Boston Strangler: The Untold Story (2008) (V)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Michael Feifer

Writer:

Michael Feifer (written by)

Release Date:

22 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The last face 13 women ever saw.

Plot:

Boston Strangler: The Untold Story is an intense true-crime thriller about Albert De Salvo, a wise cracking...

Plot Keywords:

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Cast

David Faustino	...	Albert De Salvo
Andrew Divoff	...	John Marsden
Kostas Sommer	...	Frank Asarian
Joe Torry	...	Arthur Winfield
Corin Nemec	...	Stuart Whitmore
Jen Nikolaisen	...	Jennifer Mitchum
Johnny Liska	...	Michael De Salvo
Caia Coley	...	Michelle Marsden
Tara Shayne	...	Claudia De Salvo
Beth Shea	...	Jana Fineman
Sonia Curtis	...	Sondra De Salvo
John Gorman	...	Greg Foster (as John O'Gorman)
Timothy Oman	...	Captain Parker
Jack Stehlin	...	Fred Addison
Jay Pickett	...	Detective Donovan

MPAA:

Rated R for violence including rape, and language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA (2008) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) (cut) | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (uncut) | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

North American Entertainment

Movie Connections:

References The Godfather (1972)

Soundtrack:

Wishes

Depalma should study this for his upcoming film on the same subject.

Brutal Kills,Tension,Scares,Beautiful Women, and a well thought out story make this a 10 in my book.

For any of those of you who aren't familiar with Mike Feifer's past true crime/serial killer productions (Ed Gein:The Butcher of Plainfield, Chicago Massacre Richard Speck,and upcoming Ted Bundy)he's fast making a name for himself as one of the best horror directors in the business.

In "The Boston Strangler:The untold story" Feifer explores the dark psychology consuming Albert Desalvo and brings a completely fresh take to the story by expanding on the possibility that Albert Desalvo wasn't really the Boston Strangler. The film suggests that Desalvo was seeking notoriety as his motive to confess to the crimes committed by the Strangler and brings in another possible suspect (played to a tee by Kostas Summer)as the true strangler. This theory was discussed for years in newspapers following the Strangler Murders but has since faded from the public's memory until now. A MUST SEE FOR THE HARDCORE HORROR AND TRUE CRIME CROWD!!!