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The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) -- When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing collection of evidence homicide detectives have ever seen.
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6.8/10   864 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Drew Dowdle (story)
John Erick Dowdle (writer)
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Release Date:
2009 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The Terror is Real more
Plot:
When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house... more | full synopsis
User Comments:
Falls oh so short more (36 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Stacy Chbosky ... Cheryl Dempsey

Ben Messmer ... Ed

Samantha Robson ... Samantha

Ivar Brogger ... Leonard Schway

Lou George ... Felton Lewis

Amy Lyndon ... Alice Endrisart
Michael Lawson ... Simon Alray

Ron Harper ... Mike Moakes

Kim Kenny ... Pam Frears
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Iris Bahr ... Psychiatrist

Scott Beehner ... Jason Ribling
Adarsha Benjamin ... Victim 2
Kelli Bielema ... Jane Gerber

Linda Bisesti ... Sandra Willets
Lisa Black ... Victoria Dempsey
Marissa Blanchard ... Girl Scout 1
Bill Bookston ... James Foley
William Bookston ... James Foley
Oto Brezina ... Dr. Farhad Mansourian

Jules Bruff ... Blinker
Paul Buxton ... Walter Kunkler
Todd Cahoon ... Ted Bundy
Blaire Chandler ... Cynthia Gorman

Larry Clarke ... Edgar Cummings

Donna Cooper ... Prostitute 2

Bruce Cronander ... Harvey Scroggs

Meredith Cross ... Jeanette Anderson

Henry Dittman ... Frank Anderson

Bobby Eskandari ... Dr. Arnold Montufar (as Bobby Alexander)

Dennis Garber ... Joseph Danvers

Chip Godwin ... Hank Foley
Jennifer Griswold ... Jennifer Griswold

David Haack ... Tim Surrey
Tom Hauser ... News Anchor

Keisuke Hoashi ... Dai Loung

Sean Huze ... Hector Gomez (scenes deleted)

Michael Hyland ... Profiling Student 1 (as Mike Hyland)
David James ... Tim Surrey

Ceciley Jenkins ... Traci Looner
Zale Kessler ... Frederick Miller

Morgan Lariah ... Profiling Student 2

Fiona Lincke ... Reporter
Bobbi Sue Luther ... Josephine
Sierra Marcoux ... Jennifer Gorman

James Mathers ... Bernard Golinko
Paulah May ... Investigator
Leah McLean ... News Anchor

Tracy Miller ... TV Reporter

Naveen ... Dr. Arjay Vintopeej
Philip Newby ... Irwin Griffard (as Phil Newby)

Bruno Oliver ... Joel Gorman

Steven M. Porter ... Albert Cromley

Adrian Roberts ... Warden
Brad Satin ... Himself

Brooke Sikkema ... Girl Scout 2

Heather Snell ... Jennifer Henshaw

Joann Socrates ... Victim #1

Erin Stutland ... Victim 1

Beth Tapper ... Karen Tyler
David Wilcox ... Jacob Polinski

Mark McClain Wilson ... Mark Rongitch
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sadistic violence and torture, including terror and graphic descriptions.
Runtime:
86 min
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11 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Falls oh so short, 8 March 2009
2/10
Author: chrisher-1 from United Kingdom

I looked forward to this movie for the better half of six months, so when I finally got my hands on a copy I couldn't wait to be scared . . . How disappointed I was.

Don't get me wrong, this film has its moments, there are genuinely terrifying scenes that are shot by the killer himself through his camcorder. But these are few and far between. In its place, we are 'treated' to documentary footage detailing the rise of this mad man and how incredibly smart he is, in addition to a sentimental love sub plot which is just bizarre and un-realistic (which makes no sense when the root of the horror lies in realism).

I expected so much form this movie and wanted to love it and embrace it much like I did REC, but when the quality of narrative is this lacking, it really isn't worth the time of day. What's more, it is incredibly frustrating to see what could have been, concentration on murder footage and less reliance on badly acted talking head segments.

If you like pure horror than stay well away form this sorry excuse. A waste of a brilliantly original idea.

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