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Director:
Marvin J. Chomsky
Writers:
Hesper Anderson (writer)
Richard W. Larsen (book)
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Release Date:
4 May 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Theodore Robert Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
He confessed to twenty three murders, but.... more (23 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mark Harmon ... Ted Bundy

Frederic Forrest ... Det. Bob Keppel
George Grizzard ... Richard Larsen
Ben Masters ... Det. Mike Fisher

Glynnis O'Connor ... Cas Richter

M. Emmet Walsh ... Det. Sam Davies

John Ashton ... Det. Roger Dunn
Bonnie Bartlett ... Louise Bundy
Billy Green Bush ... Officer Bradley (Provo detective)
Frederick Coffin ... Jerry Thompson
Deborah Goodrich ... Martha Chambers
Lawrence Pressman ... Ken Wolverton

Macon McCalman ... Larsen's editor
Jeannetta Arnette ... Mrs. Richter
William Boyett ... Aspen detective
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Additional Details

Runtime:
185 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: One of the guys in the line-up (which takes place in Colorado) is played by the same guy who also played one of the anonymous "Teds" being interrogated by the Seattle police. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Turbulence (1997) more

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He confessed to twenty three murders, but...., 2 November 2006
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Author: MarieGabrielle from United States

who really knows if Ted Bundy committed even more that he refused to admit to. When he was first captured he confessed to murders in "the three digit area" enjoying the game of cat and mouse with the police.

Mark Harmon is excellent as Bundy, with his self-effacing handsomeness, he works his way into many women's lives, getting what he wants from several. Manipulating and deceiving is a way of life for a sociopath, and Ted Bundy uses and discards women; according to the very interesting book by Ann Rule (who actually worked with Bundy at a suicide hot-line near the Seattle, Washington campus).

George Grizzard portrays the journalist who Bundy kept in touch with. M. Emmet Walsh and Ben Masters do a good job, as detectives from various jurisdictions, working together before the FBI/VICAP department was established. Lawrence Pressman portrays the Seattle Washington politician Wolverton, who had employed Bundy at one time, early in his career.

We see the many victims, but not the actual murders. Glynnis O'Connor portrays Cas Richter, one of Bundy's "girlfriends" who later realizes in shock what Bundy is capable of. She is initially reluctant to go to the police however, and it is frightening to realize had she come forward earlier, that the police may have been able to apprehend Bundy, and prevent the string of murders he committed cross-country.

This story is worth watching for anyone interested in true crime. While it does not delve enough into Bundy's past, and motives, it does factually address the crimes, and the difficulty the police had in apprehending and finally convicting Ted Bundy. He was finally executed in Florida, in 1989. 8/10.

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