Larry Cohen

Larry Cohen

Directing

Born July 15, 1941 · Kingston, New York, USA

28 films as director · Active 1965–2006

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 —…

Known for

Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us

1985

100 Scariest Movie Moments

100 Scariest Movie Moments

2004

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018

Celling Out

Celling Out

2004

Tales from the Script

Tales from the Script

2009

In Search of Darkness

In Search of Darkness

2019

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

2006

American Grindhouse

American Grindhouse

2011

Directed(28)

Pick Me Up

2006Pick Me Up★ 6.2

Original Gangstas

1996Original Gangstas★ 5.6

As Good As Dead

1995As Good As Dead★ 5.3

The Ambulance

1990The Ambulance★ 5.8

Wicked Stepmother

1989Wicked Stepmother★ 4.6

A Return to Salem's Lot

1987A Return to Salem's Lot★ 5.9

It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

1987It's Alive III: Island of the Alive★ 5.4

Deadly Illusion

1987Deadly Illusion★ 5.5

The Stuff

1985The Stuff★ 6.0

Special Effects

1984Special Effects★ 4.8

Perfect Strangers

1984Perfect Strangers★ 4.9

Full Moon High

1981Full Moon High★ 4.4

See China and Die

1981See China and Die★ 8.0

It Lives Again

1978It Lives Again★ 5.5

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover★ 5.1

God Told Me To

1976God Told Me To★ 5.8

It's Alive

1974It's Alive★ 6.0

Black Caesar

1973Black Caesar★ 5.8

Hell Up In Harlem

1973Hell Up In Harlem★ 5.5

Bone

1972Bone★ 6.1

Acting(30)

2023Masters of the GrindSelf

2020In Search of Darkness: Part IISelf

2020Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film BusinessSelf

Larry Cohen — Watchpile | Watchpile

2019In Search of DarknessSelf

2018The Fear Is RealSelf

2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry CohenSelf

2017Bette Davis: Larger Than LifeSelf

201542nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious StreetSelf

2013House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!Self

2011Scripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordell

2011American GrindhouseHimself

2009Nightmares in Red, White and BlueSelf

2009Tales from the ScriptSelf

2006The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent BirdSelf

2006Welcome to the Big HouseSelf

2006Prohibition Opens the FloodgatesSelf

2006Hitchcocked!Self

2006Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for HollywoodSelf

2006Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster FilmsSelf

2006Shooting the Police: Cops on FilmSelf

2005Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do ThatSelf

2004Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and ShaftedSelf

2004100 Scariest Movie MomentsSelf

2004Celling OutSelf

2004Dialing Up "Cellular"Self

2003Making of Phone BoothSelf

2002BaadAsssss CinemaSelf

1997Hollywood Rated 'R'Self

1985Spies Like UsAce Tomato Agent

1984Special EffectsJournalist (uncredited)