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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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Reviews for Hillside Strangler
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.
A garishly slick piece of exploitation with surprisingly high production values but nary a moment of suspense.
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.
Another repulsive, fetishistic trawl through the life and crimes of a serial killer.
Feels very cheesy due to its awkward, period-style acting and directing. But it's also chillingly informative.
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.
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.
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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