Q – The Winged Serpent
E601939
Q – The Winged Serpent is a 1982 horror film about a giant winged Aztec god-like creature terrorizing New York City.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Q
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Q: The Winged Serpent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Aztec mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Fred Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creatureType | giant winged serpent ⓘ |
| depicts |
human sacrifices
ⓘ
police investigation ⓘ |
| director | Larry Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Film Distribution Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Armond Lebowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCreature | Quetzalcoatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ancient gods in the modern world
ⓘ
crime and desperation in a big city ⓘ urban terror ⓘ |
| inUniverseDeity | Aztec god-like creature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Detective Powell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Detective Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Quinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Robert Ragland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableElement |
blend of police procedural and monster movie
ⓘ
stop-motion creature effects ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A giant winged serpent nests atop a New York City skyscraper and terrorizes the city while police investigate ritual murders linked to Aztec worship. ⓘ |
| producer | Paul Kurta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Larco Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| screenDebutInFranchise | first film featuring Larry Cohen’s version of Quetzalcoatl ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| stars |
Candy Clark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Carradine NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred J. Scollay NERFINISHED ⓘ Malachy McCourt NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Moriarty NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Roundtree NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Van Vleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary 1980s ⓘ |
| writer | Larry Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.