Larry Cohen

Biography

Lawrence George Cohen (July 15, 1941 – March 23, 2019) was an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television, best known as a B-movie auteur of horror and science fiction films — often containing police procedural and satirical elements — during the 1970s and 1980s, such as It's Alive (1974), God Told Me To (1976), It Lives Again (1978), The Stuff (1985) and A Return to Salem's Lot (1987). After that, he concentrated mainly on screenwriting, including Phone Booth (2002), Cellular (2004) and Captivity (2007).

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Known for

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Pick Me Up

2006 ⭐ 6.2

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See China and Die

1981 ⭐ 8.0

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It's Alive

1974 ⭐ 6.0

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Bone

1972 ⭐ 6.1

Career timeline

2006

Pick Me Up

2006

⭐ 6.2

1996

Original Gangstas

1996

⭐ 5.6

1995

As Good As Dead

1995

⭐ 5.3

1990

The Ambulance

1990

⭐ 5.9

1989

Wicked Stepmother

1989

⭐ 4.6

1987

Deadly Illusion

1987

⭐ 5.5

A Return to Salem's Lot

1987

⭐ 5.9

It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

1987

⭐ 5.4

1985

The Stuff

1985

⭐ 6.0

1984

Special Effects

1984

⭐ 4.8

Perfect Strangers

1984

⭐ 5.0

1982

Q

1982

⭐ 5.7

1981

Full Moon High

1981

⭐ 4.4

See China and Die Notable

1981

⭐ 8.0

1978

It Lives Again

1978

⭐ 5.5

1977

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977

⭐ 5.1

1976

God Told Me To

1976

⭐ 5.8

1974

It's Alive

1974

⭐ 6.0

1973

Hell Up In Harlem

1973

⭐ 5.5

Black Caesar

1973

⭐ 5.8

1972

Bone

1972

⭐ 6.1

Frequently appears with

Fairuza Balk

Stacia

Warren Kole

Walker

Michael Moriarty

Jim Wheeler

Laurene Landon

Birdy

Malcolm Kennard

Danny

Esther Rolle

Momma Sykes

Kene Holliday

Sgt. Alvin Sykes

Frank Converse

Tom Hackman

Paul Dooley

Ames Prescott

Andrew Duggan

Edwin Forbes

Full filmography

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Pick Me Up

2006 ⭐ 6.2

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Original Gangstas

1996 ⭐ 5.6

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As Good As Dead

1995 ⭐ 5.3

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The Ambulance

1990 ⭐ 5.9

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Wicked Stepmother

1989 ⭐ 4.6

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Deadly Illusion

1987 ⭐ 5.5

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A Return to Salem's Lot

1987 ⭐ 5.9

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It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

1987 ⭐ 5.4

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The Stuff

1985 ⭐ 6.0

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Special Effects

1984 ⭐ 4.8

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Perfect Strangers

1984 ⭐ 5.0

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Q

1982 ⭐ 5.7

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Full Moon High

1981 ⭐ 4.4

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See China and Die

1981 ⭐ 8.0

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It Lives Again

1978 ⭐ 5.5

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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977 ⭐ 5.1

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God Told Me To

1976 ⭐ 5.8

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It's Alive

1974 ⭐ 6.0

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Hell Up In Harlem

1973 ⭐ 5.5

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Black Caesar

1973 ⭐ 5.8