Q: The Winged Serpent [Blu-ray]

Q: The Winged Serpent [Blu-ray]

 Cast: Robert O. Ragland
Robert O. Ragland
, Michael Moriarty
Michael Moriarty
, Candy Clark
Candy Clark
, David Carradine
David Carradine
, Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree
Q: The Winged Serpent [Blu-ray]

Q: The Winged Serpent [Blu-ray]

 Cast: Robert O. Ragland
Robert O. Ragland
, Michael Moriarty
Michael Moriarty
, Candy Clark
Candy Clark
, David Carradine
David Carradine
, Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree

Blu-ray (Wide Screen / Subtitled)

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Overview

Genre pioneer Larry Cohen, who broke new horror ground with the killer-baby hit It's Alive!, takes a stab at the giant-monster scenario with this enjoyable low-budget exercise. The title refers to the winged Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, represented here as a dragon-like flying lizard (thanks to some quaint but amusing stop-motion animation from David Allen), who decides to take up residence in the art-deco spire of the Chrysler Building, taking frequent jaunts in the midday sun to nip the heads off various hapless New Yorkers. The resulting bloody mess confounds detectives Shepard (David Carradine) and Powell (Richard Roundtree), who are already scratching their heads over a series of bizarre ritual murders linked to a secret Aztec cult. Into the picture comes the film's protagonist -- neurotic, sweaty, paranoid crook Jimmy Quinn (Michael Moriarty, in a tour-de-force performance), a two-bit wheel-man with aspirations of becoming a jazz pianist. After a botched diamond heist leads Quinn to Q's lair, his attempts to go straight take a side-turn as he decides to extort from the city an enormous sum in exchange for directions to the monster's nest. A few sneaky deals later, the location falls into Shepard's hands, and he leads a paramilitary assault on the Chrysler Building, where the creature's humongous egg is about to hatch. Rude, edgy, fast-paced, and peppered with witty dialogue (most of which can't be repeated here), Cohen's script retains the spirit of classic monster movies like The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, injecting it with tough, gangster-movie moxie. Moriarty's unbelievable performance -- one of three collaborations with Cohen -- finds him chewing acres of scenery as a contemptible, loud-mouthed goon who's too funny to hate; Moriarty also composed and performed two schizophrenic piano numbers for the film.

Product Details

Release Date: 08/27/2013
UPC: 0826663142297
Original Release: 1982
Rating: R
Source: Shout Factory
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Language: English
Time: 1:32:00
Sales rank: 13,977

Special Features

Audio commentary with writer/producer/director Larry Cohen; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Michael Moriarty Jimmy Quinn
Candy Clark Joan
David Carradine Det. Shepard,Victim
Richard Roundtree Sgt. Powell
James Dixon Lt. Murray
Malachy McCourt Police Commissioner
Fred J. Scollay Capt. Fletcher
Peter Hock Detective Clifford
Ron Cey Detective Hoberman
Mary Louise Weller Mrs. Pauley
John Capodice Doyle
Tony Page Webb
Larkin Ford Curator
Larry Pine Professor
Eddie Jones Watchman
Shelly Desai Kahea
Lee Louis Banyon
Fred Morsell Robber
Ed Kovens Robber
Richard Duggan Construction Worker
Jennifer Howard Newscaster
David Shell Attorney
Larry Silverstri Police
Gabriel Wohl Police
Peter Genovese Police
Nancy Stafford Eyewitness
Bobbi Burns Sunbather

Technical Credits
David Allen Special Effects
Larry Cohen Producer,Director
Randall William Cook Special Effects,Special Effects
Richard DeBona Executive Producer
Peter Kuran Special Effects
Steve Neill Special Effects
Dan Sandburg Executive Producer
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