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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1995 DVD Release: 04/29/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 3 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 3 Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Police Detective Film See Also: Copycat

A serial killer stalks the streets of San Francisco; unlike his many predecessors does not choose a distinctive, identifying pattern. No, this killer prides himself on his unoriginality: he is a copycat, recreating the violent murders of some of the country's most notorious serial killers, his heroes. On the case, is criminal psychologist Helen Hudson who is the reigning expert on serial killers; she has also become agoraphobic after having too close of a brush with killer, Daryll Lee Cullum. Though he has finally been locked up, she is unable to function outside her apartment. It is homicide detective M.J. Monahan and her partner Ruben who involve Hudson after they begin suspecting that the recent rash of bizarre murders they investigate is the work of a new mass murderer. Using her career and her vast knowledge, she figures out the killer's game. She knows he is well-versed in history and that the killings are tributes to the old masters. Unfortunately, she cannot predict his next style of killing, who he will kill, or when. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Sigourney Weaver - Helen Hudson
Holly Hunter - M.J. Monahan
Dermot Mulroney - Ruben Goetz
William McNamara - Peter Foley
Will Patton - Nicoletti

Jon Amiel's substandard serial killer thriller gets a superb DVD release from Warner Brothers. The disc offers a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a Spanish soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. Subtitles are available in all three of those languages as well. Supplemental materials include an audio commentary by the director, production notes, and a theatrical trailer. This is a great disc, no matter what one thinks of the movie itself. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide