Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

2019
15
1h 50m

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6.7/10

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Docudrama Period Drama Serial Killer True Crime Biography Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.

Director
- Joe Berlinger
Writers
- Elizabeth Kendall
- Michael Werwie
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

107K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,764

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Director
- Joe Berlinger
Writers
- Elizabeth Kendall
- Michael Werwie
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 5 nominations

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Trivia
The name of this film came from a quote from the court judge on Bundy's trial. He quoted, "The crimes were extremely wicked, shockingly evil, vile, and the product of design to inflict a high degree of pain."

Goofs
There was a scene where Ted Bundy was forcibly restrained in his cell so to gain impressions of his teeth for evidence. In reality, he was shown the instruments that could be used on him if he chose to be difficult. Not only did he comply while sitting in a dentist chair, he reminded the officers that he had no problem doing this as he wasn't a violent man.

Quotes
Ted Bundy: People don't realize that murderers do not come out in the dark with long teeth and saliva dripping off their chin. People don't realize that there are killers among them. People they liked, loved, lived with, work with and admired could the next day turn out to be the most demonic people imaginable

Crazy credits
Footage of the real Ted Bundy is shown during the first part of the credits.

Connections
Featured in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 25 April 2019 (2019)

Soundtracks
Do You Believe in Magic
Written by John Sebastian (as John Benson Sebastian)
Performed by The Lovin' Spoonful
Courtesy of Buddah Records/Legacy Recordings
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

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Featured review

5/10

Too superficial

First the good. Solid work from the actors, particularly Efron, Parsons and Milkovich. The costuming and set design was spot on, especially the Miami court room.

Now the not so good, there is just too much to unpack with Ted Bundy to cover in 110 minutes. The movie has to gloss over so much material to fit time constraints. We only mildly see Bundy's manipulative skills. We never see the psychopathy. Without more detail and more insight into the crimes, the movie is really just flabby and flaccid.

To me, this movie would have been better served as a mini series so we could see the beginnings and evolution of Bundy and his relationships.