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Nightstalker (2002) -- 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.

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Writer:
Chris Fisher (writer)
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Release Date:
10 November 2002 (USA) more
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Based On A True Story
Plot:
A stylish horror film based on the life of Robert Ramirez, aka the Nightstalker, who terrorized people in Los Angeles during the 1980s. full summary | add synopsis
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But I'm not gonna be gone, EVER more (41 total)

Cast

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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
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, language, drug use and sexuality.
Runtime:
95 min
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Most of the locations shot at were either free or donated. Some are even the houses of crew member's who worked on the film. more
Quotes:
Nightstalker: But I'm not gonna be gone, EVER more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs The Wizard of Oz (1939) more

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But I'm not gonna be gone, EVER, 15 August 2007
3/10
Author: lastliberal from Florida

This is not going down as one of the all-time greats. Hey, I was just looking for a Danny Trejo fix until Machete comes out. He played a don't-give-a-damn cop here that was not as raw as I usually see him.

His partner, before she transferred to Homicide, was the ever luscious Roselyn Sanchez, who plays Elena on "Without a Trace." She is the feature of this movie, except for, of course Nightstalker and his ever-present buddy, Demon. I only mention them in passing as they are the main characters. They really don't do much. Everything is pretty much off-camera here and the movie deserved no more that a PG-13 rating for the violence. There was no sexuality, despite the MPAA claim. I doubt they even watched it as they would be immediately put off by the Death Metal music and the absolutely irritating camera work that was supposed to show what the Nightstalker was seeing and feeling as he operated high on crack. I suppose that was the intention; it was just plain irritating. Maybe they though the Satanic symbols were too much for the little ones, and they didn't want to be accused of offending someone's religion. Who knows? I got my Trejo fix, and got to see Sanchez (always fully clothed), so who cares.

Danny Trejo was a co-producer of this film. Tood bad he didn't remember his other 138 films and give us more reason to watch.

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