The Green River Killer (film)
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Ulli Lommel's Green River Killer is a 2005
American
crime film starring George Kiseleff, Jaquelyn Aurora (as Jacquelyn Horrell), Georgina Donovan, Shannon Leade, Naidra Dawn Thomson, and Shawn G. Smith.
, the film depicts how he would approach prostitutes in bars, then take them to his homes and brutally kill them. Then he'd throw the corpses into the Green River
, which is where the name "Green River Killer" comes from. Soon the investigating police officers are on his track.
The flashback of Ridgway's fictional "mentor," Boris, has a distinctly different look and atmosphere compared with the rest of the movie. That is because the footage was not shot by director Ulli Lommel but by German actor-director "Marian Dora," a pseudonym for the physician who began making gory horror films around the same time Lommel directed Green River Killer. Dora made Cannibal – Aus dem Tagebuch des Kannibalen
, for example. Dora, who also worked on Lommel's Zombie Nation
, in this flashback directs actor Carsten Frank as he strangles a woman.
Green River Killer was the second in a series of direct-to-DVD
titles directed by Lommel and released by Lionsgate Entertainment under its Artisan label. The first was Zodiac Killer (2005). Green River Killer would soon to be followed by BTK Killer (2005) and Killer Pickton
(2005). Other direct-to-DVD movies directed by Lommel and featuring serial killers would follow in 2007 and 2008.
Ridgway's home in the movie, which is a residence located in Marina Del Rey, California
, was also the house inhabited by "Producer McCoon" in Black Dahlia
(2006).
2005 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...
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crime film starring George Kiseleff, Jaquelyn Aurora (as Jacquelyn Horrell), Georgina Donovan, Shannon Leade, Naidra Dawn Thomson, and Shawn G. Smith.
Plot
Based on the true story of serial murderer Gary RidgwayGary Ridgway
Gary Leon Ridgway is an American serial killer known as the Green River Killer. He murdered numerous women in Washington during the 1980s and 1990s, earning his nickname when the first five victims were found in the Green River. He strangled them, usually with his arm but sometimes using ligatures...
, the film depicts how he would approach prostitutes in bars, then take them to his homes and brutally kill them. Then he'd throw the corpses into the Green River
Green River (Washington)
The Green River is a long river in the state of Washington in the United States, arising on the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains south of I-90....
, which is where the name "Green River Killer" comes from. Soon the investigating police officers are on his track.
Cast
- George Kiseleff - Gary RidgwayGary RidgwayGary Leon Ridgway is an American serial killer known as the Green River Killer. He murdered numerous women in Washington during the 1980s and 1990s, earning his nickname when the first five victims were found in the Green River. He strangled them, usually with his arm but sometimes using ligatures...
- Jaquelyn Aurora - Hedy
- Georgina Donovan
- Shannon Leade - Anna
- Naidra Dawn Thomson - Irene
- Shawn G. Smith - Coworker #1
- Kimko - Coworker #2
- Sebastien Szumilas - Kevin
- Bud Watson - Defense Attorney
- Carsten FrankCarsten Frank-Filmography:as Actor:* Rudolf Klein-Rogge - Gestorben zu Pfingsten * Incubus * Killer Barbys vs. Dracula * Gewaltig-Erinnerungen an "Kinski Paganini" * Zombie Nation * Cannibal * Green River Killer...
- Boris
Filming
The documentary footage is of the real Gary Ridgway confessing to the killings.The flashback of Ridgway's fictional "mentor," Boris, has a distinctly different look and atmosphere compared with the rest of the movie. That is because the footage was not shot by director Ulli Lommel but by German actor-director "Marian Dora," a pseudonym for the physician who began making gory horror films around the same time Lommel directed Green River Killer. Dora made Cannibal – Aus dem Tagebuch des Kannibalen
Cannibal (film)
- Plot :In a small rural town, a man roams the streets, his apparent search for a suitable partner runs without success.On the internet, he continues to search, he's looking for meat, and he finds a willing victim. The man meets the young man in the open field and entertains him on his farm...
, for example. Dora, who also worked on Lommel's Zombie Nation
Zombie Nation (film)
Zombie Nation is a 2004 independent horror film directed by Ulli Lommel.- Plot outline :Police officer Joe Singer lives a secret night life in which he kidnaps women, and takes them bound to his warehouse loft, injects them with a mysterious liquid, and then murders them. During his day shift as a...
, in this flashback directs actor Carsten Frank as he strangles a woman.
Green River Killer was the second in a series of direct-to-DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
titles directed by Lommel and released by Lionsgate Entertainment under its Artisan label. The first was Zodiac Killer (2005). Green River Killer would soon to be followed by BTK Killer (2005) and Killer Pickton
Killer Pickton (film)
Killer Pickton is a 2005 United States production horror film that is loosely based on the crimes of Canadian pig farmer Robert Pickton.The movie was filmed in New Hampshire and was directed by Ulli Lommel. The movie was co-produced and co-written by Ulli Lommel and Jeff Frentzen...
(2005). Other direct-to-DVD movies directed by Lommel and featuring serial killers would follow in 2007 and 2008.
Ridgway's home in the movie, which is a residence located in Marina Del Rey, California
Marina del Rey, California
-Demographics:-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866. The population density was 6,094.6 people per square mile...
, was also the house inhabited by "Producer McCoon" in Black Dahlia
Ulli Lommel's Black Dahlia (film)
Ulli Lommel's Black Dahlia is a 2006 United States production horror film that is inspired by the mysterious unsolved murder of "Black Dahlia" -- Hollywood actress Elizabeth Short...
(2006).