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Q

1982 · 93 min

A grimy, offbeat monster movie that mixes street-level crime with a giant flying serpent, feeling both tense and oddly humorous.

Directed by: Larry Cohen
Genres: Horror
Starring: Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine

Tagline: Its name is Quetzalcoatl. Just call it Q. That's all you'll have time to say before it tears you apart!
Overview: A fleeing gangland flunky discovers the New York nest of Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl, the man-eating flying serpent.

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Directed by: Larry Cohen
Genres: Horror
Starring: Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
obsession
greed
corruption
survival
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	6
Humour	5
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Larry Cohen
Written by: Larry Cohen
Starring: Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine, Richard Roundtree, James Dixon, Malachy McCourt, Fred J. Scollay, Peter Hock
Music: Robert O. Ragland
Cinematography: Fred Murphy
Runtime: 93 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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