God Told Me To (1976)
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Cast
as Peter Nicholas
as Casey Forster
as Martha Nicholas
as Elizabeth Mullin
as Everett Lukas
as David Morten
as Deputy Commissioner
as Bernard Phillips
as Harold Gorman
as Mrs. Gorman
as Richard
as Board Chairman
as Cookie
as Zero
as Junkie
as Junkie
as Bramwell
as Bramwell as a Youth
as Fletcher
as Police Assassin
as Detective Squad
as Detective Squad
as Detective Squad
as Detective Squad
as Detective Squad
as Detective Squad
as Detective Squad
as Bernard's Mother as a Young Woman
as Doorman
as Obstetrician
as Police Officer
as Fruit Vendor
as Miss Mullin as a Girl
as Prostitute
as Nurse Jackson
as Attendant
as Wall Street Executive
as Wall Street Executive
as Wall Street Executive
as Medical Examiner
Critic Reviews for God Told Me To
All Critics (9) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (2) | DVD (1)
Here the machinery of divine intervention is taken for a freaky secular spin via the familiar cinematic modes of urban realism and even science fiction, and a detective mystery becomes a mystery rite.
Possibly the Cohen joint that brims with the most all-pervasive invention and danger
Intriguing but exasperatingly uneven.
An upsetting film not meant for the timid.
Though not among Larry Cohen's most wholly satisfying productions, God Told Me To should prove a worthwhile curiosity to fans of 70's era horror movies told with a decidedly 'cop flick' feel.
Not Cohen's best, but perversely fascinating
Audience Reviews for God Told Me To
Larry Cohen might not be the most sophisticated filmmaker but he is one of the most unbridled in terms of the inherent lunacy of New York. In the harrowingly scary 'God Told Me To', a sniper shoots bystanders from a water tower and Tony Lo Bianco is nonplused to unearth that the culprit committed the heinous in the name of God. Richard Lynch is photographed in a fluorescent halo that gives him both a messianic aura and an otherworldly glow. He is a genuinely galvanizing figure in a furnace room scene where Lo Bianco is unscathed during an uncontrollable fire. Somehow the vise grip wreathes the viewers with an enigmatic angle with Lo Bianco's inquiry over immaculate conception and the second coming of a Christ-like figure. The crisis-of-faith storyline overrides the brainwashing horror but 'God Told Me To' is a crazily ambitious gem in Cohen's forte.
Super Reviewer
It's an interesting story that works for the most part. The mistery is nice at first, has some disturbing imaginary on a couple of scenes and one or two neat twists but are a bit forced and predictable. Technically, it's a horrible movie to look at with an atrocious camera work and unconvicing soundtrack. Passable.
Super Reviewer
I can't honestly say I enjoyed this, not entirely anyways. It had a few good moments in it, but not enough to warrant repeated viewings. It started out ok, with everybody getting shot at random...it was actually quite comical. :) I'm still confused on the whole God/Alien/Supreme Being device in the plot, but oh well. It was an interesting attempt anyway.
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