Copycat Movie Review 1995

Crowded serial killer genre yields crooner Connick as southern psychopath stuck on murder. Soon he's in jail, advising the police in their hunt for another serial killer who imitates the murders of other infamous serial killers. Agoraphobic, boozing criminal psychologist Helen Hudson (Weaver), still suffering the after effects of an attack by sicko subject Darryl Lee Cullum (Connick), is enlisted to help detective M.J. Monahan (Hunter) catch the homage specialist. Weaver and Hunter bring sparks to the usually testosterone-laden formula, helping mask the preponderance of serial killer cliches and giant holes in the script. Connick's turn as a nut-job killer won't make you forget Anthony Hopkins, or even Frank Sinatra. Exploitative and imitative, and always faithful to the formula.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 124 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Serial Killers, San Francisco, Phobias!, Women Cops, Trapped with a Killer!, Stalked!, Computers

Screenplay

Ann Biderman, David Madsen

Cast

Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney, Harry Connick, William McNamara, Will Patton, John Rothman, David Michael Silverman

Cinematography

Laszlo Kovacs

Director

Jon Amiel

Music

Christopher Young

Producer

Arnon Milchan, Mark Tarlov, Michael Nathanson, John Fielder, Regency Enterprises, Warner Bros.