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King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

Writer. Producer. Director. Maverick.

20186.41h 50m

Overview

A feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen, writer-director of "Black Caesar," "It's Alive," "God Told Me To," "Q," "The Stuff," and many more.

Directed by Steve Mitchell
Written by Steve Mitchell
Produced by Daniel McKeon, Steve Mitchell, Matt Verboys
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Top Cast

Larry Cohen

Larry Cohen

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Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

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Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

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Tara Reid

Tara Reid

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J.J. Abrams

J.J. Abrams

Self

Traci Lords

Traci Lords

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Laurene Landon

Laurene Landon

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Robert Forster

Robert Forster

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Eric Bogosian

Eric Bogosian

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John Landis

John Landis

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Themes & Keywords

movie businessinterviewfilmmakinghorror filmmakingblacksploitationfilm director

About King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen is a documentary film released in 2018 exploring themes of movie business, interview, filmmaking, horror filmmaking, blacksploitation, film director. Directed by Steve Mitchell, it stars Larry Cohen, Martin Scorsese, Eric Roberts. A feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen, writer-director of "Black Caesar," "It's Alive," "God Told Me To," "Q," "The Stuff," and many more.

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