In the early 2010s, time out conducted a poll with several authors, directors, actors and critics who have worked within the horror genre to vote for their top horror films. Watch the trailer for god told me to, directed by larry cohen. God told me to 1976 tony lo bianco, deborah raffin, sandy. While investigating the murders, catholic police detective peter nicholas is increasingly troubled by evidence of a christ. I wasnt going to see god told me to god, indeed, seemed to be telling me not to but then i read the press release and knew immediately this was a movie i had to see. A little bit of horror, a little bit of science fiction, part copdrama and blaxploitation, with a large helping of heresy thrown in, the film is certainly one of the most outlandish cult films of the decade.
God told me to is a 1976 science fictionhorror film written and directed by larry cohen. Like many of cohens films, it is shot on location in new york city and. Having honed his craft in episodic television, writing for such popular weekly series as the defenders, the fugitive and arrest and trial, and creating the shortlived but wellregarded branded and the invaders, cohen turned in time to features, writing screenplays for. God told me to is a strange film, part quasireligious film and part mysteryscience fiction plot. Blood and chocolate 2007 embrace of the vampire 1995 bloody bloody bible camp 2012. And the award for weirdest genre offering of 1976 goes togod told me to by larry cohen. God told me to 1976 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. This film has solidified the late larry cohen as one of the b movie s most impeccable creative forces, one that will be sorely missed. In the harrowingly scary god told me to, a sniper shoots bystanders from a water tower and tony lo bianco is nonplused to unearth that the culprit committed the heinous in the name of god. Apr 11, 2017 the astral factor 1978 pg 1h 25min scifi, thriller 1 february 1978 usa a convicted strangler, studying the paranormal in his jail cell, learns to make himself invisible. Satan and the antichrist haunted 70s cinema, and this feels like cohens take on itonly god is allegedly at the helm, which might be scarier, especially when you consider the old testament implications informing it. The movie frequently makes best of lists of underseen horror films and features the first film role for andy kaufman as a possessed officer who goes on a shooting spree. God told me to 1976 r 1h 31min crime, horror, scifi 11 july.
Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. God told me to on showtime a repressed catholic detective must investigate sudden random murders. God told me to 1976 tony lo bianco, deborah raffin. Aug 21, 2015 larry cohens bizarre genre mishmash god told me to must have been bewildering to 70s audiences. Mike kellin in god told me to 1976 tony lo bianco in god told me to 1976 god told me to 1976 sylvia. God told me to 1976 grindhouse auteur larry cohen wasnt the first to surmise that god might be an alien, but he was the first to suggest that extraterrestrials might possess humans. I wasnt going to see god told me to god, indeed, seemed to be telling me not to but then i read the press release and knew immediately.
Full movies on youtube use the following search parameters to narrow your results. God told me to placed at number 94 on their top 100 list. God told me to 1976 releases dates, movie score, movie trailer, movie poster, synopsis, and plot. Why was 1976 such an amazing year for horror movies. Though not among larry cohens most wholly satisfying productions, god told me to should prove a worthwhile curiosity to fans of 70s era horror movies told with a decidedly cop flick feel. Traumatized after a shooting, new york cop nicholas tony lobianco, who s just promised his girlfriend that he ll get out of his marriage, visits his wife sandy dennis in long island, where she makes it clear that he s the spooky one, in larry cohen s god told me to, 1976.
A new york detective investigates a series of murders committed by random new yorkers who claim that god told them to. Laut hbo wurde dieser film im jahre 1976 freigegeben. Charles barrett devises an unusual way to dispose of. And each of these unlikely killers makes the same dying confession. With tony lo bianco, deborah raffin, sandy dennis, sylvia sidney. God told me to 1976 movie clip where is all the joy. A rooftop sniper guns down 14 pedestrians on the streets of new york city. It had been too long, i decided, since id seen a film in which the leading character was, and i quote, the only man alive who can make the choice to help or destroy a mysterious force which has begun to unleash its. A mildmannered dad takes a shotgun and blows away his wife and children. God told me to 1976 science fiction film tony lo bianco. Like many of cohens films, it is shot on location in new york city and incorporates aspects of the police procedural. See the bottom of the page for a full list of cohens genre films.
Horror, mystery, thriller a new york detective investigates a series of murders committed by random new yorkers who claim that god told them to. Oct 03, 2014 written and directed by larry cohen, god told me to is a religious horror detective film and has a small, cult following. God told me to 1976 deborah raffin sandy dennis youtube. The crisisoffaith storyline overrides the brainwashing horror but god told me to is a crazily. The staging of the grim mass murder scenes rationalized by the film title are extremely eerie in this day and age of mass shootings, terrorism, and the white washing of history by powerful, straightwhite males of privilege.
Check out more movies that start with g and movies from 1976 god told me to cast starring richard lynch, sylvia sidney, james dukas, james dixon, peter hock. Some call god told me to larry cohens best film, although that is a privilege that one feels is reserved for q the winged. The astral factor 1976 robert foxworth, stefanie powers. In new york city, a gunman perched atop a water tower opens fire with. God told me to 1976 perhaps the only true heir to the american maverick sam fuller, larry cohen has always made his own way. Rent god told me to 1976 starring deborah raffin and sam levene on dvd and bluray.
In the end, some viewers might be thrown off by cohens roughhewn style and the bizarre ideas but god told me to is ideal viewing for cult movie fans. That is a real shame because such staunch independence gave him the freedom to have complete control over every element of his films. In many ways, the first half of god told me to feels like a strippeddown apocalypse story. Ultimately, even without reading too deeply into the film, god told me to still proves a surreal, sacrilegious treat for fans of midcentury exploitation cinema. As an invisible man, he escapes from prison to stalk and strangle the five women who testified against him at his trial. The storyline of this movie involves a series of motiveless murders committed by various new york residents. Rent god told me to 1976 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. God told me to released in some theatrical markets as demon is a 1976 science fictionhorror film written and directed by larry cohen. The cultiest film among larry cohens oeuvre is god told me to, which up until its dvd release in 2003 was also one of the least circulated. Latest scifi war supernatural movies hollywood part 1. As a result, larry cohrns mad genius is given full reign, and we are fortunate to have such a crazy film like god told me to, which otherwise would most likely have been butchered by a major studio. Jul 22, 2019 aka demon the storyline of this movie involves a series of motiveless murders committed by various new york residents. The combination of cohens approach and these skilled performances add up to a film that has greater power than its outlandish plot would hint at.
Always a diretor known for the strange and offbeat, this film has to. God told me to released in some theatrical markets as demon is a 1976 science fiction horror film written and directed by larry cohen. I think this is probably the most memorable role ever given to tony lo bianco for the movies. God told me to 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Many decades later, god told me to is easily one of the most chilling films that you can ever see. God told me to has since become a cult movie, partly because its full of wtf awesomeness, but also, as rolling stone writes, theres a thingsfallapart vibe in the films scenes of. A scene from larry cohens unnerving, unforgettable horror movie god told me to. Wikipedia more info at imdb, wikipedia, rotten tomatoes, netflix, wikidata.
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