such perverse and subversive notions that no amount of shoddy editing and substandard camerawork can conceal [its] unusual qualities" and that by "[d]igging deep into the psyche of American manhood, it lays bare the guilt-ridden oppressions of a soulless society."<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th width="65">Director </th> <th width="65">Writer </th> <th>Producer </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1972 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bone_(1972_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bone (1972 film)">Bone</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row">1973 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Caesar_(film)" title="Black Caesar (film)">Black Caesar</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hell_Up_in_Harlem" title="Hell Up in Harlem">Hell Up in Harlem</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1974 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Alive_(1974_film)" title="It's Alive (1974 film)">It's Alive</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Avoriaz" title="Avoriaz">Avoriaz Special Jury Award</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1976 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/God_Told_Me_To" title="God Told Me To">God Told Me To</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Avoriaz" title="Avoriaz">Avoriaz Special Jury Award</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1977 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Private_Files_of_J._Edgar_Hoover" title="The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover">The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1978 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/It_Lives_Again" title="It Lives Again">It Lives Again</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1981 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Full_Moon_High" title="Full Moon High">Full Moon High</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1982 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Q_(1982_film)" title="Q (1982 film)">Q</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row">1984 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Perfect_Strangers_(1984_film)" title="Perfect Strangers (1984 film)">Perfect Strangers</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Special_Effects_(film)" title="Special Effects (film)">Special Effects</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1985 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Stuff" title="The Stuff">The Stuff</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" scope="row">1987 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Alive_III:_Island_of_the_Alive" title="It's Alive III: Island of the Alive">It's Alive III: Island of the Alive</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Executive </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Return_to_Salem%27s_Lot" title="A Return to Salem's Lot">A Return to Salem's Lot</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Executive </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Deadly_Illusion" title="Deadly Illusion">Deadly Illusion</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1988 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Maniac_Cop" title="Maniac Cop">Maniac Cop</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1989 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wicked_Stepmother" title="Wicked Stepmother">Wicked Stepmother</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Executive </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row">1990 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ambulance" title="The Ambulance">The Ambulance</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Maniac_Cop_2" title="Maniac Cop 2">Maniac Cop 2</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td>Nominated- <a href="/wiki/Fangoria_Chainsaw_Awards" title="Fangoria Chainsaw Awards">Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Screenplay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1993 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Maniac_Cop_III:_Badge_of_Silence" title="Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence">Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Co-producer </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1996 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Original_Gangstas" title="Original Gangstas">Original Gangstas</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Writer_only">Writer only</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Writer only"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Director </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row">1966 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Return_of_the_Seven" title="Return of the Seven">Return of the Seven</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burt_Kennedy" title="Burt Kennedy">Burt Kennedy</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I_Deal_in_Danger" title="I Deal in Danger">I Deal in Danger</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Grauman" title="Walter Grauman">Walter Grauman</a> </td> <td>Feature-length re-edit of four <a href="/wiki/Blue_Light_(TV_series)" title="Blue Light (TV series)"><i>Blue Light</i></a> episodes </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" scope="row">1969 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Scream,_Baby,_Scream" title="Scream, Baby, Scream">Scream, Baby, Scream</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Adler" title="Joseph Adler">Joseph Adler</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Daddy%27s_Gone_A-Hunting_(1969_film)" title="Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969 film)">Daddy's Gone A-Hunting</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Robson_(film_director)" title="Mark Robson (film director)">Mark Robson</a> </td> <td>Co-writer with <a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Semple_Jr." title="Lorenzo Semple Jr.">Lorenzo Semple Jr.</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/El_Condor_(film)" title="El Condor (film)">El Condor</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Guillermin" title="John Guillermin">John Guillermin</a> </td> <td>Co-writer with <a href="/wiki/Steven_W._Carabatsos" title="Steven W. Carabatsos">Steven W. Carabatsos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1980 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_American_Success_Company" title="The American Success Company">The American Success Company</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Richert" title="William Richert">William Richert</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1981 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I,_the_Jury_(1982_film)" title="I, the Jury (1982 film)">I, the Jury</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_T._Heffron" title="Richard T. Heffron">Richard T. Heffron</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1984 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Scandalous_(film)" title="Scandalous (film)">Scandalous</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rob_Cohen" title="Rob Cohen">Rob Cohen</a> </td> <td>Co-wrote story with <a href="/wiki/Rob_Cohen" title="Rob Cohen">Rob Cohen</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Byrum" title="John Byrum">John Byrum</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1987 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Best_Seller" title="Best Seller">Best Seller</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Flynn_(director)" title="John Flynn (director)">John Flynn</a> </td> <td>Nominated- <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_Screenplay" title="Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay">Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row">1993 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Body_Snatchers_(1993_film)" title="Body Snatchers (1993 film)">Body Snatchers</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abel_Ferrara" title="Abel Ferrara">Abel Ferrara</a> </td> <td>Co-wrote story with Raymond Cistheri </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Guilty_as_Sin" title="Guilty as Sin">Guilty as Sin</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Lumet" title="Sidney Lumet">Sidney Lumet</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1996 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Sam_(film)" title="Uncle Sam (film)">Uncle Sam</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Lustig" title="William