In many ways, the first half of god told me to feels like a strippeddown apocalypse story. God told me to is a 1976 science fictionhorror film written and directed by larry cohen. A mildmannered dad takes a shotgun and blows away his wife and children. Madness, new york, and god told me to now streaming on. Good music, performances by lo bianco, dennis and sydney and fast paced editing makes this film riveting. Demon aka god told me to is extremely strange and weird film by the legendary directorscreenwriter. A little bit of horror, a little bit of science fiction, part copdrama and blaxploitation, with a large helping of heresy thrown in, the film is certainly one of the most outlandish cult films of the decade. Youre not unworthy because it seems that god chooses to speak to so many other women and not you. Satan and the antichrist haunted 70s cinema, and this feels like cohens take on itonly god is allegedly at the helm, which might be scarier, especially when you consider the old testament implications informing it. God told me to 1976 full crime, horror, scifi movie. Jim ed brown singer cohost jerry clower comedian cohost helen cornelius singer beginning with episode 2. His films are always unique and have a message which has to be found in the core of the film. It was many years after i received my call from god in february of 1976 before i finally began to see major fulfillment of what god had called me to do. One father who has just finished slaughtering his whole family offscreen calmly tells nicholas about the joys of serving god, up to and including homicide.
Directed by larry cohen maniac cop, its alive, god told me is perhaps one of the best low budget horror movies of the 1970s. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Larry cohen might not be the most sophisticated filmmaker but he is one of the most unbridled in terms of the inherent lunacy of new york. Caddie steve hulka details an unforgettable 1976 season. God told me to released in some theatrical markets as demon is a 1976 science fictionhorror film written and directed by larry cohen. Biography merlin stone became interested in archaeology and ancient religions from her study of ancient art. Tony lo bianco in god told me to 1976 with a pink light shining. Director larry cohen uses this traumatic event as a template for his intriguing narrative.
The movie frequently makes best of lists of underseen horror films and features the first film role for andy kaufman as a possessed officer who goes on a shooting spree. God told me to 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. God told me to is a 1976 horror film where a new york city detective examines a chain of murders that were said to be committed by people who said that god had told them to commit such acts. God told me to is a film of contrasts, most notably between queer and straight, male and female, righteousness and blasphemy, heaven and hell, hope and hopelessness, repression and progression, and law and anarchy. The year 1976 in film involved some significant events, such as alfred hitchcocks final film. We check out cult film king larry cohens wild, gritty movie god told me to, now.
Like many of cohens films, it is shot on location in new york city and incorporates aspects of the police procedural. It had been too long, i decided, since id seen a film in which the leading character was, and i quote, the only man alive who can make the choice to help or destroy a mysterious force which has begun to unleash its. We can help you find god told me to 1976 online and figure out how to watch it. God told me to 1976 dios me lo ordeno demon subtitulada. There should have been a sequel called god told me 2. God told me to 1080p hd movie trailer blue underground.
God told me to 1976 episode 96 decades of horror 1970s. Aug, 2010 329 videos play all 60s, 70s, 80s horrorscifithriller movie trailers. Aug 21, 2015 larry cohens bizarre genre mishmash god told me to must have been bewildering to 70s audiences. The top ten 1976 released films by box office gross in north america are as follows. Mass murder, insanity, catholic guilt and a hell of alot of violence read the headline of club 57s flyer for its 1980 screening of god told me to, hosted by sleazoid express editor bill landis. God told me to 1976 horror, thriller, scifi, mystery. Jan 01, 1976 merlin stone is a sculptor and professor of art and art history, perhaps bestknown for her feminist book, when god was a woman. She taught at the state university of new york at buffalo. When gods timing is taking too long joyce meyer everyday. When a deadly virus strikes london, john custance takes his family to hopedfor safety in scotland. At the center of god told me to is the very heavy performance by lo bianco.
God s training period simply requires us to do what he tells us to do when he tells us to do it. God told me to on showtime a repressed catholic detective must investigate sudden random. In cohens grisly thrillerreputedly inspired by his reading of the biblea homegrown cult. Overview of god told me to, 1976, directed by larry cohen, with tony lobianco, sandy dennis, deborah raffin, at turner classic movies. Dont let it control you a new york detective investigates a series of murders committed by random new yorkers who claim that god told them to. A new york detective investigates a series of murders committed by random new yorkers who claim that god told them to. Ctva us country music nashville on the road syndicated. It follows nicholas as he discovers a string of bizarre crimes where the only motive seems to be god told me to, and becomes convinced that a much bigger conspiracy is behind this series of events. Turkish, tv episode, tv film, tv series, uncategorized, universal, urban.
If you never say god told me you are doing more than you know to uphold the faith. A rooftop sniper guns down 14 pedestrians on the streets of new york city. In the harrowingly scary god told me to, a sniper shoots. Cohen then jumpcuts literally to the detective awakening from a nightmare, his inner vision. Oct 29, 2014 20 scariest horror movies youve never seen from french slasher flicks to spanish ghost stories, here are a handful of horror flicks that make for perfect althalloween viewing. Wendy holcombe yearold banjo player appeared on 15 season two episodes the fairchilds appeared on 5 season two episodes. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Putlocker discover more than 90000 movies and tv shows online for free, you can watch all kind of movies without register just go and watch it simply enjoy.
Oct 03, 2014 written and directed by larry cohen, god told me to is a religious horror detective film and has a small, cult following. As he comes closer to the truth, his worst fears are confirmed a series of motiveless murders committed by various residents haunts the streets of new york. Jul 02, 2012 watch the trailer for god told me to, directed by larry cohen. God told me to is a 1976 horror film where a new york city detective examines a chain of murders that were said to be committed by people who said that god had told them to. Viewers who never watch anything that doesnt play at the local cineplex will look upon this picture with a sense of mounting dread over the low production values and haphazard plot lines.
Join your faithful grue crew doc rotten, chad hunt, bill mulligan, and jeff mohr as they pay tribute to the late larry cohen and discuss what is possibly his most underrated film, god told me to. Mar 09, 2020 god told me to 1976 grindhouse auteur larry cohen wasnt the first to surmise that god might be an alien, but he was the first to suggest that extraterrestrials might possess humans. March 22 filming begins on george lucas star wars science fiction film. Hbo max greenlights grooming competition series 92 ending or cancelled tv shows for the 201920 season. God told me to cast starring richard lynch, sylvia sidney, james dukas, james dixon, peter hock. Though the movies plausibility was already stapled down by the direction, lo bianco brings his own set of. God told me to 1976 grindhouse auteur larry cohen wasnt the first to surmise that god might be an alien, but he was the first to suggest that. Some of his films are easier to understand the stuff, blind alley while others, like demon, are far more difficult to see through. God told me to is in many ways larry cohens best picture, which probably isnt saying all that much to people unaccustomed to the confines of schlock cinema. In other words, god told me to puts the high back into high concept. In one of the most lucrative business decisions in film history, lucas declines his. God told me to 1976 full crime, horror, scifi movie youtube.
1433 1148 488 310 682 675 1565 1575 312 1182 1535 943 1077 191 1130 525 734 577 399 947 1004 887 79 1388 407 1123 1458 1082 1334 1469 299 1499 973 802 388 1103