Larry Cohen

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

Works

Masters of the Grind

The shocking true story behind the most outrageous movies of all time and the directors who made them.

Release Date: 2023-10-25

Character: Self

7.8

In Search of Darkness: Part II

The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the Rondo Hatton-nominated In Search of Darkness, adding 15 new interviewees and 40+ returning favorites for the biggest and most comprehensive ‘80s Horror documentary cast ever assembled.

Release Date: 2020-10-06

Character: Self

Vote Count: 39

3.0

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

Following five years in the life and career of independent filmmaker Justin McConnell, this documentary explores the struggles of financing, attracting the right talent, working with practical effects and selling the finished product in the hope of turning a profit. Featuring interviews with a range of industry luminaries, not only are technical aspects and interpersonal skills discussed but also the emotional stamina and little-known tips needed to survive in the low budget film industry.

Release Date: 2020-03-26

Character: Self

Vote Count: 5

7.8

In Search of Darkness

An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.

Release Date: 2019-05-01

Character: Self

Vote Count: 89

The Fear is Real

In this program, directors Larry Cohen (Special Effects) and Joe Dante recall their first experiences with Invasion of the Body Snatchers and discuss the unique qualities of the film's narrative, the lasting impact it had on generations of filmgoers and future filmmakers, and Jack Finney's novel.

Release Date: 2018-10-16

Character: Self

6.6

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

A feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen, writer-director of "Black Caesar," "It's Alive," "God Told Me To," "Q," "The Stuff," and many more.

Release Date: 2018-07-07

Character: Self

Vote Count: 17

6.0

Bette Davis: Larger Than Life

Release Date: 2017-12-18

Character: Self

Vote Count: 2

7.8

42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street

The story behind the rise and fall of New York's 42nd Street. The cinemas, the films, the people, the crime and the rebirth of the block as "New 42nd Street" - this is the document of the world's most notorious movie strip.

Release Date: 2015-07-15

Character: Himself

Vote Count: 10

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

Documentary on the making and impact of "House of Wax".

Release Date: 2013-10-01

Character: Self

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

Larry Cohen remembers the genesis of Maniac Cop and his part in the creation of the film in this documentary shot exclusively for the Arrow UK Blu Ray release of the movie in 2011.

Release Date: 2011-10-31

6.7

American Grindhouse

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.

Release Date: 2011-02-04

Character: Himself

Vote Count: 61

5.5

Messages Deleted

A quivering voice begs to screenwriter, Joel Brandt, to pick up the phone on a message from his answering machine. Thinking it a prank, Joel deletes the message. The caller is found dead. Another caller leaves Joel a message; there is another murder...then another...then another. The killer has Joel's attention, and Joel has the attention of the police. Now the prime suspect in a series of murders, Joel discovers this psychotic killer has targeted him for a reason found within his body of work. Will Joel be able to re-write his ending, or be forced to pay the ultimate price?

Release Date: 2010-02-05

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 48

4.1

It's Alive

When Lenore Harker learns that she's pregnant, she leaves graduate school to set up a home with her boyfriend Frank in the country. The happy new family's lives takes a gruesome turn when animals and people end up brutally dead – all with a mysterious connection to their newborn.

Release Date: 2009-08-15

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 61

6.6

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.

Release Date: 2009-08-06

Character: Self

Vote Count: 66

4.5

The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger

Two mortal enemies must band together to defend the ranch they've both staked their claim on.

Release Date: 2009-07-11

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 4

6.7

Tales from the Script

Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"), Paul Schrader ("Taxi Driver"), and dozens of other Hollywood screenwriters share hilarious anecdotes and penetrating insights in "Tales from the Script," the most comprehensive documentary ever made about screenwriting. By analyzing their triumphs and recalling their failures, the participants explain how successful writers develop the skills necessary for toughing out careers in one of the world's most competitive industries. They also reveal the untold stories behind some of the greatest screenplays ever written, describing their adventures with luminaries including Harrison Ford, Stanley Kubrick, Joel Silver, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg. The film was produced in tandem with the upcoming HarperCollins book of the same name.

Release Date: 2009-01-10

Character: Self

Vote Count: 38

6.4

Connected

A debt collector receives a call from a woman who is kidnapped by an unknown gang. He thinks it is a joke but soon, he realises that it is not a prank.

