Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

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Movie
Original title Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2019
length 110 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Joe Berlinger
script Michael Werwie
production Nicolas Chartier ,
Michael Costigan ,
Ara Keshishian
music Marco Beltrami
camera Brandon consolation
cut Josh Schaeffer
occupation

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is a thriller by Joe Berlinger that premiered on January 26, 2019 as part of the Sundance Film Festival . The biography tells of the serial killer Ted Bundy .

action

In 1969. Ted Bundy, a law student, is smart, charismatic, and affectionate. The single mother Liz Kloepfer cannot resist his charm, and she falls head over heels in love with the young man she meets in a bar in Seattle. Ted moves in with Liz and her daughter Molly. They want to live a humble life together. The family idyll is tarnished when Ted is arrested one day in connection with a kidnapping. Then Ted is charged with a number of gruesome murders. Liz has to consider that the man she shares her life with might actually be a psychopath, especially because his face looks strangely like the suspect's phantom.

production

The Metallica frontman James Hetfield is in the role of Officer Bob Hayward his acting debut

Directed by Joe Berlinger . The actual documentary filmmaker was nominated for an Oscar in 2012 for Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory . The screenplay was written by Michael Werwie , who was awarded first place at the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting in 2012. In the same year, the script landed on the blacklist of Hollywood's best unfilmed ideas .

Zac Efron took on the role of Ted Bundy, Lily Collins plays his future long-time girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer. Jim Parsons played prosecutor Larry Simpson, John Malkovich played Judge Edward D. Cowart. Kaya Scodelario took on the role of Bundy's ex-wife, Carole Ann Boone. The Metallica frontman James Hetfield makes his acting debut in the role of Officer Bob Hayward after Berlinger previously with Hetfield and his band on the documentary Metallica: Some Kind of Monster had worked. Officer Hayward was the police officer who managed to arrest Bundy in 1975.

The film was premiered on January 26, 2019 at the Sundance Film Festival . As part of the festival, Netflix secured the rights to the film for nine million US dollars. In early May 2019, the film was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival and then included in the Netflix program in the USA.

In Germany, Constantin Film secured the rights to Extremely Wicked . After performances at the Fantasy Filmfest Nights , a release on DVD and Blu-Ray is planned.

reception

Reviews

Carlos Aguilar of TheWrap explains that the film stubbornly refrains from explicit physical violence and instead turns to the manipulation techniques of Ted Bundy . It is not a review of the methods and perversions of the killer, but rather an examination of our prejudices and infinite fascination for those of us who find a strange fulfillment in brutality. Zac Efron is an attractive, white man who works in the Disney machinery, the perfect choice to embody the evil that hides under Bundy's facade. Bundy's instinct for self-preservation is particularly evident in the court scenes, in which he confidently appears as his own lawyer and proves astute enough to beguile the viewer and make one question the allegations against him. His good looks as a deceptive camouflage to instill trust enabled Bundy to defy the archetypal image of nefarious predators and evade justice for as long as he did, according to Aguilar. This reminds the film critic of Luis Ortega's Argentinian drama El Angel , in which Carlos Robledo Puch, a teenage serial killer with an angel face, is repeatedly let off the hook. All in all, and despite some flaws in Michael Werwie's script, Extremely Wicked is a thought-provoking piece of cinema that shunts avoid in favor of a more philosophical portrayal of a diabolical murderer.

Awards

People's Choice Awards 2019

  • Nomination in the Drama Movie of 2019 category
  • Nomination as Drama Movie Star of 2019 ( Zac Efron )

Saturn Award ceremony 2019

  • Nomination as Best Actor in Streaming Presentation (Zac Efron)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 189333 / V). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ^ John Squires: Zac Efron Talks 'Extremely Wicked'; Watch a Video of His Transformation into Ted Bundy. In: bloody-disgusting.com, March 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ Scott Myers: Interview: Michael Werwie (2012 Nicholl Winner, 2012 Black List). January 13, 2013, accessed January 15, 2019 .
  4. ↑ 2012 Black List Is Chock Full of Violent Fare. Retrieved January 15, 2019 .
  5. ^ A b John Kiesewetter: Ted Bundy Movie Props For Sale After Filming Wraps Today. Retrieved January 15, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Zac Efron Takes Us Behind The Scenes Of 'Extremely Wicked' With New On-Set Pics. Retrieved January 15, 2019 .
  7. ↑ a b c Metallica frontman James Hetfield's Dramatic Acting Debut To Premiere At Sundance Film Festival. In: blabbermouth.net, January 8, 2019.
  8. ↑ Scott Munro: Serial killer movie starring Metallica's James Hetfield set for Sundance Film Festival. In: loudersound.com. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  9. ↑ Benjamin Hecht: serial killer hype: Netflix buys Ted Bundy film "Extremely Wicked" with Zac Efron. In: filmstarts.de, February 5, 2019.
  10. ↑ Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2019 Feature Lineup. In: filmmakermagazine.com, March 5, 2019.
  11. ↑ Tjark Lorenzen: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile: That's why you won't find the Zac Efron film on Netflix. In: netzwelt.de, May 3, 2019.
  12. ↑ https://www.thewrap.com/extremely-wicked-shockingly-evil-and-vile-film-review-zac-efron-ted-bundy/
  13. ↑ Hilary Lewis and Annie Howard: People's Choice Awards: 'Avengers: Endgame,' 'Game of Thrones,' BTS Among Nominees. In: The Hollywood Reporter, September 4, 2019.