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The Alphabet Killer (2008)
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Tom Malloy (written by)
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Based on a true story.
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Based on the true story of the double initial killings in Rochester, NY. | full synopsis
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1 win
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(57 articles)
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Fan Vote Opens for Reaper Awards 2009
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Fan Vote Opens for Reaper Awards 2009
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Predictable fare; but, well acted
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Eliza Dushku | ... | Megan Paige |
 | Cary Elwes | ... | Kenneth Shine |
 | Timothy Hutton | ... | Richard Ledge |
 | Tom Malloy | ... | Officer Steven Harper |
 | Michael Ironside | ... | Captain Nathan Norcross |
 | Bill Moseley | ... | Carl Tanner |
 | Carl Lumbly | ... | Dr. Ellis Parks |
 | Brian Scannell | ... | Jay Castillo |
 | Larry Hankin | ... | Perry |
 | Jack McGee | ... | Hank |
 | Melissa Leo | ... | Kathy Walsh |
 | Andrew Fiscella | ... | Len Schafer |
 | Rocco Sisto | ... | Father McQuarrie |
 | Tom Noonan | ... | Ray Gullikson |
| Frank Rossi | ... | Francis Baker |
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Rated R for language and some violence.
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98 min
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While filming portions of the movie in Spencerport, New York, a box truck from the production company pulled down two electrical poles with transformers attached to them. Subsequently, a car was set on fire but was not able to be put out with water until the electricity was turned off. 11 residents were displaced from their homes and offered hotel accommodation by the production company.
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Continuity: When the heroine tried to commit suicide by cutting her wrist, she held a knife in her right hand and cut her left wrist. Lying in the hospital bed in the next scene her right wrist was bandaged.
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Megan Paige: Mostly the job is to ask questions. The frustrating part, the part that drives you crazy, is that the people you really want to talk to are dead.
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Megan Paige: Mostly the job is to ask questions. The frustrating part, the part that drives you crazy, is that the people you really want to talk to are dead.
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References The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
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Skeleton (She's So Cool)
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I watched THE ALPHABET KILLER on Showtime last night. It is based on a true-life serial killer case in Rochester, New York. However, I'm not sure if the true events that inspired this thriller included a dogged homicide investigator who pursues a child murderer, despite suffering from schizophrenia. It's an interesting take, though.
Eliza Dushku, does an incredible job playing Megan Paige, the detective, whose condition makes her believe she can see the spirits of the victims. I found her character very sympathetic; and, quite believable.
Unfortunately, the movie was a bit predictable (even the "twist" seemed obvious to me).