Release Date: 2008-09-25

Department: Writing

Job: Original Story

Vote Count: 99

4.9

Captivity

The sought-after images of top model Jennifer adorn magazine covers and billboards worldwide. When alone at a club, she is abducted and incarcerated in a cell with another prisoner. When their captor subjects the two to torture, they commit to escaping the chamber of horrors before they're killed.

Release Date: 2007-03-01

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 428

7.8

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."

Release Date: 2006-10-03

Character: Self

Vote Count: 6

Welcome to the Big House

Short documentary on the prison film in the 1930s.

Release Date: 2006-09-18

Character: Self

Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

Short documentary about prohibition and gangsters and how it affected the movies of the day.

Release Date: 2006-09-18

Character: Self

Hitchcocked!

A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, and cultural critics.

Release Date: 2006-08-11

Character: Self

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

A look at the motion picture production code and its effects on Hollywood.

Release Date: 2006-07-18

Character: Self

Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

A documentary on the roles of women in gangster movies.

Release Date: 2006-07-18

Character: Self

Shooting the Police: Cops on Film

Documentary about how police have been portrayed on screen.

Release Date: 2006-07-01

Character: Self

6.3

Pick Me Up

On a desolate stretch of mountain road, a friendly truck driver who enjoys slaughtering hitchhikers meets a charming hitchhiker who prefers to butcher anyone who gives him a ride.

Release Date: 2006-01-20

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 6

7.0

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Documentary about filmmaker Budd Boetticher.

Release Date: 2005-12-21

Character: Self

Vote Count: 5

Masters of Horror
7.1

Masters of Horror

An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.

Release Date: 2005-10-28

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 287

Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted

Written, directed, and produced by David Walker, MACKED, HAMMERED, SLAUGHTERED, & SHAFTED is an insightful examination of the blaxploitation film movement of the 1970s. Featuring interviews with key actors and filmmakers, the documentary explores the origins of blaxploitation, and the controversial history of Hollywood's most misunderstood genre.

Release Date: 2004-12-31

Character: Self

100 Scariest Movie Moments
8.0

100 Scariest Movie Moments

Featuring interviews, film clips, and production stills, this miniseries explores what went into the making of most bone-chilling moments in cinematic history and searches beyond the conventions of the genre to uncover the number one scary movie moment of all time.

Release Date: 2004-10-27

Character: Self

Episode Count: 5

Vote Count: 13

6.4

Cellular

A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. She claims to have been kidnapped – and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.

Release Date: 2004-09-06

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Vote Count: 1934

6.9

Phone Booth

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.

Release Date: 2003-04-04

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 3783

6.1

BaadAsssss Cinema

With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record. It features interviews with some of the genre's biggest stars, like Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, and Richard Roundtree. Director Melvin Van Peebles discusses the historical importance of his landmark film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. For a contemporary perspective, the excitable Quentin Tarantino offers his spirited commentary and author/critic bell hooks provides some scholarly social analysis.

Release Date: 2002-08-14

Character: Self

Vote Count: 22

3.0

Misbegotten

Impatient to have a child, an infertile couple seeks help at a sperm bank and are thrilled when the procedure works. But their joy is cut short after they discover the donor is a psychopath willing to kill anyone who stands between him and his baby.

Release Date: 1998-06-23

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 10

4.0

The Defenders: Choice of Evils

The Defenders are a crack team of lawyers dedicated to one principle - the accused is innocent untill proven guilty. This time, they defend a man wrongly convicted of murder.

Release Date: 1998-01-18

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Vote Count: 4

5.1

Hollywood Rated 'R'

A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre-"Deep Throat" sex tease films, Russ Meyer's bosom-heavy masterpieces, etc, etc. Over 25 interviews of the greatest purveyors of weird films of all kind from 1940 to 1975. Illustrated with dozens of films clips, trailers, extra footage, etc. This documentary as a shorter companion piece focusing on exploitation king David F. Friedman.

