American Monster

Manhattan. Midsummer. A scream. Low-level crook on the run stumbles into a cathedral dome, face-to-face with feathers and fangs. Suddenly, a copper's beat becomes a mythological battleground. Cohen delivers yet another monster movie with a Big Apple core.

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Larry Cohen directed American Monster in 1982. See Larry Cohen's full filmography, where to start with Larry Cohen, or where to go after you've seen everything by Larry Cohen.

American Monster was released in 1982 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 93 minutes.