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Film · 2019

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile

Directed by Joe Berlinger · starring Brandon Trost, Lily Collins and Zac Efron

  • 1 h 48 min
  • Biography · Crime · Drama
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 2 May 2019
  • 5.9 AverageMovieNCo
  • 6.4 Users7 votes
  • 5.4 Critics4 reviews

Synopsis

'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile' is an Oscar-nominated drama based on the life of Tedy Bundy, an American serial killer known for raping and murdering several women in the 1970s. Bundy confessed to 30 homicides that he committed across seven states between 1974 and 1978, but the real number of victims remains unknown.

This chilling true story is told from the perspective of Ted's longterm girlfriend, single mother Elizabeth "Liz" Kloepfer (Lily Collins), who believes she has found the perfect man when she meets Theodore "Ted" Bundy (Zac Efron) at a college bar. As Liz and Ted raise her daughter, Molly, together, news reaches them of a series of brutal murders involving female victims sweeping the surrounding states. When Ted is arrested on suspicion of his involvement in the kidnapping of Carol DaRonch (Grace Victoria Cox), he hires a lawyer, John O'Connell (Jeffrey Donovan), to defend his case and get him back to Liz. As time passes and more evidence comes out against him, Liz is forced to come to terms with the idea that Ted is not the man she thought he was.

Based on the real history of a violent serial killer, 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile' is directed by Joe Berlinger, with the events adapted from Elizabeth Kloepfer's biography, 'The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy'.

The essentials

Runtime
108 min1 hour and 48 minutes
How long is Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile?
1 hour and 48 minutes (108 minutes).
When was Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 2 May 2019.
Who directed Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile?
Joe Berlinger.
Who is in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile?
It stars Brandon Trost, Lily Collins, Zac Efron and Haley Joel Osment.
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Director
Joe Berlinger
Cinematography
Brandon Trost

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Reviews

All 4 reviews
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What the critics say average 5.4 from 4

  • 8.3 IndiewireKate Erbland More sad than salacious, it's the rare film about a criminal that offers human details without humanizing a man who so many agree was a monster. Read
  • 6.0 The GuardianBenjamin Lee Efron is wicked, the film less so. Read
  • 4.0 Screen DailyTim Grierson Zac Efron projects the right amount of edgy, empty handsomeness, but the movie's conceit doesn't pay enough dividends. Read

Soundtrack

All 15 songs
  1. Do You Believe In MagicThe Lovin' Spoonful Spotify
  2. Crimson and CloverTommy James Spotify
  3. We'll Face This World TogetherThe Tommy Smith Band Spotify
  4. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': II. Molto VivaceZagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus Spotify

Trivia

  • From a quote

    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."

  • Zac Efron as Ted Bundy

    There was once a petition in 2016 from fans to cast Zac Efron as Ted Bundy in the upcoming biography movie. Former lawyer of Ted Bundy agrees that Efron actually bears a resemblance to the serial killer.

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