Release Date: 1997-06-19

Character: Self

Vote Count: 8

5.0

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave

It is a very hot summer in the city as the well known detectives of the 87th Precinct investigate serial rapes and a mysterious homicide (which do not appear to be connected). The women getting raped appear to be raped by a rapist who has raped them earlier and who was not caught. Detective Eileen Burke, who is working together with detectives Carella, Meyer and Brown, goes undercover and pretends to be one of the women who was raped earlier in order to lure out the rapist. Her boyfriend, Det. Kling, is not happy with her assignment.

Release Date: 1997-01-12

Department: Writing

Job: Teleplay

Vote Count: 2

4.4

The Ex

In order to get her husband back, an architect's psycho ex-wife kills everybody she can get her hands on.

Release Date: 1996-12-13

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 9

5.2

Invasion of Privacy

A mentally unbalanced man kidnaps the woman carrying his child to prevent her from having an abortion.

Release Date: 1996-11-15

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 4

4.9

Uncle Sam

It's Fourth of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic.

Release Date: 1996-11-13

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 54

5.7

Original Gangstas

A violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin Bookman, a store-keeper, for giving the police information about a drive-by shooting they committed. Marvin's son, former NFL star John who created the Rebels, returns to Gary to be with his father and, with a little help from his friends, to destroy the Rebels his way.

Release Date: 1996-05-10

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 31

4.8

The Tourist

Inspector Lanz has finally found peace after the serial killer he was chasing for years was killed in a car chase in London. Lanz now has time to relax for a few days in Vienna with his wife Karen. There the nightmare begins again: the killer is alive and he is now targeting Karen.

Release Date: 1996-05-07

Department: Writing

Job: Original Story

Vote Count: 4

5.5

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice

Once she'd been a dancer. Now she lies on a sidewalk, her blood seeping into the snow. The detectives of the 87th precinct are learning about ice: in a mulitimillion dollar showbiz scam, in the glittering diamonds that spill out of a dead man's vest, in the veins of a small time pusher. As the detectives scramble for evidence, as the city shivers, a killer is one step ahead, and the heat is still on.

Release Date: 1996-02-18

Department: Writing

Job: Teleplay

Vote Count: 2

4.5

The Invaders

Nolan Wood is a pilot who uncovers a plot to promote the ecological destruction of Earth in order to pave the way for alien colonization. Now, with the help of a dedicated, open-minded doctor, Wood embarks on a desperate race to convince authorities of this conspiracy - while staying one step ahead of his alien pursuer - in this cautionary tale.

Release Date: 1995-11-12

Department: Writing

Job: Characters

Vote Count: 4

The Invaders
5.5

The Invaders

The Invaders (or The New Invaders) is a two-part television miniseries revival based on the 1967-68 original series The Invaders. Directed by Paul Shapiro, the miniseries was first aired in 1995. Scott Bakula starred as Nolan Wood, who discovers the alien conspiracy, and Roy Thinnes appears very briefly as David Vincent, now an old man handing the burden over to Wood.

Release Date: 1995-11-12

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 2

4.8

The Expert

It was a brutal murder that sent deranged psychopath Martin Kagan to prison. It was a naive deputy warden that granted him a stay of execution. Now, the police department's tactical defence instructor, John Lomax, wants revenge for his beloved sister's death.

Release Date: 1995-08-15

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 13

4.9

As Good as Dead

When Susan moves to L.A., she befriends party girl Nicole. Nicole suffers from painful stomach ulcers but cannot be treated without insurance. Susan decides to temporarily switch identities with Nicole so that her friend can have an operation. However, Nicole suddenly dies after the procedure, which ends Susan's legal identity. Now Susan has to pose as Nicole to regain her life.

Release Date: 1995-05-10

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 8

6.1

Body Snatchers

When Environmental Protection Agency inspector Steve Malone travels to a remote military base in order to check for toxic materials, he brings his family along for the ride. After arriving at the base, his teenage daughter Marti befriends Jean Platt, daughter of the base's commander, General Platt. When people at the base begin acting strangely, Marti becomes convinced that they are slowly being replaced by plant-like aliens.

Release Date: 1993-06-09

Department: Writing

Job: Screenstory

Vote Count: 429

5.7

Guilty as Sin

Before a criminal lawyer knows what has happened, she is forced to defend a wife killer she knows is guilty.

