The New World Pictures Podcast

Ep. 138: God Told Me To


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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!

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