A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's book, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people.
Written by tom day
The cipher mailed to the Chronicle in the movie was actually mailed to the Examiner.
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Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers):
Graysmith says he is an "Eagle Scout, first class." There is no such award as Eagle Scout first class. There is a rank of First Class in Boy Scouting, but it is much lower than Eagle.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Mike Mageau:
Where have you been? I've been waiting since 7:00. See more »
Crazy Credits
Closing disclaimer:
This film is based upon Robert Graysmith's books "Zodiac" and "Zodiac Unmasked", actual historical events and public records. Dialogue and certain events and characters contained in the film were created for the purposes of dramatization.
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"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"
Written by Sonny Bono Performed by Vanilla Fudge Courtesy of Atco Records By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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