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Overview

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Director:
Writer:
Larry Cohen (writer)
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Release Date:
29 October 1982 (USA) more
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Tagline:
You'll just have time to scream... before it tears you apart! more
Plot:
New York police are bemused by a spate of reports of a giant flying lizard that has been spotted around the rooftops of New York... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Michael Moriarty ... Jimmy Quinn
Candy Clark ... Joan

David Carradine ... Shepard

Richard Roundtree ... Powell
James Dixon ... Lt. Murray
Malachy McCourt ... Commissioner
Fred J. Scollay ... Capt. Fletcher
Peter Hock ... Det. Clifford
Ron Cey ... Det. Hoberman
Mary Louise Weller ... Mrs. Pauley
Bruce Carradine ... The Victim
John Capodice ... Doyle
Tony Page ... Webb
Larkin Ford ... Curator
Larry Pine ... The Professor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Q: The Winged Serpent
Serpent
The Winged Serpent
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Runtime:
93 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Norway:18 | UK:15 (re-rating) (1982) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R

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With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the jewel store that the bad guys rob in the early part of the film is called "Neil Diamonds." more
Quotes:
Jimmy Quinn: Eat 'em! Eat 'em! Crunch crunch! more
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Soundtrack:
Dancing Too Close to the Flame more

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10 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Not At All Bad, 3 May 2005
6/10
Author: skallisjr from Tampa, FL United States

When the Empire State Building was being constructed, another high-rise skyscraper, the Chrysler Building was its rival. As far as I know, this is the only film to pay homage to the Chrysler Building.

The Q stands for Quetzacoatl, a winged serpent from Aztec mythology. Outside of that, the Aztec connection isn't that great. But the idea of a monster living in seclusion in New York, feeding on sunbathers and the like, is rather bemusing.

The film is a rarity: a police-procedural monster film. The only other that comes to mind is Them!, with the giant ants. This one is truer to form, though not as taut.

Entertaining. A good rainy-day film.

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