Synopsis
Kenneth Bianchi is a security guard whose attempts to become a police officer are repeatedly thwarted. He moves to California to live with his cousin Angelo and dates a string of women, becoming increasingly preoccupied with sex. Eventually the cousins decide to start an escort agency. After violently killing a prostitute they thought had betrayed them, Kenneth and Angelo begin committing a series of crimes that become a media sensation.
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Cast
- Allison LangeClaire Shelton
- Nicholas TurturroAngelo Buono
- C. Thomas HowellKenneth Bianchi
- Zarah LittleCarrie Ploskonko
- Jennifer TisdaleErin
- Kent KingGabrielle
- Aimee BrooksFelicia Waller
- Natasha MelnickKaryn
- Brandin RackleyJanice Cooley
- Lin ShayeJenny Buono
Recommendations
- 60
TV Guide Magazine
Character actress Lin Shaye, usually relegated to grotesque supporting roles in mainstream comedies, is a revelation as Buono's embittered, cancer-ridden mother. - 50
Variety
Plays as a blackly comic slice of mock '70s-style exploitation that flirts with the viewer before applying its chokehold. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
The filmmakers are clearly most interested in re-creating the murders in a gruesome and repugnant fashion. It's a shame the film is so exploitative, because Howell and especially Turturro deliver chilling, all too convincing performances. - 30
Los Angeles Times
A garishly slick piece of exploitation with surprisingly high production values but nary a moment of suspense. - 25
New York Daily News
Here's one for the Sick Voyeurs Club. - 25
Christian Science Monitor
Sordid and sleazy, although the lead performances are hard to fault. - 20
The New York Times
Relentlessly unpleasant film. - 20
Empire
Irresponsible, exploitative trash.
