Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
Seen it?2006 | 85 min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With rough reviews, almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among anyone drawn to the darker side of the street and anyone who likes to be kept guessing, this one's for you. Set in sun-baked Los Angeles. Shelve it next to Blue Velvet or Assault on Precinct 13.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 25 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Kenneth Bianchi, one of the two serial rapists and killers who terrorized the Los Angeles area in the late 1970s, is giving police station interviews to psychiatrist Samantha Stone, who has disquieting lifestyle issues of her own. It falls to her to delve into the details of the case to determine the veracity of Bianchi's claims of multiple personality disorder, but in so doing, she is forced to relive the horrific crimes, one of which occurs at her very doorstep.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
Mostly negative reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chris Fisher
- Brittany DanielSamantha
- Clifton Collins Jr.Kenneth
- Lake BellJillian
- Mike HagertySmith
- Tom WrightBryant
- Bret RobertsJack
- Eddie JemisonKantor
- Tomas AranaAngelo
- Joleigh FioravantiTanya
- Joseph McKelheerJoe