God Told Me To (1976)

In New York City, a series of random killings occur with each of the murderers claiming that God told them to commit the killings. As the murders escalate, an Italian-American police detective (Tony Lo Bianco), who is also a devout Catholic, finds himself obsessed with the killings but worse than that, he may somehow be the reason for them. This ambitious sci-fi/horror flick courtesy of writer/director Larry Cohen (IT'S ALIVE) is one crazy blasphemous movie but done with enough intelligence and grit that it's become quite the cult film among aficionados of the horror genre. But however provocative, the film teases and incites but it can never quite deliver what it promises and the ending is a cop out. But what it gives us is strong enough to keep us involved in its journey. The film is dedicated to Bernard Herrmann who died before he could compose the film's score and was replaced by Frank Cordell (CROMWELL). With Sandy Dennis (very good), Sylvia Sidney, Deborah Raffin, Sam Levene, Mike Kellin and a young Andy Kaufman as one of the murderers.