Release Date: 1993-06-04

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 136

5.2

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

When Kate Sullivan storms a hostage situation, the whole incident is captured on tape by an unscrupulous media crew who edit the footage to show her killing a helpless victim. "Maniac Cop" takes it upon himself to exact revenge upon those who smeared her name.

Release Date: 1992-12-10

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 150

5.9

Maniac Cop 2

After being framed by corrupt superiors and brutally assaulted in prison, Officer Matt Cordell teams up with a vicious serial killer to track down those that wronged him.

Release Date: 1990-07-18

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 234

5.8

The Ambulance

Josh meets a young woman who shortly afterwards collapses and is rushed to hospital in an ambulance. He follows after her only to find that there is no record her being admitted, and he soon learns that her roommate also vanished after being picked up by the same ambulance. Convinced of a conspiracy, Josh proceeds to investigate, despite the discouragement of the police.

Release Date: 1990-03-22

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 112

4.5

Wicked Stepmother

A mother/daughter pair of witches descend on a yuppie family's home and cause havoc, one at a time since they share one body & the other must live in a cat the rest of the time. Now it's up to the family's mother, a private detective, and a suspended police officer to try and stop the witches.

Release Date: 1989-02-03

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 37

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

Duell McCall is an outlaw on the run for a crime he didn't commit. Captured by the law and coerced into helping rescue the daughter of the evil local land baron, he finds himself drawn into an ever-deepening web of lies that threatens to cost him his life.

Release Date: 1988-05-24

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

A deputy catches Duell and is bringing him in and some men who want the reward try to get Duell from the deputy. There's a gunfight and Duell's the only one left alive. He then assumes the deputy's identity and goes to the nearest town and claims the deputy to be Duell McCall. He gets the reward was about to leave the town when his ruse is discovered and he is arrested. He's about to be hanged when Nora comes and spends some time with him. He's about to be hanged when the daughter of the wealthiest man in town is abducted. He then offers to help Duell escape if he brings her back. Duell goes and finds her but she tells him why the man wants her back. Duell hesitates to turn her over to the man, so holds Nora captive till Duell brings her back.

Release Date: 1988-05-24

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

6.1

Maniac Cop

Innocent people are brutally killed on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer. A young cop, Jack Forrest, finds himself marked as the chief suspect after his wife is murdered.

Release Date: 1988-05-13

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 478

5.6

Deadly Illusion

A private eye hired to kill a man's wife warns her instead and then finds both are impostors.

Release Date: 1987-10-16

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 6

6.0

Best Seller

Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.

Release Date: 1987-09-25

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 121

6.0

A Return to Salem's Lot

Joe Weber is an anthropologist who takes his son on a trip to the New England town of Salem's Lot unaware that it is populated by vampires. When the inhabitants reveal their secret, they ask Joe to write a bible for them.

Release Date: 1987-09-11

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 294

5.4

It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

The mutant babies have been placed by court order on a deserted island. Appalled by the cynicism and exploitation of the children by the legal system and the media, the man responsible for them leads an expedition to the island to free them.

Release Date: 1987-05-27

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 71

6.2

Spies Like Us

Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.

Release Date: 1985-12-06

Character: Ace Tomato Agent

Vote Count: 633

6.0

The Stuff

Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a popular new product called “the Stuff,” a new dessert product that is blowing ice cream sales out of the water. Nobody knows how it’s made or what’s in it, but people are lining up to buy it. It's got a delicious flavor to die for!

Release Date: 1985-06-14

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 476

4.8

Special Effects

After murdering a young would-be actress, megalomaniacal movie director Chris Neville sets about making a feature based on the murder, casting the dead woman's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the part of the dead actress.

Release Date: 1984-11-16

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Journalist (uncredited)

Vote Count: 38

4.9

Perfect Strangers

A hit-man tries to seduce the mother of a child who witnessed his most recent kill.

Release Date: 1984-07-13

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 15

4.0

Scandalous

An investigative reporter following an espionage story goes to London and gets involved with murder, scam artists and rock concerts.

Release Date: 1984-01-29

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Vote Count: 1

1.0

Women of San Quentin

A young female prison guard finds out that her first assignment is to San Quentin, one of the toughest prisons in the country.

