Nightstalker (2002)

User Rating:

3.5/10   

Director:

Chris Fisher

Writer:

Chris Fisher (writer)

Release Date:

10 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror

Tagline:

Based On A True Story

Plot:

A horror film based on the life of Richard Ramirez, aka the Night Stalker, who terrorized people in the Los Angeles area during the mid-1980s.

Plot Keywords:

Nightstalker | Rape | Dead Woman | Stabbing | Serial Killer

Cast

Bret Roberts	...	Nightstalker
Joseph McKelheer	...	Demon
Roxanne Day	...	Cherry
Julian Garcia	...	Man on Couch
Christine Long	...	Maria
Mikal Kartvedt	...	SWAT officer (as Mike Kartvedt)
Ana Mercedes	...	Mrs. Riviera
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Gabriella Martinez
Danny Trejo	...	Officer Frank Luis
Derek Hamilton	...	Detective Elliot
Evan Parke	...	Lieutenant Mayberry (as Evan Dexter Parke)
Brandi Emma	...	Adrianne DeLoia
A.J. Buckley	...	Somo
Douglas Spain	...	Father Rodriguez
Aimee Graham	...	Mercedes Woman

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language, drug use and sexuality.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:18 | USA:R | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Imperial Fish Company

Trivia:

Derek Hamilton who plays Detective Elliot was the first person cast in the movie. Director Chris Fisher had previously worked with him in a movie he wrote and produced called Taboo. Casted him because since this was his first time directing, he wanted someone he was comfortable with who knew him and what he was going for. In fact Derek was hired while the script was still being written, and even helped with his character's development.

Quotes:

Nightstalker: But I'm not gonna be gone, EVER

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Jaws (1975)

Don't rent it!!!!!!

My wife and I suffered through this movie last night. This has to be the worst movie I've seen in a long time. The casting directors should have been fired. As the actors had zero chemistry. The pacing of the movie was SLOW. Instead of making a movie about the Nightstalker, they made a movie about a woman cop that was over her head. Why did they have to use stereotypes? Why wasn't the story about the actual killer like in the other serial killer movies? The only lines the killer had were 'Do you believe in Satan?' 'Do you love Satan?' The director must have been a fan of the movie Spun, because the same headshaking routing was used over, and over, and over, and over again. YAWN!

I really want to thank the producers, and director for making this steaming pile for Blockbuster to fill in holes on the shelf.