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The Deliberate Stranger
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The Deliberate Stranger

1986 · 185 min Drama Crime Thriller Horror TV Movie
6.2 / 10 · TMDB

Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Ted Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974, after having murdered several young women, he leaves Seattle for Utah, where he is a law student and where other girls disappear. It takes the cooperation of a number of police forces to work efficiently on this case. Soon, but not soon enough, the police eliminate endless possibilities and close in on him. Bundy is tried in the media and his good-boy attitude brings him sympathy but also the hatred of many.

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Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

🎭 Cast

Mark Harmon

Mark Harmon

Ted Bundy

Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Det. Bob Keppel

George Grizzard

George Grizzard

Richard Larsen

Ben Masters

Ben Masters

Det. Mike Fisher

Glynnis O'Connor

Glynnis O'Connor

Cas Richter

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Det. Sam Davies

John Ashton

John Ashton

Det. Roger Dunn

Bonnie Bartlett

Bonnie Bartlett

Louise Bundy

Billy Green Bush

Billy Green Bush

Officer Bradley

Frederick Coffin

Frederick Coffin

Jerry Thompson

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