Cropsey (2009)

Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true; two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.

Directors:

Barbara Brancaccio, Joshua Zeman

Writer:

Joshua Zeman

Stars:

Joshua Zeman, Barbara Brancaccio, Bill Ellis

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joshua Zeman	...	Himself
Barbara Brancaccio	...	Herself
Bill Ellis	...	Himself - Professor of Folklore, Penn State (as Dr. Bill Ellis)
Dorothy D'Eletto	...	Herself - Archivist & Researcher
Geraldo Rivera	...	Himself - Reporter (archive footage)
Karen Schweiger	...	Herself - Jennifer Schweiger's Mother
David Navarro	...	Himself - Former Newscaster
Donna Cutugno	...	Herself - Founder, Friends of Jennifer
Ralph Aquino	...	Himself - Retired Detective, NYPD
Bobby Jensen	...	Himself - Retired Detective, NYPD
Ernie Anastos	...	Himself - Reporter (archive footage)
Andre Rand	...	Himself - Suspect
Jim Callaghan	...	Himself - Former Editor, Staten Island Eagle
Jim Dolan	...	Himself - Reporter (archive footage)
Theresa Doyle	...	Herself - Searcher for Jennifer

Storyline

Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true; two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.

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Plot Keywords:

missing | children | boogeyman | staten island new york city | new york city | 

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Taglines:

What if your urban legends were real?

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Genres:

Documentary | Crime | Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bauk

Filming Locations:

Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,305 (USA) (4 June 2010)

Gross:

$35,456 (USA) (16 July 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Antidote Films (I), Afterhours Productions, Ghost Robot

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was awarded Hammer to Nail's Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at 2009's Tribeca Film Festival.

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Quotes

Joshua Zeman: As children we were deluded by our parents' belief that Staten Island was such a safe place to grow up, but in reality every community has a seedy underside. Every suburbia has its secrets. We only discovered our own because of what happened with Jennifer... and then all the other children. After Donna Cutugno and her team found the body of Jennifer Schweiger, the police started connecting the dots. They looked at other missing children from Staten Island, eventually they focused on on 4 ...

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Connections

References Father Knows Best (1954)

User Reviews

Scary American justice system

Children's goes missing, police catch a guy, who obviously have mental issues and looks bit "funny", get him to jail for kidnapping with very little evidence, for the next 20 years.

Add a lot of white trash religious bigotry, some religious nutcase who wont to talk in front of the camera because she believes that satanists could harm her, some retired policemen and DA who have absolutely no problem charging people with no proof whatsoever and the list goes on.

I don't know, and nobody knows if the suspect was guilty or not, but what about the presumption of innocence if there is not enough proof ?? This documentary reminds me of another one called "Murder on a Sunday Morning", an excellent doc about some black guy who was unlucky enough to be at the wrong place at the wrong time