Bundy (2002)

The story of serial killer Ted Bundy.

Director:

Matthew Bright

Writers:

Stephen Johnston, Matthew Bright

Stars:

Michael Reilly Burke, Boti Bliss, Julianna McCarthy

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Reilly Burke	...	Ted Bundy
Boti Bliss	...	Lee (as Boti Ann Bliss)
Julianna McCarthy	...	Professor
Jennifer Tisdale	...	Pretty Girl
Michael Santos	...	Man at the Window
Annalee Autumn	...	Girl Attacked on Street (as Anna Lee Wooster)
Steffani Brass	...	Julie
Samantha Tabak	...	Vincennes (as Tricia Dickson)
Meadow Sisto	...	Welch
Eric DaRe	...	Male Partygoer (as Eric Dare)
Melissa Schmidt	...	Female Partygoer
Deborah Offner	...	Beverly
Zarah Little	...	Garber
Alison West	...	Randall
Matt Hoffman	...	Arnie

Storyline

Docu-drama based on the life of Ted Bundy, a serial killer who killed at least 19 young women during the 1970's (though some sources say as many as 30 to 35 were murdered). Set from his college student years, to his first victims, his capture, escape from prison (twice), his final killing spree to his trial, conviction and execution.

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Plot Keywords:

voyeur | psychopathic killer | misogyny | psychopath | serial killer | 

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Taglines:

Based on the true story of America's most infamous serial sex killer.

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence involving a sexual predator/serial killer, sexuality/nudity and language

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 2002 (UK)

Also Known As:

Bundy

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles City College - 855 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,710, 15 September 2002

Gross USA:

$6,073

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$68,716

Company Credits

Production Co:

First Look International, Incessant Barking Productions Inc., Tartan Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cameron Bright was offered a role but he and his mother did not want him to be associated with a serial killer.

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Goofs

The film changes the names of the victims out of respect. However, at the end it plays an actual clip which reveals the real name of a victim. (Bundy's last one, Kimberly Leach, named "Suzanne" in the film.)

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Quotes

Ted: Ok, that was a mistake, bitch!

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Connections

Version of Bundy: A Legacy of Evil (2009)

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Soundtracks

Martha's Street
by Dominic Glynn (uncredited) and Martin Smith (uncredited)
Published by Chappell Recorded Music Library

User Reviews

campy True Crime entertainment with a grip

For me True Crime Movies are always unsettling because you know the actual facts are true. It´s not some sort of Horror-Entertainment but the visual depiction of true life atrocity, which adds some sort of authentification fictional Films always struggle for. In this case one hell of cynical campy director walks on the edge of sensationalism, serial killer fandom, critics of death-penalty and honest depiction of a truly evil and disturbed person. Ted Bundy is the trustworthy, educated, well dressed guy who gets quiet a lot of girls, delves into sadism and necrophilia and raises hell for so many female victims. For friends of torture and sadism the film doesn´t deliver too much except one scene I won´t spoil. But try this: Identify with the female victim that is awfully abused and destroyed by this talky misanthrope mother****er while another victim has to watch in handcuffs. This is one scene where the director gets serious and doesn´t turn the act into farce. It would be hard to stand to go more into details in depicting the cruelties, so the director lays more focus to show the killer´s deformed personality in more close-to-life scenes. Decide for yourself if you would have had the balls to just film the killing of one victim after another for shock value while knowing maybe relatives of the victims will watch your movie. The film centers most of the time on the killers perspective or stays very close to him, whereas the female victims are portrait ranging from naive and unsuspicious to pretty tough (Carol DaRonch). We don´t get much of an idea why Ted turned into this acts except one unsatisfying self-explaining attempt to his girlfriend. The film has production-weeknesses that could be intended, I don´t know how many times we saw the boom-mic. At first you think it´s a mistake, then you think it´s high-camp and later it adds some unintended trash-factor, as well as the relaxing soundtrack during the end-credits. The Film is probably more interesting if you know the facts already and you can identify what´s going on. As final result the movie gives Ted credit in how demented and tough in killing he was but a weakling in facing the consequences of his unhuman deeds. A truly despicable person with insight what hell is really like.