Andy Kaufman, Deborah Raffin, Harry Bellaver

A rooftop sniper picks off 14 pedestrians on the streets of New York City. A mild-mannered dad takes a shotgun and blows away his wife and children. A cop goes on a sudden shooting spree at the St. Pa...( read more  read more... )trick's Day Parade. And each of these unlikely killers makes the same dying confession: "God told me to." Stars Deborah Raffin, Sandy Dennis and Tony Lo Bianco.

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R, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Larry Cohen

Release Date: January 1, 1976

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DVD Release Date: August 26, 2003

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  • July 10, 2007
    Freaky, almost an exploitation film about people committing random acts of violence because "God told me to kill." is what they would always say when caught. A detective investigates the strange rash of killings, and then things go off into an unbelievable direction where the det...( read more)ective finds this "god" is more than he ever imagined it would be. A freaky hellish ending. It worked. I felt creeped out. OMG!
  • August 24, 2008
    God Told Me To starts off really well but somehow takes a wrong turn during the second act and left me kinda confused. A sniper shoots 14 people, a husband kills his wife and son and a cop opens fire on a parade route each one before they die say *GOD TOLD ME TO* now a cop much i...( read more)nvestigate these crimes were all these people crazy? or did they really hear the voice of god? well acted movie good direction by Cohen just takes a dive towards the end still worth a watch for Cohen fans and fans of non bloody suspenseful horror
  • October 9, 2009

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    Richard Lynch - God Told Me To

    God Told Me To (1975)
    Written and Directed by Larry Cohen.
    With Tony Lo Bianco, Richard Lynch, Andy Kaufman, Deborah Raffin, Sandy Dennis, Sylvia Sidney, Sam Levene, and Mike Kellin.

    A rash of murders are committed by people who all explain that "God to me to do it," as being the motive. A New York City police detective must find out why. A conventionally produced movie, God Told Me To has a bizarre story featuring some very strange characters, including an extraterrestrial man with a face that nobody can see clearly and a vagina in his ribcage.

    In this complex occult/sci-fi thriller, Tony Lo Bianco (The French Connection, The 7-Ups) plays police Lieutenant Nicholas who unravels a mysterious spree of killings committed by fellow New Yorkers from all walks of life. Each claim that God compelled them to commit the crimes. Many kill themselves or die after immediately after making the the revelation, complicating Nicholas' job.

    The film opens with a sniper perched on a rooftop water tower. After he shoots random people in the street, Nicholas climbs up to talk to him and the man jumps to his death. Nicholas is contacted by a representative of a sinister cult that seems to understand what is behind the crimes. While he tries to track down the cult members, his investigation takes him on a twisted journey into the past, including to his surprise, his own past as he strives to solve this dark and obfuscated mystery. Nothing is as it appears to be. As he soon discovers, Lt. Nicholas is also not who or what he seems to be either.

    When he attempts to unravel the puzzle behind the killings, Nicholas must investigate his own birth as well as other strange phenomenon from bygone years. The answer to the riddle is morbidly fascinating. God Told Me To is one of those unique, non formulaic 1970's films that just aren't made anymore.

    The enigmatic Richard Lynch (The 7-Ups, Bad Dreams) has one of his most interesting and bizarre roles ever in this exciting and odd film. The piece features an early, rare cinematic appearance by Andy Kaufman in a non comedic role.

    "More of a stark police procedural with some otherworldly themes than an outright horror movie, God Told Me To succeeds thanks to some warped little twists and a few solid performances." - Scott Weinberg, efilmcritic.com
  • August 4, 2009
    Not the movie I ad expected, but that doesn't mather. This was a joy to watch and Tony Lo Bianco does a great portrait of the officer hunting down the truth to the killings. As I sad earlier, this was not the movie I had expected. So prepare for some surprises. My rating would ha...( read more)ve been higher if the sound, light and some of the suporting actors were replaced.
    All in all it was definitely watchable.
  • November 5, 2008
    verry intersting and starts out strong but what the f8ck is with the end.
  • July 30, 2007
    why iz it that god alwayz have 2 tell ppl to kill.. how come he doezn't say " Go take a Shit on the salad bar at Wendys! "
  • March 12, 2007
    this sounds so stupid
  • January 27, 2007
    Larry Cohen's most innovative and creative film, one of the stand-outs of great B movie horror with A movie acting.
  • January 3, 2007
    Oh yeah, well God told me not to watch this stupid movie.

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January 31, 2006
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Intriguing but exasperatingly uneven. full review

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