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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   1,642 votes
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Director:
Larry Cohen
Writer:
Larry Cohen (writer)
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Release Date:
29 October 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
You'll just have time to scream... before it tears you apart! more
Plot:
New York police are bemused by a spate of reports of a giant flying lizard that has been spotted around the rooftops of New York... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Sorta misleading but fun more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Michael Moriarty ... Jimmy Quinn
Candy Clark ... Joan

David Carradine ... Shepard

Richard Roundtree ... Powell
James Dixon ... Lt. Murray
Malachy McCourt ... Commissioner
Fred J. Scollay ... Capt. Fletcher
Peter Hock ... Det. Clifford
Ron Cey ... Det. Hoberman
Mary Louise Weller ... Mrs. Pauley
Bruce Carradine ... The Victim
John Capodice ... Doyle
Tony Page ... Webb
Larkin Ford ... Curator
Larry Pine ... The Professor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Q: The Winged Serpent
Serpent
The Winged Serpent
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Norway:18 | UK:15 (re-rating) (1982) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R

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Trivia:
This was the first production for the new AIP (Arkoff International Pictures). more
Quotes:
Jimmy Quinn: Eat 'em! Eat 'em! Crunch crunch! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Reservoir Dogs (1992) more
Soundtrack:
Dancing Too Close to the Flame more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Sorta misleading but fun, 5 May 2004
6/10

Q is a fun film but the main problem with it is that monster in the title is rarely seen or is just a simple plot device and the end result is sorta unsatisfying. The story is more about the Aztec cult and their human sacrifices to their god, a Quetzalcoatl (hence Q), and the cops trying to figure what's going on than anything about the flying serpent. There is a lot of padded moments in this film. But like I said, it's fun nonetheless and is more enjoyable than Cohen's heavy handed GOD TOLD ME TO.

Q is an homage of the monster movies of the 1950s, with lower production values and even more questionable acting than their 1950s counterpart. If you don't like those movies, you'll certainly won't like this homage. But if you're like me and enjoy watching those classic genre films, Q will make you smile. I just wish there was less talk and more monster action.

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