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Kemper

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Despite his seemingly normal exterior, Ed Kemper (Robert Sisko) has been keeping a horrible secret: He's the "Coed Killer" who has been terrorizing the college town of Santa Cruz, Calif. What's more, it's Kemper's unsuspecting friend, detective Tom Harris (Christopher Stapleton), who has been assigned to the case. When Harris discovers the truth about his friend, his sense of betrayal quickly turns into a single-minded resolve: to hunt Kemper down and bring him to justice.

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Brenden D A Wildly Fictionalized Take On The World Of Ed Kemper The only thing this film probably got right was how cruel his mother was, and even then it feels cliche. (Though she was a cliche) The majority of this film is all uncreative liberties in a rediculous Cat-And-Mouse game as a cop and friend of Kemper tries to capture him, but anyone who's studied this case knows that most of this is BS. Ed didn't kill a cop to escape from a scene, he didn't kidnap a girl after he was found out and take her toes. This is just a cheap slasher with an Ed Kemper skin on it and the bare minimum of research. Another terrible SK Film, This One BARELY BASED On True Events. Nothing overly crass like some of those other SK films, but still not worth a watch. D- 2.5/10 No need to waste your time. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review Jim C Don't waste your time. Not even close to the real Ed Kemper story. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/14/25 Full Review Audience Member Horrible depiction of Ed Kemper and the history behind him. The directors couldn't even get someone tall to play the part, seeing as Kemper was in fact 6'9". Would not recommend this movie to any crime buff, or anyone with half a brain. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Umm... Ed Kemper was 6 foot 9 360 pounds, not 5 foot 11 200 pounds :S Ps. They had cellphones in the 70's ? I was kinda hoping for a more real depiction. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Despite his seemingly normal exterior, Ed Kemper (Robert Sisko) has been keeping a horrible secret: He's the "Coed Killer" who has been terrorizing the college town of Santa Cruz, Calif. What's more, it's Kemper's unsuspecting friend, detective Tom Harris (Christopher Stapleton), who has been assigned to the case. When Harris discovers the truth about his friend, his sense of betrayal quickly turns into a single-minded resolve: to hunt Kemper down and bring him to justice.
Director
Rick Bitzelberger
Producer
Jamie Elliott, Ralph E. Portillo
Screenwriter
Jack Perez
Production Co
MRG Entertainment, Hemisphere Entertainment, Mainline Releasing
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 7, 2019
Runtime
1h 28m