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Q

1982Movie1 h 33 minR

63

DecentGoodWatch score

63

DecentGoodWatch score

Letterboxd

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

A fleeing gangland flunky discovers the New York nest of Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl, the man-eating flying serpent.

Good for

Friends night
Thought-provoking
Adults

Skip it if

Graphic violence bothers you
You scare easily

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Fingerprint

Keeps you on edge.
Scares you.
Puts you inside a crime.
Gets your pulse racing.
Gets under your skin.

Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 72Audiences 55GoodWatch 64
Tomatometer72%
Letterboxd · 26 K ratings3.1/5
IMDb6.0
Audience score43%
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9593
Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
1982
September 8, 1982
44 years ago
Genre
Horror
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
Frightening scenesStrong
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 30
Directing · 4
Larry Cohen Director, Writer, Producer
Ira Halberstadt Second Assistant Director
Dennis Murphy Second Assistant Director
Carolyn Zatz Script Supervisor
Production · 10
Samuel Z. Arkoff Executive Producer
Salah M. Hassanein Executive Producer
Dan Sandburg Executive Producer
Dick Di Bona Executive Producer
Michael A. Candela Casting
Gerry Holbrook Location Manager
Camera · 11
Fred Murphy Director of Photography
Daniel Pearl Additional Photography
Oliver Wood Additional Photography
Konstantine Jekov Camera Loader
Tom Hurwitz Additional Photography
Joe Mann Additional Photography
Editing · 1
Armond Lebowitz Editor
Sound · 9
Robert O. Ragland Original Music Composer
T.A. Moore Jr. Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Arlon Ober Music Editor
Anthony Milch Sound Effects
Lee Minkler Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don Minkler Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 2
Nicholas Gould Props
John Loggia Assistant Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 3
Lee Schattino Wardrobe Assistant
Tim D'Arcy Wardrobe Master
Dennis Eger Special Effects Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 3
David Allen Visual Effects
Randall William Cook Visual Effects
Peter Kuran Visual Effects
Lighting · 3
Stefan Czapsky Gaffer
Morris Flam Electrician
Michael Trim Electrician
Other crew · 8
Peter Hock Stunt Coordinator
David Kern Post Production Supervisor
Steve Neill Makeup Effects
Deed Rossiter Propmaker
Roger Dicken Propmaker
Rick Stratton Makeup Effects

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