Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders (2006)

Director:

Chris Fisher

Writers:

Aaron Pope (written by)
Chris Fisher (written by)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Los Angeles, 1978. Sex, Drugs, Serial Killers.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Scantily Clad Female | Cigarette Smoking | Morgue | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Handcuffed

Cast

Joleigh Fioravanti	...	Tanya (as Joleigh Pulsonetti)
Bret Roberts	...	Jack
Brittany Daniel	...	Samantha Stone
Joseph McKelheer	...	Joe
Vanessa Nigro	...	Sally
Channon Roe	...	Dave
Valerie Stodghill	...	Melanie
Tomas Arana	...	Angelo Buono
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Kenneth Bianchi
Rhino Michaels	...	Watch Commander
Lake Bell	...	Jillian Dunne
Tom Wright	...	Detective Bryant
Mike Hagerty	...	Detective Smith
Eddie Jemison	...	Kantor
Stephen R. Hudis	...	Swat Captain
Mikal Kartvedt	...	Swat Officer
Michelle Borth	...	Nicole
Paul Taviani	...	Medical Examiner
Tess Parker	...	Brandy
David Betancourt	...	Officer Hernandez
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alex Ander	...	Partygoer (uncredited)
Chris Brandt	...	Uniformed Police Officer (uncredited)
Bruna Rubio	...	Party Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Chris Fisher

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Chris Fisher		written by
Aaron Pope		written by

Produced by
Clifton Collins Jr.	....	co-producer
Chris Fisher	....	producer
David Hillary	....	co-executive producer
Todd King	....	executive producer
Timothy Wayne Peternel	....	co-executive producer
Ash R. Shah	....	producer

Original Music by
Ryan Beveridge

Cinematography by
Eliot Rockett		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Annette Davey
Daniel R. Padgett

Casting by
Anne McCarthy
Jay Scully

Production Design by
Leslie Keel

Set Decoration by
Chris Davis

Makeup Department
Robin Glaser	....	makeup department head
Annette Lorant	....	makeup artist
Lesley Poling	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Brigitte Mueller	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Harari	....	second second assistant director
Nicholas Lee	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Leia Dunlap	....	set dresser
McJoel Hamilton	....	assistant property master
Genevieve Liebowitz	....	property master
Jeramey Rund	....	swing

Sound Department
Mikhail Davies	....	assistant foley editor
Mary Jo Devenney	....	additional sound mixer
Matthew T. Duncan	....	sound recordist
Christopher Eakins	....	sound effects editor
Jamie Lin	....	assistant foley editor
John Marquis	....	sound designer
John Marquis	....	supervising sound editor
Matthew Nicolay	....	sound mixer
Ryan Nuber	....	sound assistant
Monica Ruiz	....	foley editor
Pablo Solorzano	....	adr mixer
Pablo Solorzano	....	foley recordist

Stunts
Stephen R. Hudis	....	stunt coordinator
Mikal Kartvedt	....	stunts: gun work

Camera and Electrical Department
James 'Slim Jim' Ballard	....	key grip
Peter DePhilippis	....	second assistant camera
Ryan McCoy	....	film loader
Wadsworth Peters	....	best boy electric
Michael Steffen	....	grip
Wayne Swab	....	electrician
William S. White	....	additional camera loader
Albert Winbush III	....	electrician
Daniel Ybarra	....	electrician
Victoria Tidmarch	....	camera intern (uncredited)

Animation Department
Douglas Filiak	....	title animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alex Ander	....	assistant wardrobe (as Alexander Fink)

Editorial Department
Christine Seino	....	assistant on-line editor

Music Department
Bryon DiGianfilippo	....	associate music supervisor
Robert Morton	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Brenda Arson	....	production assistant
William Clark Coit III	....	location manager (as William Coit)
Hutchi Hancock	....	set production assistant
Judy Rachel	....	script supervisor
Janice Tucker	....	production accountant
Lauren Wolkstein	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Nightstalker LLC
• Silver Nitrate Pictures
• Silver Nitrate

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
• Silver Nitrate Releasing
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/grisly images, sexuality/nudity, drug use and language

Runtime:

USA:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R18 | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Valencia, California, USA

Company:

Nightstalker LLC

Trivia:

Vincent Pastore was offered the part of Angelo Buono. When he had to decline, Tomas Arana got the part.

The good performances just can't bring this movie up to snuff.

"Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders" could've been so much better.

The plot is: Dr. Samantha Stone (Brittany Daniel) gets a case that involves accused murderer Kennenth Bianchi (Clifton Collins Jr.) She gets into his head, and eventually he does the same to her.

The main problem with the film is that there too many camera and sound tricks. It's very distracting and headache inducing. The camera goes around in circles every two seconds.

What's good about this film is the performances. Clifton Collins Jr. is great as Kenneth. If you watch his other performances in "187" or "Mindhunters", you can see the immense talent he has. Brittany Daniel does a decent job. Yes, she takes off her clothes, but she has acting ability. In the end: This movie is a misfire, but thankfully it does boast two good main performances, without that, it would have been a disaster.

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