They lived to watch you die.
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.
Cast
Allison Lange
Claire Shelton
Nicholas Turturro
Angelo Buono
C. Thomas Howell
Kenneth Bianchi
Zarah Little
Carrie Ploskonko
Jennifer Tisdale
Erin
Kent King
Gabrielle
Aimee Brooks
Felicia Waller
Natasha Melnick
Karyn
Brandin Rackley
Janice Cooley
Lin Shaye
Jenny Buono
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
Christina Chavez
Damon Whitaker
Ronnie
Roz Witt
Frances Bianchi
Aaron Behr
Dan Forney
Julia Lee
Lisa Erwin
Jessica Allegra
April
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- Release Date 11/12/2004
- Language English
- Director Chuck Parello
- Writers Chuck Parello, Stephen Johnston
- Editor Paul Heiman
- Cinematographer John Pirozzi
- Producers Robert S. Costanzo, Michael Muscal, Hamish McAlpine
- Company Tartan Films
- Budget $1,400,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Oct 8, 2004 | Premiere (New York City) | — |
| United Kingdom | Nov 12, 2004 | Theatrical | 18 |
| United States | Nov 12, 2004 | Theatrical | R |
| Poland | Mar 31, 2005 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| Spain | Jan 25, 2006 | Physical (DVD) | — |
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