The Deliberate Stranger

May. 04,1986 NR

Rating：

7.3

Genre：

Drama Horror Thriller

Keywords：

Based On True Story Serial Killer True Crime

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Mark Harmon as Ted Bundy

Frederic Forrest as Det. Bob Keppel

George Grizzard as Richard Larsen

Ben Masters as Det. Mike Fisher

Glynnis O'Connor as Cas Richter

M. Emmet Walsh as Det. Sam Davies

John Ashton as Det. Roger Dunn

Bonnie Bartlett as Louise Bundy

Billy Green Bush as Officer Bradley

Frederick Coffin as Jerry Thompson

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Reviews

ThedevilChoose

1986/05/04

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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Cooktopi

1986/05/05

The acting in this movie is really good.

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Rosie Searle

1986/05/06

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Ella-May O'Brien

1986/05/07

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

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