Biography

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

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View 100 Scariest Movie Moments
100 Scariest Movie Moments

100 Scariest Movie Moments

2004Series
7.8
View Spies Like Us
Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us

1985Film
6.2
View In Search of Darkness: Part II
In Search of Darkness: Part II

In Search of Darkness: Part II

2020Film
7.7
View The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

2006Film
7.8
View In Search of Darkness
In Search of Darkness

In Search of Darkness

2019Film
7.5
View King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018Film
6.4
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Hollywood Rated 'R'

Hollywood Rated 'R'

1997Film
4.8
View Tales from the Script
Tales from the Script

Tales from the Script

2009Film
6.5
View BaadAsssss Cinema
BaadAsssss Cinema

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002Film
5.9
View Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films
Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

2006Film0
View Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood
Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood

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

2006Film
4.0
View Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

2005Film
6.7