The Poughkeepsie Tapes
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| The Poughkeepsie Tapes; Patchogue New York | |
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| Directed by | John Erick Dowdle |
| Produced by | Drew Dowdle |
| Written by | John Erick Dowdle Drew Dowdle |
| Starring | Stacy Chbosky Ben Messmer Samantha Robson Ivar Brogger |
| Music by | Keefus Ciancia |
| Cinematography | Shawn Dufraine |
| Editing by | John Eric Dowdle |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Poughkeepsie Tapes is a faux semidocumentary horror film directed by John Erick Dowdle.
In this pseudo-documentary thriller, when police raid a house in the suburbs north of New York City, they discover a profoundly disturbing record of one man's ugly crimes. Investigators find over 800 videotapes shot by the killer which present a visual record of his murders in all their horrifying details. Both state and federal law enforcement teams sift through the gruesome images, looking for clues of the slayer's identity, the identity of his victims, and where he could possibly have gone. But repeated viewings of the material reveals little beyond the terrible facts of the crimes, and as the authorities comb through the madman's images, they find the tapes have had a disquieting effect on them.
The film was Rated R by the MPAA for sadistic violence and torture, including terror and graphic descriptions.[1]
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[edit] Similarities
The film has some similarities to the crimes of Poughkeepsie serial killer Kendall Francois, who was convicted of 8 murders; he did not film the deaths. However, the director of The Poughkeepsie Tapes stated that he had never heard of Francois until weeks after the film was completed.
[edit] Delayed Release
The film was originally scheduled for release on February 8, 2007, as seen on Myspace page of the Movie[2], but was delayed in January 2008 for an unknown reason.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "The Poughkeepsie Tapes", MGM, Retrieved on 2009-07-03.
- ^ [www.myspace.com/poughkeepsietapesmovie]
- ^ http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Poughkeepsie-Tapes-Release-Delayed-Indefinitely-7385.html
