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Q - The Winged Serpent (1982)

Starring: Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark Director: Larry Cohen Rating: R (Restricted) Format: DVD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine, Richard Roundtree, James Dixon
  • Directors: Larry Cohen
  • Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 6.1 EX)
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Blue Underground
  • DVD Release Date: August 26, 2003
  • Run Time: 92 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000096I9P
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,495 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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    #95 in  Movies & TV > Horror > Things That Go Bump > Monsters
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OK, who's Q, anyway? "Q" is short for Quetzacoatl, an enormous winged serpent and Aztec deity who's called back to life after a series of ritual human sacrifices in Manhattan. It takes a lot to keep a critter like Q satisfied, so he flies around and lops the heads off sunbathers, window washers and swimmers as handily as popping grapes off the vine. The police are confounded by the murders, decapitated bodies (blood rains from the skies on NYC denizens) and Q-sightings. The solution comes in the unlikely form of Jimmy (Michael Moriarty), a petty thief. After a heist goes bad, he hides from his cronies in the uppermost spires of the Chrysler Building and stumbles on the giant bird's nest and egg. He leads the NYPD up to the lair for a big showdown with Q, but it's not quite as easy as anybody thought, of course. Director/screenwriter Larry Cohen was one of the more inventive, original voices of Seventies B-movies, with credits that include God Told Me To, Black Caesar, It's Alive!, Hell Up in Harlem and The Stuff. With Q, Cohen put together an interesting, entertaining mix of Fifties sci-fi homage (complete with great stop-motion special effects for the terrifying beast), action movie, and crime drama. It also touches on the metaphysical question of how exactly one goes about killing off a god. It'd be difficult to think of a more compelling performance from Moriarty; as the piano-playing, scat-singing small-time crook Jimmy, he's repellent and sleazy. However, he's struck on something that will give him 15 minutes to bask in the spotlight ("I'm the most important man in New York!", he gloats) and give him a chance to redeem himself and save thousands of lives. Moriarty brings a depth to the character that makes him absorbing, if not quite sympathetic, and gets to come across with the choice line, "Stick it up your…brain! Your small little brain!". With plenty of humor, suspense, a gallon or two of gore, and great performances from Moriarty and David Carradine and Richard Roundtree as his cop nemeses, this is great, original, entertaining sci-fi fare. --Jerry Renshaw

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars It's name is Quetzalcoatl..., September 29, 2003
Q is a fun, low budget thriller from B-movie auteur Larry Cohen. The premise is that an ancient Mexican God Quetzalcoatl has taken the form of a giant flying serpent and is living somewhere in New York, feasting on unsuspecting residents. Sunbathers, window washers, high-rise construction workers are all fair game for this gigantic beast.

Michael Moriarity stars as Jimmy Quinn, an out of work piano man/small time criminal. It's so weird seeing him in a role like this, as I am used to seeing him on the TV show Law & Order as an ADA. In this movie, his character stumbles on the secret location of the beast's nest, and he tries to use that information to get money and the respect he thinks he deserves. While a criminal, I did feel a certain amount of sympathy for this character in the beginning, which evaporated rather slowly as the intoxication of power sets in, along with its' illusions. In the beginning, he was just some poor schlub who couldn't catch a break, but later on his true nature appeared. I read a quote once, I am not sure by who, that said something like 'to really see what's in a man's heart, give him some power'.

David Carradine plays a detective who's trying to solve a series of gruesome murders, and his investigation leads him into uncharted territories of the unknown. The deeper he gets, the more he butts heads with his supervisors, who would rather see things cleared up neatly and without any superstitious mumbo jumbo. Also look for Richard Roundtree, as Sergeant Powell, a cop wound a little too tight whose beliefs are based on what he can see and touch.

The actual creature does not get much screen time, but its' presence is noticeable throughout the movie. I really enjoyed the storyline with Quinn, his tenuous relationship with his girlfriend (Candy Clark), and the manner in which he tries to use the vital information. Here's a small time schnook, never had a break in his life, literally trips over something, sees nothing but the value to himself, and tries to get everything but ends up with nothing.

Here is another fine example of a filmmaker making a lot out of very little. The horror aspects of the movie are present, and the special effects are used sparingly, but the characters drive the story. Another example of this is the original Jaws movie. I suppose the special effects were kept to a minimum due to budgetary limitations, but it helped, rather than hindered, the movie. This movie also has a raw, gritty feel to it, in the sets, use of locations, dialogue, giving us an almost documentarian feel.

