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Director Matthew Bright (Freeway) directs this tale of one of the most notorious serial killers in the annals of crime. Standing in stark contrast to the generally accepted view of serial killers, Ted... read more read more... Bundy (Michael Reilley Burke) was intelligent, quick-witted, and handsome. Engaged to a beautiful fiancée who never suspected his murderous tendencies, the feral Bundy develops a taste for murder that ultimately results in the deaths of at least 19 young women through the course of the 1970s. From posing as an injured driver and luring unsuspecting women to their deaths to an astonishing pair of jailbreaks and his ultimate death by capital punishment, viewers follow the murderous madman on a crime spree that shocked a nation and left the public's perception of what a serial killer is truly capable of forever changed. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Matthew Bright

Release Date: September 13, 2002

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  • 76Majikat
    April 11, 2007
    76Majikat
    I enjoyed this movie at the time, but time for a re-watch
  • fb100000185301014
    September 10, 2011
    fb100000185301014
    It's a really sophisticated movie about Ted Bundy, ultimately horrifying. I wouldn't watch it again
  • monkeybobbob
    September 23, 2010
    monkeybobbob
    Pretty twisted horror/thriller about the infamous 70's serial sex killer. Ted Bundy was a seemingly normal bloke, quite charming and charismatic but hidden beneath it all was an absolute nutcase who seemed to enjoy killing women and fucking them! This shows, sometimes in gory det... read moreail(well not complete detail, obviously) his sick crimes and prison escapes that eventually ended up with Bundy in the electric chair. Quite an effective horror with a decent performance from the lead actor, Michael Reilly Burke, can't have been easy playing someone like that. Not brilliant but worth a look.
  • TheBratPrince92
    July 3, 2010
    TheBratPrince92
    A film directed by Matthew Bright and starring Michael Reilly Burke and Boti Ann Bliss. Ted Bundy is about the notorious serial killer and sexual psychopath as he begins his killing spree of many young women in the 1970's. Bundy is portrayed as a perverted and calculating man wit... read morehin the first few minutes of the film as we witness him scouting young girls with a sadistic glare while on his way to his college psychology class. As we follow Bundy journeying deeper into his downward spiral of perversion and violence, we witness him commit several acts of sexual sadism and shocking brutality. His spiral begins with the peeping of a girl as she undresses in her home, and then it escalates into him attacking women, kidnapping them, raping them, and eventually killing them. Ted Bundy is an intriguing character in the world of abnormal psychology because he seems to have had a jekyll and hyde personality. He was sweet and charming towards some people while he was sadistic and violent towards other. For example, he always treated the daughter of his girlfriend like she was an angel, while he was rather cruel towards the girlfriend who continued to love him even as he acted in a very cruel manner with her. He insults her at times and in one disturbing scene he ties her up and asks her to play dead during sex while he verbally abuses her. She agress to subject herself to this because she was in love with him and wanted to make him happy, which is very sad to watch. This film isn't really an exploration into Bundy's origins or his backstory that originally caused his psychotic behavior, but it is primarily an exploration of his crimes and his behavior. The scene where Bundy is shown having sex with one of his "groupies" in prison is quite interesting and disturbing because it showed how there are other troubled people in the world who actually admire people like Bundy and are influenced by him. Michael Reilly Burke does an excellent job of portraying the brutal madman, showing both sides of his personality. He effectively portrays the charming side of Bundy and also the sadistic side. To say the least, Burke is very memorable as this frightening individual. Boti Ann Bliss is sweet and innocent as Bundy's girlfriend, Lee. This film is made by a director named Matthew Bright, who made a film called Freeway with Kiefer Sutherland and Reese Witherspoon. Bright holds nothing back here. He puts on display some of Bundy's most vile acts and nearly every scene in this film is unsettling. Ted Bundy is a captivating and highly disturbing drama that everyone fascinated with psychology and serial killers should see. It's a fearless film about the limitless abyss that can exist within anyone. This is a great little indie film about the crimes of one of the most frightening and fascinating killers in American history.
  • vinleetexe
    August 15, 2009
    vinleetexe
    This movie shows how a normal man who is involved in church communities a college graduate and a father can live a double life in his mind and act on his inhumane thoughts. I think they failed by making it to comical and at some points ridiculous. also this isn't a true translat... read moreion of what actually happend which is disappointing. This was almost unwatchable as i didn't feel a sympathetic connection for the main character instead i wanted him to die.. HELLO DIRECTOR! you can't produce a good movie unless you have a hero with motives. But all i wanted was to see Ted Bundy die! yyou've made an unwatchable movie bby placing the main character a villain who preys on women for his own necrophiliac lusts.
    this should have been a documentary.
  • wolfwatcher44
    November 23, 2008
    wolfwatcher44
    I didn't know much about Ted Bundy before seeing this film, but after watching this I've decided he's one of the most cunning, f-ed up people I've ever seen. Watching him manipulate women and make them believe he was an innocent man is going to make me think twice about every str... read moreange guy I meet ever again. Crazy people might carry out crimes and get away with it, but the true psycho killers are like Ted Bundy where they lead two lives; one which they seem like a normal everyday person with friends and family and the other which they commit horrific acts that can't be described. The ending where Bundy finally let insanity take over before he was put to his death was an extremely disturbing scene.
  • MicheleInHell
    October 28, 2008
    MicheleInHell
    I dont know if they intended this movie to be funny but it is in parts. Also it is a pretty accurate portrayal of the infamous serial killer.
  • wrinkleraisin
    October 3, 2007
    wrinkleraisin
    This movie was alright, but the made for television movie "The Deliberate Stranger" starring Mark Harmon as Bundy is 100% better with telling the entire story.
  • mpghoul1973
    December 5, 2006
    mpghoul1973
    One of the better Serial Killer films to hop on the serial killer film bandwagon. I love the end were the prison gaurds are taunting him.
  • bigothic
    November 25, 2006
    bigothic
    one of my top 5 true story serial killer film favs... with fx by tom savini and micheal really gets into his role...just a neat little movie...real fun...if your sick like me...

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Critic Reviews

Frank Scheck
October 7, 2002
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

Exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable.

Megan Turner
September 13, 2002
Megan Turner, New York Post

A trashy, exploitative, thoroughly unpleasant experience.

Dave Kehr
September 12, 2002
Dave Kehr, New York Times

Disturbingly superficial in its approach to the material. Full Review

Michael Atkinson
September 10, 2002
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice

In the end, Ted Bundy's only justification is the director's common but unexplored fascination with the frustrated maniac; there's no larger point, and little social context. Full Review

Rob Gonsalves
January 13, 2007
Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

One of the rare movies that spend 100 minutes with someone only to glory in his protracted death. Full Review

Stefan Birgir Stefansson
August 10, 2004
Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is

He was psychothic but somehow I doubt that he was the world's biggest luser...

Clint Morris
November 8, 2002
Clint Morris, Moviehole

Instead of accurately accounting a terrible true story, the film's more determined to become the next Texas Chainsaw Massacre. But what about the countless other people who'd merely like to watch a so...

Jeffrey M. Anderson
November 7, 2002
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

Bright seems alternately amused and disgusted with this material, and he can't help throwing in a few of his own touches. Full Review

Luke Y. Thompson
September 19, 2002
Luke Y. Thompson, New Times

As Bundy, Michael Reilly Burke (Octopus 2: River of Fear) has just the right amount of charisma and menace.

David Chute
September 19, 2002
David Chute, L.A. Weekly

It's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel, but the result is more puzzling than unsettling. Full Review

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