Ep. 138: God Told Me To

We wrap up #FANuary - where listeners chose what we watched
across all our social media accounts - with Larry Cohen's 1976
classic GOD TOLD ME TO!  Independently financed then
released by new world Pictures, Cohen's strange odyssey of a New
York police detective whose investigation yields way more than he
ever bargained for is truly a genius piece of cinema that only
Larry Cohen could have created!

Filled with an incredible cast (Academy Award winner Sandy
Dennis, Andy Kaufman, Deborah Raffin, Tony Lo Bianco, and Richard
Lynch from New World's DEATHSPORT, but, more importantly, BAD
DREAMS) that rivals that of 1981's THE FOUR SEASONS, New World
took two turns at releasing the film, which led to a fraught
relationship between Cohen and New World head honcho Roger
Corman. We discuss that, along with other pressing questions,
such as: how did Marc and Ryan's family feel about the TV show
Space: 1999, since Brad Dourif makes everything better, what role
might he have played in this, and is this a St. Paddy's Day
movie?  We also dive into the production, including the epic
St. Patrick's Day Parade sequence, one of the most impressive of
Cohen's storied career, how Cohen ended up making the key scene
of the movie (the Lo Bianco objected to), as well as the music,
eventually written by Frank Cordell, but was originally intended
to be written by frequent Hitchcock collaborator Bernard Hermann,
who had previously scored Cohen's IT'S ALIVE.  Plus, we
debate whether walking barefoot in an airport is the same as
doing so in a city.

We cover it all, so don't miss out on our #FANuary finale! Just
accept it, no questions!

For more about the podcast, go to our website:
https://newworldpicturespodcast.com/. 

For all the shows in Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast
Network, head here: 
https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/