Q( 1982)

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Its name is Quetzalcoatl. Just call it Q. That's all you'll have time to say before it tears you apart!

Overview

New York police are bemused by reports of a giant flying lizard that has been spotted around the rooftops of New York, until the lizard starts to eat people. An out-of-work ex-con 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?

Top Billed Cast

Michael Moriarty
Jimmy Quinn
Candy Clark
Joan
David Carradine
Shepard
Richard Roundtree
Powell
James Dixon
Lt. Murray
Malachy McCourt
Commissioner
Fred J. Scollay
Capt. Fletcher
Peter Hock
Det. Clifford
Ron Cey
Det. Hoberman
Mary Louise Weller
Mrs. Pauley
Bruce Carradine
The Victim
John Capodice
Doyle
Tony Page
Webb
Larkin Ford
Curator
Larry Pine
The Professor
Eddie Jones
The Watchman
Shelly Desai
Kahsa
Lee Louis
Officer Banyon
Fred Morsell
First Robber
Ed Kovens
Second Robber
Richard Duggan
Construction Worker
Jennifer Howard
David Snell
Attorney
Larry Silvestri
Policeman
Perry Genovese
Policeman
Gabriel Wohl
Policeman
Nancy Stafford
Eyewitness
Bobbie Burns
Sunbather
Linda Gilbert
Shepard's Wife (uncredited)

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A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on Fri Nov 15 2019

***Amusing Big City monster flick featuring Quetzalcoatl*** As two Manhattan detectives (David Carradine and Richard Roundtree) investigate deaths linked to Aztecan ritual a huge winged serpent begins preying on citizens. A piano-playing street thug (Michael Moriarty) claims to know where its nest is located and makes a deal with the authorities. Could the beast be Quetzalcoatl? Larry Cohen’s "Q" (1982), aka “Q: The Winged Serpent,” is a Grade B creature feature with a wink of humor. Imagine “Wolfen” (1981) if it wasn’t so artsy and didn’t take itself so seriously, albeit with a different...