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Synopsis: 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, which they assume to be bogus until the lizard starts to eat people. An out-of-work, ex-con piano player 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?
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Director(s): Larry Cohen
Production: Blue Underground
 
IMDB:
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
65%
R
Year:
1982
93 min
Website
219 Views


I mean, we're only living in one small

second of time in history of man kind.

Look at the tablets

of ancient Egypt.

The Babylonians,

go all the way back.

The figure of that serpent

keeps turning up all the time.

The flying serpent in places

as far away as Egypt, Mexico,

and deep in the interior

of China.

You know, perhaps at one time

the whole world was covered

with these kinds of birds.

And then they became extinct

or almost extinct.

I want to thank you

for the information.

I don't know what good

it'll do me.

I can't even pronounce

this Quetzalcoatl

much less spell it.

Well, God is a much

shorter word.

Just what do you believe?

Who knows?

I do know I'd like to get my hands

on that thing once it's dead.

What an exhibit.

Remember the lines for the king

tut over at the metropolitan?

Gods stuff and mounted.

Try not to damage it too much

in the taking.

Are you kidding?

Thanks for the information.

You scared the hell out of me.

Of the dozens of witnesses,

most admitted under questioning

that they saw only a shadow

or some unidentifiable form.

Open up, Quinn!

...a huge bird

might escape detection

by maintaining high altitude.

We want to talk to you.

I said get your ass out here!

Open up, Quinn!

Hey, Quinn, you got goods

that belong to us.

No, I don't.

No, listen, I got hit by a cab.

And all the stuff went under a truck.

I don't have a thing.

Well, then there's no reason for

you to be scared to talk to us.

Come on out!

Okay, I warned you!

Now stay away!

I still got a gun!

Ha! You got a gun,

huh, Quinn?

Hey, Quinn, they don't sell guns

with nerve.

You got to use your own.

And I'll use it!

This time I'll use it!

Open up, Quinn!

We won't hurt you.

What do you do

what you do

to make my baby fear?

What do you do

what you do to make

my baby fear?

Go away evil dreamer

you better quit

messing around

because I'm gonna

get myself a gun

you better quit

messing around

because I'm gonna

get myself a gun

after I shoot you to pieces

right under the evening sun

I'm gonna shoot you

to pieces

right under the evening sun

Listen! Listen.

Let me tell you something.

The diamond company reported

to the insurance company

that the man that escaped

got away with a pouch

valued at $77,000.

Now, you're no crook are you,

Quinn?

- I lost it.

- Oh, yeah?

Then we're gonna hurt you.

Personally, I don't think

you can stand very much.

So you're gonna tell us

everything.

No! I'll tell you.

I'll tell you.

Yeah, I'll tell you everything.

Well, take us there, Quinn.

I'll show you where it is.

We gonna have

trouble getting in?

There's a watchman on duty.

We'll take care of the watchmen.

Excuse me, sport.

Have you seen this guy around

here last couple of days?

- Yeah, that's him. - When was the

last time you've seen him around here?

Couple of days ago.

He got--

no, no, no, that's it.

That's enough, he's out cold.

You want the jewels don't you?

Let's go.

Come on.

Come on, let's go.

You know, Quinn,

if that stuff is not here,

you and your ass is going right

down this elevator shaft.

Personally, I'll punch a hole

in your chest.

Oh, sh*t.

The heights again.

What? What's up there?

This is a dome.

We're up under the needle.

There's a lot of stashes here.

You sure can hide something.

You know, we'd have never found

this place without you.

Yeah, it's a great idea

isn't it?

- Slow down, Quinn.

- Yeah, hold it, Quinn.

I got the gun right here

so don't get cute.

All right.

Don't shake up there, Quinn.

Right behind you, Quinn.

Do you like heights, Quinn?

Yeah, he likes heights

all right.

He likes heights all right.

What the sh*t?

What is this, Quinn, huh?

Son of a b*tch.

More heights, huh?

Yeah, we got to go up one more.

Yeah, don, our friend says

one more.

Son of a b*tch.

Your ass, Quinn.

Hey, Webb,

is this fantastic, huh?

Didn't I tell you this is an

incredible place to hide things?

Yeah, I thought of that, Dan.

Look at that sight!

Isn't that incredible!

Huh? Look!

You know, it's fantastic!

You got the whole

lower of Manhattan.

Yeah, it's incredible here!

Yeah, yeah, he's doing fine.

He's doing great.

Hey, Quinn, is there

another way out of here?

Get it, don!

Bring it down here!

You stay right where you are,

you hear me?

You stay right where you are.

No. I'm going up.

Hey, don.

Don!

Don, you better not

be getting slick.

I'll kill you!

Doyle's already up there.

Just keep going.

I'm sure it's up there.

Get him!

Get him!

Eat him!

Eat him!

Oh!

Eat them!

You said you wanted

to find it, huh?

Oh, boy, did you find it.

It's not my fault.

It's not my fault.

I never killed

anybody in my life.

I didn't kill you guys.

You asked for it.

Sure as I'm standing here.

40, 41, 42,

43-- I am having

such a good time.

I can't begin to tell you.

47, 48,

49, 50.

You dragged me all the way up here,

so I can watch you do push-ups.

58-- I'm having more fun

as the moments go by.

60, 61--

well, you have a wonderful time.

Oh! Look out!

Hiya, Quinn.

Where you going, fella?

Oh, Harry,

look at what we got here.

Now, that's it.

You know the routine.

- Look, just read me my rights.

- You want your rights, huh?

- Read his rights. - Yeah, you got

the right to remain silent, Quinn.

So shut the f*** up!

Also the right

to take you up on charges.

Should have never

turned my back on those guys.

Well, nothing was taken.

We checked

all top floor offices.

Nothing was broken into.

What do you think

those guys where after?

There must be something

of value around.

Otherwise why would they hire me

to guard the place?

I mean, they sure as hell

weren't vandals.

I mean, there was no graffiti on

the wall or nothing like that.

Let's take a seat

down over there, all right?

Not to--

I can't remember too much.

Hey, somebody really did a

professional job on your ass, huh?

I fell on my ass.

I'm clumsy.

Yeah, right.

I understand you bumped

into a taxi also, huh?

Beautiful f***ing fee,

but I'll tell you.

You know, your friends made you.

They named you and we got an

APB out on a Doyle and a Webb.

Oh, those names don't mean

anything to me.

They don't, huh?

Come on, sweetheart.

You're not gonna tell me

you're gonna take the fall

for those guys, huh?

They said it was your idea

from the start.

Said you got them together

and then you ran out on them

and didn't even use your gun.

Sh*t, I only told them,

you know, I drive.

That's all I do.

I don't go in.

I told them I don't go in.

Tell what I'm going to do.

Get somebody in here

to type up your statement

so you don't have to keep

repeating it, okay.

Yeah, but I didn't say a thing.

So you better call my attorney.

Let me tell you something.

That constitution doesn't mean a God

damn thing in a prison, you got that?

I think you miss the place,

don't you?

I think you miss it.

You like it up there.

You like the treatment,

don't you?

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Larry Cohen

Lawrence G. "Larry" Cohen (born July 15, 1941) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is best known as a B-Movie auteur of horror and science fiction films – often containing a police procedural element – during the 1970s and 1980s. He has since concentrated mainly on screenwriting including the Joel Schumacher thriller Phone Booth (2002), Cellular (2004) and Captivity (2007). In 2006 Cohen returned to the directing chair for Mick Garris' Masters of Horror TV series (2006); he directed the episode "Pick Me Up". more…

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