Lustig">William Lustig</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row">1997 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ex_(1997_film)" title="The Ex (1997 film)">The Ex</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mark_L._Lester" title="Mark L. Lester">Mark L. Lester</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Misbegotten" title="Misbegotten">Misbegotten</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2002 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Phone_Booth_(film)" title="Phone Booth (film)">Phone Booth</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joel_Schumacher" title="Joel Schumacher">Joel Schumacher</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2004 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cellular_(film)" title="Cellular (film)">Cellular</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_R._Ellis" title="David R. Ellis">David R. Ellis</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2007 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Captivity_(film)" title="Captivity (film)">Captivity</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roland_Joff%C3%A9" title="Roland Joffé">Roland Joffé</a> </td> <td>Co-writer with Joseph Tura </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2008 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Connected_(2008_film)" title="Connected (2008 film)">Connected</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Benny_Chan_(filmmaker)" title="Benny Chan (filmmaker)">Benny Chan</a> </td> <td>Remake of 2004's <i>Cellular</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2009 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Alive_(2009_film)" title="It's Alive (2009 film)">It's Alive</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josef_Rusnak" title="Josef Rusnak">Josef Rusnak</a> </td> <td>Remake of 1974 film </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2010 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Messages_Deleted" title="Messages Deleted">Messages Deleted</a></i> </td> <td>Rob Cowan </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Acting_roles">Acting roles</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Acting roles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1984 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Perfect_Strangers_(1984_film)" title="Perfect Strangers (1984 film)">Perfect Strangers</a></i> </td> <td>Man on Street </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1984 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Special_Effects_(film)" title="Special Effects (film)">Special Effects</a></i> </td> <td>Journalist </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1985 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spies_Like_Us" title="Spies Like Us">Spies Like Us</a></i> </td> <td>Ace Tomato Agent </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1987 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Return_to_Salem%27s_Lot" title="A Return to Salem's Lot">A Return to Salem's Lot</a></i> </td> <td>Female Zombie </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2002 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/BaadAsssss_Cinema" title="BaadAsssss Cinema">BaadAsssss Cinema</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="5">Himself </td> <td>Television documentary film </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2005 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Make_Your_Own_Damn_Movie!" title="Make Your Own Damn Movie!">Make Your Own Damn Movie!</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="4">Documentary film </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2009 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nightmares_in_Red,_White_and_Blue" title="Nightmares in Red, White and Blue">Nightmares in Red, White and Blue</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2019 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/In_Search_of_Darkness" title="In Search of Darkness">In Search of Darkness</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2020 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/In_Search_of_Darkness:_Part_II" title="In Search of Darkness: Part II">In Search of Darkness: Part II</a></i> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>TV movies</b> </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th width="65">Director </th> <th width="65">Writer </th> <th width="65">Producer </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1969 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/In_Broad_Daylight_(1971_film)" title="In Broad Daylight (1971 film)">In Broad Daylight</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1974 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shootout_in_a_One-Dog_Town" title="Shootout in a One-Dog Town">Shootout in a One-Dog Town</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Story </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1981 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/See_China_and_Die" title="See China and Die">See China and Die</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1983 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Women_of_San_Quentin" title="Women of San Quentin">Women of San Quentin</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Story </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1988 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Desperado:_Avalanche_at_Devil%27s_Ridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge">Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1995 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/As_Good_as_Dead_(1995_film)" title="As Good as Dead (1995 film)">As Good as Dead</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2009 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Gambler,_the_Girl_and_the_Gunslinger" title="The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger">The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>TV series</b> </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th width="65">Director </th> <th width="65">Writer </th> <th width="65">Creator </th> <th width="65">Producer </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1958–1965 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kraft_Television_Theatre" title="Kraft Television Theatre">Kraft Television Theatre</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Episodes: "The Eighty Seventh Precinct",<br />"Night Cry" & "Kill No More" </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1960 </th> <td><i>Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater</i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Episode: "Killer Instinct" </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" scope="row">1961 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Way_Out_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Way Out (TV series)">Way Out</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Episode: "False Face" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_United_States_Steel_Hour" title="The United States Steel Hour">The United States Steel Hour</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Episode: "The Golden Thirty" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Checkmate_(American_TV_series)" title="Checkmate (American TV series)">Checkmate</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Episode: "Nice Guys Finish Last" </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row">1963 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sam_Benedict" title="Sam Benedict">Sam Benedict</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Episode: "Accomplice" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Arrest_and_Trial" title="Arrest and Trial">Arrest and Trial</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Episode: "My Name is Martin Burham" </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1963–1965 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Defenders_(1961_TV_series)" title="The Defenders (1961 TV series)">The Defenders</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>9 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1964 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Espionage_(TV_series)" title="Espionage (TV series)">Espionage</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Episode: "Medal for a Turned Coat" </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1964–1965 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fugitive_(1963_TV_series)" title="The Fugitive (1963 TV series)">The