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Q (1982)

R 09/08/1982 Crime, Horror, Mystery 1h 33m
57%
User
Score
6.0/10
72%

Its name is Quetzalcoatl. Just call it Q. That's all you'll have time to say before it tears you apart!

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?

Larry Cohen

Director

Top Billed Cast

Michael Moriarty

Michael Moriarty

Jimmy Quinn

Candy Clark

Candy Clark

Joan

David Carradine

David Carradine

Shepard

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

Powell

James Dixon

James Dixon

Lt. Murray

Malachy McCourt

Malachy McCourt

Commissioner

Fred J. Scollay

Fred J. Scollay

Capt. Fletcher

Peter Hock

Peter Hock

Det. Clifford

Ron Cey

Ron Cey

Det. Hoberman

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Media

Larry Cohen on Q THE WINGED SERPENT

Larry Cohen on Q THE WINGED SERPENT

Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) - Trailer

Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) - Trailer

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written on November 15, 2019

***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 know where its nest is located and makes a deal with the authorities. Could the beast be Quetzalcoatl?

Larry Cohen’s "Q" (1982), aka “Q: The Winged Serpent,” is a Grade B creature feature with a wink of humor. Imagine “Wolfen” (1981) if it wasn’t so artsy and didn’t take itself so seriously, albeit with a different monster, and you’d have a good picture of “Q.”

Moriarty cops a serious Bill Burr vibe as the two-bit hood while Carradine & Roundtree seem to be enjoying themselves as tough...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on April 4, 2022

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 on a rooftop, or somewhere equally lofty. Meantime, "Quinn" (Michael Moriarty) is trying to stay one step ahead of some folks he owes money too, and whilst hiding atop the Empire State Building, happens upon something startling! As the killings intensify, and sightings of a strange creature are reported to the police, he does a deal with them to reveal what might just be it's nest. The story is fine - but there are just way few appearances from our mysterious beastie, and the plot is also cluttered up with som...

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