The Zodiac
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Alexander Bulkley
Marty Lindsey
Nick Scoggin
William Mapother
Brad William Henke
Rex Linn
Film Details
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Synopsis
On December 20, 1968, as a small Northern California town prepares for the Christmas holidays, a teenage couple is viciously murdered at a desolate lover's lane, sending a shock wave of horror through the town of Vallejo. Investigator Matt Parish of the Vellejo Police Department, husband to Laura and father to twelve-year-old son Johnny, is assigned to the investigation. With very few leads to go on, and demands to solve the crime quickly, the pressure mounts when a renegade local reporter sensationalizes the tragedy. Weeks turn into months as the grueling case continues with no concrete evidence to expose the identity of the killer. At home, Parish must come to terms with the dramatic emotional effects the horrible murders and the failing investigation have brought on his family. On July 4, 1969, the killer strikes again. Amidst the festive summer holiday, a young couple is gunned down at close range in a dark parking lot. Again, the attacks show no indication of robbery or sexual molestation. Then, the unthinkable happens. A shocking phone call to the police is made within an hour of the attack, a man confessing to the murders of the two couples. Next, a letter is received at the local Vallejo paper, as well as the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Francisco Examiner, threatening a dozen more murders that weekend unless the letter is printed. Included in the letter is a cryptogram, which according to the killer, if deciphered, would reveal his identity. Parish descends into the all-consuming complexity of the case: codes, ciphers, composite sketches, psychological profiles and astrological patterns. His desperate obsession, fueled by the increasing media coverage, sends his family to the edge. After more taunting letters, phone calls, and another savage and bizarre double murder of a young couple in broad daylight, Parish believes he has finally identified a suspect. Disobeying orders, Parish storms the suspect's house only to discover that his investigations have led him to a man unconnected to the crimes. Soon after the police learn the horrifying news that the Zodiac has killed again. On April 24, 1978 the San Francisco Chronicle receives another letter asking, "Who will make a movie about me ?" and the chilling statement, "I'm now in control of all things."
Director
Alexander Bulkley
Cast
Marty Lindsey
Nick Scoggin
William Mapother
Brad William Henke
Rex Linn
George Maguire
Natassia Costa
Jarion Monroe
D C Meyer
Shelby Alexis Irey
Peter Van Schaik
Kathryn Howell
Joe Stricker
Robin Tunney
Brian Bloom
David Tenenbaum
Katelin Chesna
Luis Saguar
Nate Dushku
Rory Culkin
Logan Fahey
Gilchrist Macquarrie
Jodi Feder
Justin W. Chambers
Ian Scott Mcgregor
Kris Palm
Jessica Rofe
A Donald Cross
Philip B. Hall
Paul Ghiringhelli
Molly Mulholland
Crew
Randy Babajtis
Eric Blyler
Ray Botkin
Jason Brackett
Alexander Bulkley
Kelly Bulkley
Corey Campodonico
Gino Caputi
Joseph Chambers
Willie Chambers
Sig De Miguel
Amy Driscoll
Andrea Folprecht
Nancy Hayes
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Matthew Labate
Brenda Lee
Gary A Lowe
Denis Maloney
Kevin Mcnamara
Jonathan Miller
Jonathan Miller
Kim Miller
Mckinley Morganfield
Jack Morocco
John O'rourke
Edward Pola
Stephanie Portnoy
Reg Presley
Deborah Rees
Jeanine Rohn
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond
Laurie Scott
Tom Sindicich
Lori Slomka
Peter Stoltz
Michael Suby
Jack G Taylor
Gregory Tillman
Hazel Trevor
Richard Trevor
Muddy Waters
Wendy Weidman
Andy Williams
George Wyle
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States March 17, 2006
Released in United States on Video August 29, 2006
Released in United States Spring March 17, 2006
Limited Release in United States March 17, 2006
Released in United States Spring March 17, 2006
Released in United States on Video August 29, 2006
