Curse of the Zodiac (2007) (V)

Director:

Ulli Lommel

Writer:

Ulli Lommel (written by)

Release Date:

15 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Every murder is another sign.

Plot:

Genre guru Ulli Lommel (THE BOOGEYMAN, BTK KILLER) directs this horror film about the infamous Zodiac killer...

Plot Keywords:

Killer | Zodiac Killer | Murderer | Blood | Murder

Cast

Cassandra Church	...	Natasha Baines
Jack Quinn	...	The Zodiac
Victoria Ullmann	...	Victoria
Lyn Beausoleil	...	Zodiac Victim
Colette Claire	...	Dee
Trevor Parsons	...	Charlie
Shaun Adams	...	Quincy
Lee Mercer	...	Natasha's Boyfriend
Mouse Bridwell
Pia Pownall	...	Zodiac Victim
Max Inglewood
Daniel von Wetter	...	Randy
Kelse Fossum-Trausch
Malibu
Nola Roeper	...	Madame
Ulli Lommel	...	The Zodiac (voice) (as Rick van Cleef)
Jon E. Nimetz	...	The Writer
Steve Olson	...	Daniel (as Steven Robert Olson)
Bertrand Pare
Bud Watson	...	John
Dusty Kocks	...	Beau (as Dusty 'GD' Kocks)
Rachael Devlin
Michelle Bock	...	Daniel's Girlfriend
Stan Lim
Silvie Hwang
Scott Espenshade		(as E. Scott Espenshade)
Elissa Harris-Fisher
Max Nikoff	...	John
Christian Behm	...	Bartender

Directed by
Ulli Lommel

Writing credits
Ulli Lommel		(written by)

Produced by
Ulli Lommel	....	producer
Nola Roeper	....	producer

Original Music by
Ulli Lommel		(as Green River Band)

Cinematography by
Ulli Lommel		(as Bianco Pacelli)

Film Editing by
Bertrand Pare

Casting by
Rachael Devlin		(as Rachel Devlin)

Production Design by
Ulli Lommel		(as Patricia Devereaux)

Production Management
Howard Berstein	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bertrand Pare	....	second unit director

Art Department
Jim Swain	....	props

Sound Department
Hans Broome	....	sound editor
Larry Bryanston	....	supervising sound editor
Donald Carlson	....	sound effects editor
Noble Daggett	....	boom operator
John Graves	....	sound designer (as John C. Graves)
Ross James	....	foley editor
Max Nikoff	....	location sound

Stunts
John Kunicki	....	stunt coordinator
Brian Lawrence	....	fight choreographer

Camera and Electrical Department
Bret Ahmed	....	second assistant camera
Eric Bedford	....	grip
Kevin Burnstein	....	gaffer
Diana King	....	second assistant camera
Daniel Noah	....	first assistant camera
Jackie Shawn	....	key grip
Dale Tibor	....	first assistant camera
Chris Tonkovitcz	....	best boy (as Chris Tonkovicz)
Annie Wildmoser	....	first assistant camera

Music Department
Harry Caper	....	music coordinator (as Harry 'Green' Caper)
Laverne Lincoln	....	music editor
Scott Szabo	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Other crew
Tito Angeleri	....	assistant: Ms. Roeper
Gary Edwards	....	location scout
Howard Goldstein	....	production accountant
Erica Mandell	....	script supervisor
Rebecca Schwartz	....	researcher
Danielle Signoret	....	location coordinator
Angelo Vendoren	....	assistant: Mr. Lommel

Production Companies

• Hollywood House of Horror
• The Shadow Factory Inc.

Distributors

• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Ecovídeo (2007) (Portugal) (DVD)
• Fenix Pictures (2010) (worldwide) (all media)
• Laser Paradise (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• MRA Entertainment Group (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• Manga Films (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
• Prisvídeo (2008) (Portugal) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Svensk Bios Filmbyrå (2008) (Sweden) (all media)
• Ytinifni (2007) (worldwide) (all media)

Other Companies

• Film Emporium Insurance Services  insurance
• Hertz Rent A Car  transportation
• Images Warehouse Furniture  special thanks

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, disturbing gory images, and strong language including sexual references

Runtime:

USA:82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | New Zealand:R18 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Hollywood House of Horror

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Ulli Lommel] [Black rotary telephone]

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: Right after the writer draws the symbol on his notebook.

Movie Connections:

Version of "Zodiaque" (2004)

Horrible Straight-To-Video Piece Of Junk

Well, I was warned by the saleslady at the video store that this movie was horrible, but I ignored her and rented it anyway. The Zodiak killer has always fascinated me, especially since the guy was never caught.

However, it only took 10 minutes for me to see what a piece of crap this movie is, just a low-budget, poorly-acted, ridiculously-profane and pretentious filmed. Half of the shots are sideways! I guess the filmmaker was trying to be inventive but you had to turn your head sideways to watch a good part of the film! How stupid is that?

There is nothing appealing about this, unless you like to hear the phrase "you fat f--k!" every other sentence. This is straight-to-video garbage, folks. The best thing about it is the cover of the DVD. No wonder there are no reviews in here concerning this film. They fact they couldn't find reviewers anywhere to put a testimony on the back of the DVD box should have warned me to stay away.