Q
“Its name is Quetzalcoatl. Just call it Q. That's all you'll have time to say before it tears you apart!”
A fleeing gangland flunky discovers the New York nest of Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl, the man-eating flying serpent.
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Cast
30 people
Michael Moriarty
Jimmy Quinn
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Candy Clark
Joan
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American Graffiti
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David Carradine
Shepard
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2
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Richard Roundtree
Powell
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Se7en
Shaft
James Dixon
Lt. Murray
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The Stuff
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Malachy McCourt
Commissioner
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After.Life
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Fred J. Scollay
Capt. Fletcher
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Death Wish
Stanley & Iris
Peter Hock
Det. Clifford
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The Stuff
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Ron Cey
Det. Hoberman
Mary Louise Weller
Mrs. Pauley
Known for
Animal House
Forced Vengeance
Bruce Carradine
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Americana
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John Capodice
Doyle
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
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Larry Cohen Director · Robert O. Ragland Composer Fred Murphy Cinematographer
Budget $1.2M · United States release October 8, 1982 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$1,200,000
Production
Larco Productions
Production
Arkoff International
Production
United States
Produced in
Serpent · The Winged Serpent
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 18, 1982
Premiere · Cannes Film Market
United States · October 8, 1982
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
October 29, 1982 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 24, 1982 · Theatrical
France
September 8, 1982 · Theatrical
Germany
January 20, 1983 · Theatrical · West Germany
Italy
December 28, 1984 · TV · Italia 1
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