For me, "Q" is all about Michael Moriarty as the down and out jazz pianist / scat singing loser, obviously improvising a nutty role to beat the band. (cross-reference his offhand performance in another Cohen film, "The Stuff"). MM is wonderful in this role, bouncing off other members of a bemused, veteran cast in a wild spin on the "ensemble cast" motif. Candy Clark, David Carradine and Richard "Shaft" Roundtree help make this a horror-comedy to savor.
The plot item I am still working out: how does old Quetzlcoatl fly through Manhattan while simultaneously managing to always stay between the millions of potential viewers and the sun? Must be the most powerful use of suspension of disbelief in motion picture history.
The plot item I am still working out: how does old Quetzlcoatl fly through Manhattan while simultaneously managing to always stay between the millions of potential viewers and the sun? Must be the most powerful use of suspension of disbelief in motion picture history.