Product Details

• Actors: Edward James Olmos, George Dzundza, Roger R. Cross, Gwynyth Walsh, Don S. Davis
• Directors: Michael Pattinson
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Mgm Entertainment
• VHS Release Date: August 26, 1997
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 079283349X
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #33,403 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Zodiac Killer case revisited, December 5, 2000

By	Mr Vess (Cracow) - See all my reviews

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...

What makes the movie interesting to true crime buffs like myself ;) is the fact that it's very obviously based on the never-solved case of the serial killer "Zodiac" from San Francisco area in the 1970s. The movie is a faithful recreation of the "canonical" crimes of the Zodiac, with Edward James Olmos starring as an SFPD detective clearly modelled after Inspector Dave Toschi (who hunted the real Zodiac).

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Unfortunately, the film concentrates on a certain theory proposed by one recognised writer...This almost spoiled the movie for me, as I find many aspects of this theory annoying in the extreme. Still (and in spite of its ending, as realistic as the idea of Jack the Ripper being the Duke of Clarence), so far it's the best movie on the Zodiac out there (the 1970s movie is reportedly too silly to watch), and it has a nice musical score, too.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS THE ZODIAC (MAYBE), December 30, 2000

By	M. R. ZOGLIO (CROFTON, MD) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Edward James Olmos and George Dzundza turn in excellent performances in this thinly veiled recreation of the Zodiac murders of San Francisco. Olmos' role starts out purposeful but ends up pathetic while Dzundza begins as weird and turns predatory. It was great to watch their characters change as they played off of one another. While it was interesting that the Scorekeeper's victims and M.O. clearly paralleled those of the Zodiac, I fear that this film would only be a 2 star affair (at best) for the non-Zodiac buff. You have been warned.