Fugitive</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>2 episodes: "Escape into Black" and "Scapegoat" </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row">1965–1966 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Branded_(TV_series)" title="Branded (TV series)">Branded</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td>48 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Never_Too_Young" title="Never Too Young">Never Too Young</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Executive </td> <td>5 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" scope="row">1966 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Light_(TV_series)" title="Blue Light (TV series)">Blue Light</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>17 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rat_Patrol" title="The Rat Patrol">The Rat Patrol</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Episode: "The Blind Man's Bluff Raid" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Coronet_Blue" title="Coronet Blue">Coronet Blue</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>11 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1967–1968 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Invaders" title="The Invaders">The Invaders</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>43 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1972 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cool_Million" title="Cool Million">Cool Million</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Episode: "Mask of Marcella" </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1973–1974 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Griff_(TV_series)" title="Griff (TV series)">Griff</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>13 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1973–1974 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Columbo_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Columbo (TV series)">Columbo</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Episodes: "Any Old Port in a Storm",<br />"Candidate for Crime"<br />and "An Exercise in Fatality" </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1995 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/NYPD_Blue" title="NYPD Blue">NYPD Blue</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Episode: "Dirty Socks" </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2006 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Masters_of_Horror" title="Masters of Horror">Masters of Horror</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/Pick_Me_Up_(Masters_of_Horror)" title="Pick Me Up (Masters of Horror)">Pick Me Up</a>" </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-fn1-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-fn1_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn1_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn1_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Some sources during Cohen's life reported that he was born in 1941,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESinger198975_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESinger198975-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFischer1991189_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFischer1991189-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though his obituary in <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, citing his family and relevant census data, gives a birth year of 1936.<sup id="cite_ref-Genzlinger_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Genzlinger-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Cohen&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESinger198975-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESinger198975_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSinger1989">Singer 1989</a>, p. 75.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFischer1991189-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFischer1991189_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFischer1991">Fischer 1991</a>, p. 189.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Genzlinger-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Genzlinger_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Genzlinger_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Genzlinger_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Genzlinger_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output 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Caesar</a></i> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hell_Up_in_Harlem" title="Hell Up in Harlem">Hell Up in Harlem</a></i> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Alive_(1974_film)" title="It's Alive (1974 film)">It's Alive</a></i> (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/God_Told_Me_To" title="God Told Me To">God Told Me To</a></i> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Private_Files_of_J._Edgar_Hoover" title="The Private Files of J. 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Edgar Hoover</a></i> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/It_Lives_Again" title="It Lives Again">It Lives Again</a></i> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/See_China_and_Die" title="See China and Die">See China and Die</a></i> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Full_Moon_High" title="Full Moon High">Full Moon High</a></i> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Q_(1982_film)" title="Q (1982 film)">Q</a></i> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Special_Effects_(film)" title="Special Effects (film)">Special Effects</a></i> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Perfect_Strangers_(1984_film)" title="Perfect Strangers (1984 film)">Perfect Strangers</a></i> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Stuff" title="The Stuff">The Stuff</a></i> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Alive_III:_Island_of_the_Alive" title="It's Alive III: Island of the Alive">It's Alive III: Island of the Alive</a></i> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Return_to_Salem%27s_Lot" title="A Return to Salem's Lot">A Return to Salem's Lot</a></i> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Deadly_Illusion" title="Deadly Illusion">Deadly Illusion</a></i> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Wicked_Stepmother" title="Wicked Stepmother">Wicked Stepmother</a></i> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ambulance" title="The Ambulance">The Ambulance</a></i> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/As_Good_as_Dead_(1995_film)" title="As Good as Dead (1995 film)">As Good as Dead</a></i> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Original_Gangstas" title="Original Gangstas">Original Gangstas</a></i> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Pick_Me_Up_(Masters_of_Horror)" title="Pick Me Up (Masters of Horror)">Pick Me Up</a>" (TV, 2006)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TV series created</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Branded_(TV_series)" title="Branded (TV series)">Branded</a></i> (1965–66)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Light_(TV_series)" title="Blue Light (TV series)">Blue Light</a></i> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Coronet_Blue" title="Coronet Blue">Coronet Blue</a></i> (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Invaders" title="The Invaders">The Invaders</a></i> (1967–68)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Cool_Million" title="Cool Million">Cool Million</a></i> (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Griff_(TV_series)" title="Griff (TV series)">Griff</a></i> (1973–74)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="George_Pal_Memorial_Award59" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #6CC"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:The_George_Pal_Memorial_Award" title="Template:The George Pal Memorial Award"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:The_George_Pal_Memorial_Award" title="Template talk:The George Pal Memorial Award"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:The_George_Pal_Memorial_Award" title="Special:EditPage/Template:The George Pal Memorial Award"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="George_Pal_Memorial_Award59" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/The_George_Pal_Memorial_Award" title="The George Pal Memorial Award">George Pal Memorial Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">C. 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