
The notorious case of the Hillside Strangler is the basis for this startling thriller directed primarily with an over-used hand-held camera by Chris Fisher. Kenneth Bianchi, one (along with his cousin Angelo Buono) of the two serial rapists and killers who terrorized the Los Angeles area in the late 1970s, is giving police station interviews to psychiatrist Samantha Stone who has disquieting lifestyle issues of her own. It falls to her to delve into the details of the case to... (Full plot summary below)
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The notorious case of the Hillside Strangler is the basis for this startling thriller directed primarily with an over-used hand-held camera by Chris Fisher. Kenneth Bianchi, one (along with his cousin Angelo Buono) of the two serial rapists and killers who terrorized the Los Angeles area in the late 1970s, is giving police station interviews to psychiatrist Samantha Stone who has disquieting lifestyle issues of her own. It falls to her to delve into the details of the case to determine the veracity of Bianchi's claims of multiple personality disorder, but in so doing, she is forced to relive the horrific crimes, one of which occurs at her very doorstep.
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| DVDTalk.comScott WeinbergBad horror movies are one thing, but bad horror movies that exploit real-life murders to make a few bucks... Ugh, that's just creepy. |
| User ReviewTammi BClassy, stylish, alternate take on the famous serial killer case. I liked this direct to DVD independent better than The Hillside Strangler. A police psychiatrist is assigned to render a confession, but instead decides to mind-probe a shady suspect who may or may not be the victim of a frame, and who may or may not be who he claims to be . |
| User ReviewBart &Good acting but should've kept the camera still. However a decent throwback to exploitation films if that's what they were going for. |
| User ReviewWrik SI was hoping for some insight into the mind of a serial killer. What I got was endless drug use (even by the psychiatrist and the asst. district attorney), gratuitous nudity and promiscuity. The focus was more on the shrink, and there was very little about the killer. Nothing positive to say about this movie. |
| User ReviewClay BRAMPAGE: THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER MURDERS (2004) |