Bone

Bone (1972)

  • 67% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 75% of users liked it
    (803 ratings)

When their lavish home is invaded by a violent and unstable black criminal, a high-living white Beverly Hills couple is forced to confront their worst nightmares in filmmaker Larry Cohen's satirical black comedy. Famous car dealer Bill (Andrew Duggan) and his wife, Bernadette (Joyce Van Patten), go… More

R, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
Larry Cohen
Written By
Larry Cohen
Genres
Drama, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1972 Wide
On DVD
Aug 26, 2003

Critic Reviews

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    Superbly disagreeable comedy

  • Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

    Mixes righteous anger with a devilish sense of humor.

  • Gil Jawetz, DVDTalk.com

    An amazingly bold film that jumps right into a lot of touchy subject matter...

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Cohen admitted to being influenced by the playwright Joe Orton when he wrote this film.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Michael G


    I was expecting a really crappy exploitation flick when I started watching Bone but I was really surprised. It starts off as a home invasion flick then turns to a kinda black comedy. Kotto is great but Van Patten steals the show as the self-medicating wife. Cohen's direction is… More