The aztec god quetzalcoatl, a winged, dragonlike, female lizard. Q also known as the winged serpent and q the winged serpent is a 1982 monster film written, produced and directed by larry cohen and starring michael moriarty, candy clark, david carradine, and richard roundtree. The winged serpent will be less than shocked to discover that the film revolves around a winged serpent, but lets be more specific. Get firefox for windows, macos, linux, android and ios today. The winged serpent tries desperately to convince audiences a giant driedup turd with wings wreaks havoc upon new york city and nests in the spire of the chrysler building. Nypd detectives shepard and powell are working on a bizarre case of a ritualistic aztec murder.
The special effects for the flying serpent were done using stopmotion animation by randall william cook. Q also known as the winged serpent and as q the winged serpent is a 1982 fantasyhorror film written and directed by larry cohen and. Quetzalcoatl, the winged serpent god occultopedia, the occult and. A fleeing gangland flunky michael moriarty finds the new york nest of aztec deity quetzalcoatl, the maneating flying serpent. Michael moriarty, candy clark, david carradine, larry cohen. The winged serpent michael moriarty david carradine candy clark 1982 a fleeing gangland flunky michael moriarty finds the new york nest of aztec deity quetzalcoatl, the maneating flying serpent. An aztec deity whose name means feathered serpent, a god of the air or a sungod and a benefactor of their race who instructed them in the use of agriculture. Strange answers to the psychopath test jon ronson duration.
As if that werent enough, it turns out theres a surprisingly active aztec. But just call it qbecause that is all youll be able to say before it tears you apart. Firefox is created by a global nonprofit dedicated to putting individuals in control online. Roosting within the top of the chrysler building, this fearsome monster begins raining blood from the. Michael moriarty david carradine candy clark 1982 a fleeing gangland flunky michael moriarty finds the new york nest of aztec deity quetzalcoatl, the maneating flying serpent. Contributing a thick layer of badness to the proceedings is a multitude of laughably terrible acting, starting with kung fu star david carradine. Its name is quetzalcoatl, a dragonlike aztec god that is summoned to modernday manhattan by a mysterious cult. Kronos records is extremely proud to release the soundtrack of larry cohens 1982 monster movie q the winged serpent. Alex cox introducing q the winged serpent by larry cohen1982 duration. Check out the original theatrical trailer for larry cohens q. Meanwhile, something big is attacking people of new york and only greedy small time crook jimmy quinn knows where its lair is. A thief helps two detectives locate a savage cult that has summoned an ancient aztec god to terrorize new york city in this fantasy thriller.
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