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The Hillside Strangler

The Hillside Strangler

5,1 /10 (38 Votes)
2004 EN 97 min

Overview

Kenneth Bianchi is a security guard whose attempts to become a police officer are repeatedly thwarted. He moves to California to live with his cousin Angelo and dates a string of women, becoming increasingly preoccupied with sex. Eventually the cousins decide to start an escort agency. After violently killing a prostitute they thought had betrayed them, Kenneth and Angelo begin committing a series of crimes that become a media sensation.

Release date

12/11/2004

Votes

38

Popularity

1.3

They lived to watch you die.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

97 min

Budget

$1,400,000

Original Soundtrack

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John Chard

John Chard

2014-12-01

⭐ 5

Hardly Kissing Cousins. Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono were two cousins who were convicted of the rape, torture and murder of 10 females of various ages in LA 1977/78. This film is an interpretation of their reign of terror. Unpleasant. If you are going to do a serial killer movie, one based on real life perpetrators, then you surely have to make the characterisations of fascination value away from their despicable crimes. Unfortunately director Chuck Parello and co-writer Stephen Johnston fail to do this, leaving the film with a paucity of worthwhile human story moments. It’s not help…

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