The movie is presented in a wide screen format, with good audio. A number of special features include commentary by the filmmaker, biographies, trailers, and promotional materials. All in all, not a bad way to spend 93 minutes.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE! This version DOESNT have the original ending!, September 19, 1999
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This review is from: Q: The Winged Serpent (DVD)
ANCHOR BAY DOES IT AGAIN! THEY GOOFED! With Anchor Bay famous for restoring cut scenes, for giving you bonuses like alternate ending or deleted scene, I was HORRIFIED to see that despite the new widescreen transfer, they failed to restore the original theatrical ending! When i saw this at the theatres, the film ended with a message telling you what happened to Michael Moriarity's character. BUT when it came out on MCA videos and on Showtime, the message scene was cut out.

But when it played on HBO and CINEMAX, and syndicated TV, it was in. So I figured Anchor Bay will restore it, but they didnt! So if you still hvae the old cable, or even the syndicated TV print, DONT ERASE IT!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Larry Cohen Strikes Again!, September 17, 2002
By Linda K. Brengle (New Albany, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews
If you like outrageous humor, Q is simply irresistable. First, there's a giant mythic Aztec "serpent" which makes a habit of swooping down on unsuspecting New York sunbathers and construction workers. (We get to see New York through the eyes of the bird---expressionistic style.) In a likeable performance, David Carradine as a police detective, diligently researches the creature and then tracks it down---his efforts climax in a hilarious "finale" in which Carradine and his cohorts attempt to machine-gun the monster as it collides into buildings. Doubling the fun is a wonderful performance by Michael Moriarty as a frustrated jazz pianist who resorts to small-time crime to make a living and ends up discovering the serpent's egg at the top of the Empire State Building. (As Mr. Moriarty happily confides to the audience, "I'm afraid of almost everything, but I'm not afraid of heights!") Whether singing scat songs, hobbling through New York on a gimpy leg, or demanding immunity from the police ("I want a Nixon-like pardon!"), Mr. Moriarty is always a delight. And so is this movie.
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3.0 out of 5 stars NEEDS MOAR GOD-BEAST
Look out from above! Awakened from its ageless slumber by some generous instances of human sacrifice, Aztec god Quetzalcoatl nests in the Chrysler Building and swoops over... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Robert Buchanan

5.0 out of 5 stars An eternal masterpiece
Over the course of 30 years, only 3 movies have inspired me to memorize every single line of dialogue (over the course of many, many viewings): "Star Wars," "Monty Python and the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Matt the Knife

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Good Cohen Movie that Overcomes Low Budget

Probably Larry Cohen's best movie (Return to Salem's Lot and Black Caesar were also quality Cohen works). Read more
Published 11 months ago by observer22

3.0 out of 5 stars U should C Q - its OK :) A good B movie
Ive been watching this film for almost 30 years and still enjoy it. I love the monster, Q the flying serpent is really cool. Some cool gore scenes , but nothing to disgusting. Read more
Published 11 months ago by D. Steigman

5.0 out of 5 stars Direct Hit from a King of the Cult Directors
"Q" is one of my favorite films. Helmed by one of the great cult writer/directors, Larry Cohen, this movie is an outrageous blast! Read more
Published 19 months ago by Crawlspace Man

5.0 out of 5 stars Great B movie
Why do todays film makers think they have to show almost pornographic Gore And Splater to make a good horror film. Read more
Published on November 3, 2007 by D. Scott

5.0 out of 5 stars Larry Cohen's best movie!
In the city of New York, a monstrous dragon creature abducts sunbathers and some workers off the rooftops of buildings leaving gory body parts and some blood on the streets. Read more
Published on November 2, 2007 by John Lindsey

2.0 out of 5 stars Serpent was the only good thing about this flick
Based on the reviews I've read about this film, I thought it would be better. The bird, Quetzalcoatl, was a bit on the cheesy side in terms of effect. Read more
Published on September 12, 2007 by E. Barrios

4.0 out of 5 stars B Movie Heaven
I saw this at the cinema in 1982 and enjoyed it then. Now I get the DVD to see it again after 25 years and its still good. Read more
Published on May 5, 2007 by S J Buck

5.0 out of 5 stars a must have !!!
This is a classic B movie I saw this movie went I was 10 or 11 my dad new I loved monster movies so he told to watch this movie he had rented so I did I loved it... Read more
Published on March 12, 2007 by steve buckner

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