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  • 2018
  • Dark Star Pictures
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2018
  • Dark Star Pictures
  • 1 h 50 m

Summary Buckle up for King Cohen, the true story of writer, producer, director, creator and all-around maverick, Larry Cohen (Black Caesar, God Told Me To, Q: The Winged Serpent, The Stuff). Told through compelling live interviews, stills and film/TV clips, the people who helped fulfill his vision, and industry icons such as Martin Scorsese, Joh...

Directed By: Steve Mitchell

Written By: Steve Mitchell

  • 2018
  • Dark Star Pictures
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2018
  • Dark Star Pictures
  • 1 h 50 m

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Buckle up for King Cohen, the true story of writer, producer, director, creator and all-around maverick, Larry Cohen (Black Caesar, God Told Me To, Q: The Winged Serpent, The Stuff). Told through compelling live interviews, stills and film/TV clips, the people who helped fulfill his vision, and industry icons such as Martin Scorsese, Joh...

Directed By: Steve Mitchell

Written By: Steve Mitchell

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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80
Aug 2, 2018
Directed by Steve Mitchell, it’s as conventional as Mr. Cohen’s movies are not. Which is O.K. While the filmmaker himself is more interested in telling colorful anecdotes than dredging up the portions of his psyche that inspire him, the anecdotes are colorful indeed.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 23, 2018
The just-turned-77 indie icon may comically gripe, walking through a horror convention in the film’s opening, that he’s “unrecognized, unrewarded for my lifetime achievement.” But the fans know. And after “King Cohen,” you will too.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 1, 2018
Mitchell’s documentary style isn’t flashy or refined, but it is economical. The director does his homework and almost cross-examines the film’s subjects.
By April Wolfe FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 24, 2018
Is it possible to be a great filmmaker and not make great films? Steve Mitchell’s entertaining documentary “King Cohen” makes that case for prolific writer-director-producer Larry Cohen.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 19, 2018
Introducing an indie auteur whose fans are fervent if comparatively few, Steve Mitchell's King Cohen is a low-rent but colorful tribute to the septuagenarian writer-director who horrified audiences with the monster-baby It's Alive franchise.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 19, 2018
There’s nothing particularly inspired about Mitchell’s treatment here — he’s directed a lot of DVD extras, and this first feature feels like a plus-sized version of one — but there’s considerable entertainment value in its subject.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Off the Cliff Productions, La-La Land Entertainment
Release Date Jul 20, 2018
Duration 1 h 50 m
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Tagline Writer. Producer. Director. Maverick.
Website https://twitter.com/KingCohenMovie
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Awards

Fantasia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
• 1 Nomination

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