Overview:
New York police are bemused by reports of a giant flying lizard that has been spotted around the rooftops of New York, until the lizard starts to eat people. An out-of-work ex-con is the only person who knows the location of the monster's nest and is determined to turn the knowledge to his advantage, but will his gamble pay off or will he end up as lizard food?| Status: | Released (1982-09-08) |
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| Screen: | Larry Cohen |
| Productions: | Larco Productions, Arkoff International |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 21030: Michael Moriarty - Jimmy Quinn
- 12407: Candy Clark - Joan
- 141: David Carradine - Shepard
- 6487: Richard Roundtree - Powell
- 99880: James Dixon - Lt. Murray
- 155607: Malachy McCourt - Commissioner
- 171469: Fred J. Scollay - Capt. Fletcher
Crews
- 19266: Larry Cohen - Director - Directing
- 19266: Larry Cohen - Writer - Writing
- 29750: Steve Neill - Makeup Effects - Crew
- 12611: Rick Stratton - Makeup Effects - Crew
- 17765: Fred Murphy - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1636931: Michelle Solotar - Unit Manager - Production
- 1623822: Michael A. Candela - Casting - Production
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Reviews
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***Amusing Big City monster flick featuring Quetzalcoatl*** As two Manhattan detectives (David Carradine and Richard Roundtree) investigate deaths linked to Aztecan ritual a huge winged serpent begins preying on citizens. A piano-playing street thug (Michael Moriarty) claims to kn ....
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This could have been so much better if the casting were not so dreadful. As it is, it's only a passable adventure that sees two cops - David Carradine and Richard Rowntree on the case of a murderer who ruthlessly decapitates his victims - usually whilst they are seemingly impregnable ....
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