Larry Cohen — Playwright (21)
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As Good As Dead (1995) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
As Good As Dead
director: Larry Cohen actor: Judge Reinhold / Traci Lords …
other title: Chi è Susan? / Fausse identité …
Susan moves to LA and befriends party girl Nicole, who 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, when Nicole suddenly dies after the procedure, ending Susan’s legal identity, Susan has to pose as Nicole to regain her life.
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The Ambulance (1990) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Ambulance
director: Larry Cohen actor: Eric Roberts / James Earl Jones …
other title: L'ambulanza / A ambulância …
One minute Josh Baker is meeting the woman of his dreams. The next, he's watching her whisked away by a mysterious ambulance that never arrives at the local hospital. Doubted by the police, Josh is forced to carry on a one-man crusade that leads to a discovery more frightening than his worst fears.
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Wicked Stepmother (1989) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Wicked Stepmother
director: Larry Cohen actor: Colleen Camp / Barbara Carrera …
other title: Strega per un giorno / Tanz der Hexen …
A pair of witches descend upon a family and wreak havoc. Now it's up to the family's matriarch, a private detective, and a suspended police officer to stop them.
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I, the Jury (1982) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
I, the Jury
director: Richard T. Heffron actor: Armand Assante / Barbara Carrera …
other title: Io, la giuria / Ich, der Richter …
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.
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Best Seller (1987) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Best Seller
director: John Flynn actor: James Woods / Brian Dennehy …
other title: Pacto Fatal / Bestseller …
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.
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The Expert (1995) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Expert
director: William Lustig / Rick Avery actor: Jeff Speakman / James Brolin …
other title: Venganza muy personal / The Expert (film 1995)
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.
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Captivity (2007) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Captivity
director: Roland Joffé actor: Elisha Cuthbert / Daniel Gillies …
other title: Cativeiro / Captivity (Cautivos)
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.
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Full Moon High (1981) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Full Moon High
director: Larry Cohen actor: Adam Arkin / Ed McMahon …
other title: Che fatica essere lupi / O Liceu da Lua Cheia …
After a trip to Romania, popular high school quarterback Tony Walker becomes a werewolf, and struggles to come to terms with his hirsute situation.
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It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
director: Larry Cohen actor: Michael Moriarty / Karen Black …
other title: Baby Killer III / Nasce um Monstro 3: A Ilha dos Monstros …
The mutant babies have been placed by court order on a deserted island. Appalled by the cynicism and exploitation by the legal system and the media, the man responsible leads an expedition to the island to free them.
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Return of the Seven (1966) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Return of the Seven
director: Burt Kennedy actor: Yul Brynner / Robert Fuller …
other title: Il ritorno dei magnifici sette / Syv mænd vender tilbage …
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.
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A Return to Salem's Lot (1987) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
A Return to Salem's Lot
director: Larry Cohen actor: Michael Moriarty / Samuel Fuller …
other title: I vampiri di Salem's Lot / Salem 2 - Die Rückkehr …
Anthropologist Joe Weber takes his son on a trip to the New England town of Salem's Lot, unaware of its vampire population. When the inhabitants reveal their secret, they seek Weber to write a bible for them.
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El Condor (1970) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
El Condor
director: John Guillermin actor: Lee Van Cleef / Jim Brown …
other title: O Tesouro de El Condor / El Cóndor
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