Release Date: 1983-10-23

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Vote Count: 1

5.7

Q

New York police are bemused by reports of a giant flying lizard that has been spotted around the rooftops of New York, until the lizard starts to eat people. An out-of-work ex-con is the only person who knows the location of the monster's nest and is determined to turn the knowledge to his advantage, but will his gamble pay off or will he end up as lizard food?

Release Date: 1982-09-08

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 466

5.7

I, the Jury

Jack Williams was the best friend of Vietnam veteran and detective Mike Hammer. When Jack is murdered, Mike makes it his business to solve the crime. He is helped by his secretary Velda, and partly helped, partly hindered by the Chief of Police, Pat Chambers. On the trail of the killer, Mike discovers government conspiracies, and plots used by the CIA and the Mafia.

Release Date: 1982-04-22

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 39

See China and Die

A maid who reads detective stories finds herself embroiled in a real life mystery involving her dead boss and a mysterious statue he brought back from China.

Release Date: 1981-12-09

Department: Directing

Job: Director

4.4

Full Moon High

High-school quarterback Tony Walker is bitten by a werewolf and transforms into a growling beast that hungrily chases down beautiful girls.

Release Date: 1981-08-04

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 33

5.3

The American Success Company

A husband is humiliated at home and at work. He decides he has had enough of it and hires a prostitute to help him get back at his boss, wife and friends and get a lot richer in the process.

Release Date: 1980-03-01

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 9

5.4

It Lives Again

Maternity wards echo with the patter of tiny claws as more murderous baby-faced monsters are born. But rather than kill their monstrous off-spring during delivery, cursed parents flee to secret incubation hide-outs.

Release Date: 1978-05-10

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 77

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

Former police captain and his assistant investigate extortion and murder at a dating service.

Release Date: 1978-01-23

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

5.0

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign under eight U.S. presidents.

Release Date: 1977-12-01

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 13

Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.

The life of doctor and hospital administrator Jim Storm at All Fellows Hospital and his cop wife, Patti.

Release Date: 1977-08-25

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

5.8

God Told Me To

A repressed Catholic NYPD detective uncovers a netherworld of deranged faith, alien insemination and his own unholy connection to a homicidal messiah with a perverse plan for the soul of mankind.

Release Date: 1976-10-22

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 142

Man on the Outside

A retired police captain storms angrily out of retirement when his son is shot down before his eyes and his grandson is kidnapped by a syndicate killer in this pilot for Lorne Greene's brief "Griff" series, which went off the air 18 months before this film was aired.

Release Date: 1975-06-29

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

6.0

It's Alive

Lenore and Frank Davis are about to have their second child. As Lenore gives birth, the newborn vanishes and leaves behind five dead bodies. It's up to the police and Frank to figure out where their mutated child has gone.

Release Date: 1974-04-26

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 203

Shootout in a One-Dog Town

A small-town banker is forced to protect his town against a vicious gang of bank robbers determined to get the $200,000 stored in his bank.

Release Date: 1974-01-09

Department: Writing

Job: Story

5.6

Hell Up In Harlem

Tougher than Shaft and smoother than Superfly, this high-voltage sequel to Black Caesar explodes with enough action to incinerate New York City. Packed with machine-gun mayhem and riveting adventure, Hell Up in Harlem is nothing less than a modern-day tribute to the classic 30s gangster film. Fred Williamson is Tommy Gibbs, a fearless, bulletproof tough guy who blasts his way from the gutter to become the ultimate soul brother boss. Tommy steals a ledger with the name of every crooked cop and man in the city. Enlisting the aid of his father and an army of Harlem hoods, Gibbs goes from defense to offense, launching a deadly attack on his enemies that sets off a violent chain reaction from Harlem all the way to the Caribbean, climaxing in one of the hottest turf-war shoot-outs in Hollywood history.

Release Date: 1973-12-01

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 38

5.8

Black Caesar

Tommy Gibbs is a tough kid, raised in the ghetto, who aspires to be a kingpin criminal. As a young boy, his leg is broken by a bad cop on the take, during a pay-off gone bad. Nursing his vengeance, he rises to power in Harlem, New York. Angry at the racist society around him, both criminal and straight, he sees the acquisition of power as the solution to his rage.

