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Hillside Strangler (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 13

Fresh: 2

Rotten:11

Average Rating: 3.4/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for psychopathic violence, strong sexuality, nudity, pervasive language, sexual dialogue and drug use

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Oct 8, 2004 Limited

Synopsis: HILLSIDE STRANGLER posits an alternative theory about the serial killings that rocked San Francisco in the late 1970s. Many assumed at the time that a lone predator was responsible, but this film... HILLSIDE STRANGLER posits an alternative theory about the serial killings that rocked San Francisco in the late 1970s. Many assumed at the time that a lone predator was responsible, but this film suggests it was the work of two cousins. From the producers of TED BUNDY and ED GEIN, HILLSIDE STRANGLER stars C. Thomas Howell and Nicholas Turturro as relatives who share a genetic predisposition to blood lust. [More]

Starring: Nicholas Turturro, C. Thomas Howell

Starring: Nicholas Turturro, C. Thomas Howell

Director: Chuck Parello

Director: Chuck Parello

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Anton Bitel
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03/13/05
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Dumbed down and sexed up, 'Hillside' cashes in on the overtly lurid aspects of the murders while giving short shrift to the more interesting psychological aspects of the case.

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11/06/04
Staci Layne Wilson
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10/19/04
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Feels very cheesy due to its awkward, period-style acting and directing. But it's also chillingly informative.

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10/19/04
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

A garishly slick piece of exploitation with surprisingly high production values but nary a moment of suspense.

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10/15/04
Kevin Crust
Los Angeles Times
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Career-wise, no one really stands to benefit from the film, with the exception of Turturro, who shows he's ready for bigger cinematic opportunities.

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10/15/04
Mark Keizer
Boxoffice Magazine

Sordid and sleazy, although the lead performances are hard to fault.

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10/14/04
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

This relentlessly unpleasant film documents the true story of cousins whose murder spree in late 1970's Los Angeles was at first attributed to a lone killer known as the Hillside Strangler.

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10/14/04
Dana Stevens
New York Times
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A good horse kick, or a fistful of Valium, may help you get through this relentlessly sadistic exercise with your soul more or less intact.

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10/14/04
Ron Stringer
L.A. Weekly

Parello's deadpan re-creation of the stranglers' repellent war on women is all the more chilling for being so matter-of-fact, and cinematographer John Pirozzi flawlessly evokes the grit-and-grime look of low-budget '70s crime films.

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10/12/04
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Another repulsive, fetishistic trawl through the life and crimes of a serial killer.

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10/12/04
Megan Lehmann
New York Post
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Here's one for the Sick Voyeurs Club.

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10/12/04
Jack Mathews
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