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Q - The Winged Serpent (1983)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:10
Rotten:7
Average Rating:5.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: A New York loser indebted to the mob finds an unlikely ally in a flying prehistoric creature nesting atop a skyscraper. The NYPD investigates eyewitness accounts of a gargantuan winged serpent... A New York loser indebted to the mob finds an unlikely ally in a flying prehistoric creature nesting atop a skyscraper. The NYPD investigates eyewitness accounts of a gargantuan winged serpent in Manhattan and a string a senseless "ritual" killings. Against this backdrop, ex-junkie Jimmy Quinn finds work as a getaway driver for the mafia. One heist goes awry, so Jimmy hides out at the Chrysler Building's apogee. There, he sees "Q" -- an Aztec god-beast that has been feasting on window cleaners and apartment residents. Then Jimmy gets a bloody good idea... [More]
Starring: Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine, Richard Roundtree
Starring: Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine, Richard Roundtree, James Dixon, Malachy McCourt, Fred J. Scollay, Mary Louise Weller, Peter Hock, Ron Cey, Bruce Carradine
Director: Larry Cohen
Director: Larry Cohen
Screenwriter: Larry Cohen
Producer: Larry Cohen
Composer: Robert O. Ragland
Reviews for Q - The Winged Serpent
Larry Cohen once again proves himself to be among the most creative, original, and intelligent American horror film directors in this bizarre masterwork.
Cohen's obviously having fun with the cheesy clay animation, and Michael Moriarty delivers an inspired, whacked-out performance as a small-time operater who tries to turn the monster into his own private bonanza, but the rest... is disengaged and sloppy.
A freewheeling homage to both King Kong and producer Samuel Z. Arkoff's 1950s creature features that's slyly infected with marrow-deep societal tensions.
Odd creepy special effects (the kind we don't see anymore) combine with a great performance by Moriarty to make this worth seeing.
The only movie in which you may ever see a gnawed, bloody skeleton wearing a gold charm bracelet.
A wonderful throwaway B movie about New York menaced by the title character. Campy at times.
Nifty creature design, and Michael Moriraty's fun, but the rest doesn't add up to much.
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