The Limbic Region (1996)

A San Francisco detective, obsessed with catching a serial killer who has been committing murders for over 20 years, tries to force a suspect into confessing.

Director:

Michael Pattinson

Writers:

Todd Johnson, Patrick Ranahan

Stars:

Edward James Olmos, George Dzundza, Roger Cross

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edward James Olmos	...	Jon Lucca
George Dzundza	...	Lloyd
Roger Cross	...	Brownlee (as Roger R. Cross)
Gwynyth Walsh	...	Ann Lucca
Don S. Davis	...	Chief Payne
Tom McBeath	...	Fredricks
Chris Wilding	...	Teen Boy #1
Myriam Sirois	...	Teen Girl
Brent Stait	...	Sheriff
Stephen E. Miller	...	Country Doctor
Carly McKillip	...	Jennifer Lucca - Age 5 Years (as Carly McKillup)
Kyla Smith	...	Suzy Lucca - Age 4 Years
Don MacKay	...	Newspaper Editor
Chuck Katona	...	Teen Boy #2
Campbell Lane	...	Ann's Father

Storyline

A San Francisco detective is obsessed with catching a serial killer who has been killing people for over 20 years. When the detective learns that he has only a few weeks of life left, he tries his one last shot - taking the suspect for a ride down memory lane, hoping to force him into a confession... Based on the never-solved case of the serial killer "Zodiac" from the 70's, a number of crimes supposedly committed by the Zodiac much later, and one modern hypothesis concerning the murderer.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | three word title | zodiac killer | title spoken by character | 

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 June 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

A fantomvadász

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

MGM Television, Pacific Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 96 min (Showtime Library Print)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the real case of "The Zodiac Killer."

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Connections

Version of The Zodiac Killer (1971)

User Reviews

Very good "Zodiac" rendering

This movie is obviously low-budget & filmed in British Columbia,Canada. The obstacles that had to be overcome to make this movie convincing(set in California & late 60's-80's)were well conceived.I believe this is the best & most accurate version of the Zodiac killings that plagued the town of Vallejo & the Bay area from 1968-19? (he was never caught).Edward James Olmos(Det. Dave Toschi) & George Dzundza(Zodiac-at the time believed to be Arthur Leigh Allen, since cleared by DNA & fingerprints)play a game of cat & mouse re-visiting crime scenes together, each one trying to trigger the other into an emotional revelation.Olmos dying from some type of terminal disease & knowing Dzundza did it,still totally obsessed to the point of losing his family & becoming a full blown alcoholic along the way.Dzundza totally oblivious & self absorbed(like all serial killers) to the carnage left in his wake.The only disappointment was the"over the top" ending otherwise pretty accurate.If you tire of the typical Hollywood fluff or have an interest in the Zodiac case,check it out.