Release Date: 1973-02-07

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 72

Cool Million
5.0

Cool Million

Cool Million is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC as an element in its "wheel series" The NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie during its 1972-73 schedule. James Farentino is the globe-trotting adventurer who gets a million dollars per case for finding shady people who don't want to be found. A rotating series on the "NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie. "

Release Date: 1972-10-28

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

6.0

Bone

A thief breaks into the home of a wealthy, happily married Beverly Hills couple. He soon finds out, though, that the couple is neither as wealthy as he thought they were and are not as happily married as they appeared.

Release Date: 1972-07-01

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 21

3.8

The Manipulator

An insane Hollywood makeup artist kidnaps a woman and keeps her prisoner in a prop-filled warehouse.

Release Date: 1971-12-15

Department: Art

Job: Set Designer

Vote Count: 4

5.8

In Broad Daylight

A newly blind actor discovers his wife is cheating on him with his best friend and hatches a plot to murder her and frame his friend for it.

Release Date: 1971-10-16

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 8

5.6

El Condor

Luke, an escaped convict, and Jaroo, a loner gold prospector, team up with a band of Apache Indians in 19th century Mexico to capture a large, heavily armed fortress for the millions -- or billions -- of dollars in gold that are rumored to be stored within. Written by Brian C. Madsen

Release Date: 1970-06-19

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 28

5.0

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.

Release Date: 1969-05-13

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 4

3.3

Scream Baby Scream

A psycho artist kidnaps models and slices up their faces to create new mutant models.

Release Date: 1969-01-01

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Vote Count: 3

5.0

The Legend of Custer

Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer has been reinstated and assigned to command the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hays. The regiment has become a ragtag outfit of thieves and ruffians and Custer must whip the soldiers into shape to fight, the Kiowa, Sioux and Blackfoot tribes who confront them. These tribes are being supplied shotguns by a white gunrunner and Custer and his men must rescue General Terry and the Fifth Cavalry Regiment from annihilation when they are ambushed and trapped by a large Kiowa war party.

Release Date: 1968-01-01

Department: Writing

Job: Idea

Vote Count: 2

Coronet Blue
5.5

Coronet Blue

Coronet Blue is an American TV series that ran on CBS from May 29, 1967, to September 4, 1967. It starred Frank Converse as Michael Alden, an amnesiac in search of his identity, with Brian Bedford his co-star. The show's 13 episodes were filmed in 1965 and were originally intended to be shown during the 1965-66 television season, but CBS put the show on hiatus when they reversed an earlier decision to cancel the drama Slattery's People. The network had plans to show Coronet Blue the following year, with CBS head of programming Michael Dann saying that, "there still is enormous enthusiasm" for it, but it would take another full year until the network aired it as a summer replacement. It proved moderately popular and developed a cult following. According to Converse, CBS wanted to renew it but by then Converse had signed to do another series for ABC, N.Y.P.D., which premiered the day after the last airing of Coronet Blue. Due to a number of pre-emptions, only 11 of the 13 episodes were shown during the initial run. The theme song was performed by R&B singer Lenny Welch.

Release Date: 1967-05-29

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 2

5.8

I Deal In Danger

Compilation of the show Blue Light.

Release Date: 1966-12-01

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 4

6.2

Return of the Seven

Chico one of the remaining members of The Magnificent Seven now lives in the town that they (The Seven) helped. One day someone comes and takes most of the men prisoner. His wife seeks out Chris, the leader of The Seven for help. Chris also meets Vin another member of The Seven. They find four other men and they go to help Chico.

Release Date: 1966-10-19

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 271

Branded
6.4

Branded

Branded is an American Western series which aired on NBC from 1965 through 1966, sponsored by Procter & Gamble in its Sunday night 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time period, and starred Chuck Connors as Jason McCord, a United States Army Cavalry captain who had been drummed out of the service following an unjust accusation of cowardice.

Release Date: 1965-01-24

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 14

The Fugitive
7.2

The Fugitive

Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man". At the same time, Dr. Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably dogged by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard.

Release Date: 1963-09-17

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 56

The Defenders
6.2

The Defenders

The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.

Release Date: 1961-09-16

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 9

Vote Count: 9

We use cookies.