The Poughkeepsie Tapes

The Poughkeepsie Tapes

Infobox Film
name = The Poughkeepsie Tapes


caption = Theatrical release poster
director = John Erick Dowdle
producer = Drew Dowdle
writer = John Erick Dowdle
Drew Dowdle
starring = Stacy Chbosky
Ben Messmer
Samantha Robson
Ivar Brogger
music = Keefus Ciancia
cinematography = Shawn Dufraine
editing = John Eric Dowdle
distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
released = 2009
runtime = 86 min.
country = flagicon|USA
language = English
website = http://www.p-tapesmovie.com/
imdb_id = 1010271

"The Poughkeepsie Tapes" is a faux semidocumentary horror film directed by John Erick Dowdle. It is scheduled to be released in 2009.

Plot

Based on the Poughkeepsie serial killer Kendall Francois although he did not film his murders but his trait of murdering women and prostitutes was taken for the film. A serial killer obsessively documents his career in carnage in this pseudo-documentary thriller. When police raid a house in upstate New York, they discover a profoundly disturbing record of one man's ugly crimes. A psychotic serial killer once called the house his home, and along with the implements of his grisly pastime, investigators find over 240 hours of videotape shot by the killer which present a visual record of his murders in all their horrifying details. Both state and federal law enforcement teams sift through the gruesome images, looking for clues of the slayer's identity, the identity of his victims, and where he could possibly have gone. But repeated viewings of the material reveals little beyond the terrible facts of the crimes, and as the authorities comb through the madman's images, they find the tapes have had a disquieting effect on them.

Release

"The Poughkeepsie Tapes" was originally screened at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27 2007 [ [http://www.cinematical.com/2007/05/12/tribeca-interview-john-dowdle-director-the-poughkeepsie-tape/ "Tribeca interview with John Dowdle, director of The Poughkeepsie Tapes, May 12, 2007"] ] [cite web |url=http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/tixSYS/2007/filmguide/eventnote.php?EventNumber=4542 |title=2007 Tribeca Film Guide - The Poughkeepsie Tapes |accessdate=2007-12-08 |format= |work=] and was expected to be released theatrically February 8 2008, but Bloody Disgusting reported that it was delayed. After more release date shuffling, the film is now tentatively scheduled for release sometime in 2009. The film has been rated R by the MPAA for "sadistic violence and torture, including terror and graphic descriptions."

References

External links

* [http://www.poughkeepsietapes.com Official site] (currently down)
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