Larry Cohen
Film director · 2 films (1974–1976)
Larry Cohen is a director whose work here spans It's Alive (1974) to God Told Me To (1976), across horror and science fiction. All 140 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Lawrence George Cohen was an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television, best known as a B-movie auteur of horror and science fiction films — often containing police procedural and satirical elements — during the 1970s and 1980s, such as It's Alive (1974), God Told Me To (1976), It Lives Again (1978), The Stuff (1985) and A Return to Salem's Lot (1987). After that, he concentrated mainly on screenwriting, including Phone Booth (2002), Cellular (2004) and Captivity (2007).
Born 15 July 1941 · Kingston, New York, USA · died 23 March 2019
Directing style
Larry Cohen builds a tense, ominous atmosphere by staging intimate, shallow-focus medium shots and close-ups at a persistent eye-level camera height. His interior-heavy, night-dominant scenes rely primarily on practical fixtures and fluorescent tubes to pierce the darkness, contrasted against daytime exteriors shaped by natural sunlight. The visual palette leans into a gritty, desaturated coolness punctuated by sickly mustard yellows, deep forest greens, and murky, dark-toned neutrals that ground his genre-blending narratives in a raw, realist aesthetic.
Awards
- The George Pal Memorial Award
Films directed by Larry Cohen
About Larry Cohen
When was Larry Cohen born?
Larry Cohen was born on 15 July 1941 in Kingston, New York, USA and died on 23 March 2019.
What films has Larry Cohen directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: It's Alive (1974) and God Told Me To (1976).
What awards has Larry Cohen won?
The George Pal Memorial Award.
Search every frame of Larry Cohen’s films
All 140 indexed frames from 2 films directed by Larry Cohen — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.