Zodiac

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Entre 1968 et 1983, un dessinateur de San Francisco devient un détective amateur, obsédé par la traque du Tueur du Zodiaque, un individu non identifié qui terrorise et se déchaîne sur la Cal... Tout lireEntre 1968 et 1983, un dessinateur de San Francisco devient un détective amateur, obsédé par la traque du Tueur du Zodiaque, un individu non identifié qui terrorise et se déchaîne sur la Californie du nord.Entre 1968 et 1983, un dessinateur de San Francisco devient un détective amateur, obsédé par la traque du Tueur du Zodiaque, un individu non identifié qui terrorise et se déchaîne sur la Californie du nord.

Réalisation
- David Fincher
Scénario
- James Vanderbilt
- Robert Graysmith
Casting principal

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7,7/10

624 k

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Réalisation
- David Fincher
Scénario
- James Vanderbilt
- Robert Graysmith
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Récompenses
- 3 victoires et 71 nominations au total

Anecdotes
The murder victims' costumes were meticulously recreated from forensic evidence that was lent to the production.

Gaffes
(at around 52 mins) One of the books Robert Graysmith has in 1969 has a barcode on the back. Barcodes did not even exist in any stores until the summer of 1974, and most items did not contain barcodes for several years after that.

Citations
Arthur Leigh Allen: I am not the Zodiac. And if I was, I certainly wouldn't tell you.

Crédits fous
The end text reads as follows: Following Mike Mageau's identification of Arthur Leigh Allen, authorities scheduled a meeting to discuss charging him with the murders. Allen suffered a fatal heart attack before this meeting could take place. In 2002, a partial DNA profile, that did not match Allen, was developed from a 33 year-old Zodiac envelope. Investigators in San Francisco and Vallejo refused to rule out Allen as a suspect on the basis of this test. In 2004, the San Francisco Police Department deactivated their Zodiac investigation. Today, the case remains open in Napa County, Solano County, and in the city of Vallejo, where Arthur Leigh Allen is still the prime and only suspect. Inspector David Toschi retired from the San Francisco Police Department in 1989. He was cleared of all charges that he wrote the 1978 Zodiac letter. Paul Avery passed away on December 10, 2000 of pulmonary emphysema. He was 66. His Ashes were scattered by his family in the San Francisco Bay. Robert Graysmith lives in San Francisco and enjoys a healthy relationship with his children. He claims he has not received a single anonymous call since Allen's death.

Versions alternatives
The director's cut contains approximately 5 minutes of new footage, including:
Melvin Belli (Brian Cox) talks about his Safari trip (when the Zodiac letter came to his house)
Toschi (Mark Ruffalo) introduces himself to the Riverside Police Chief
A new scene between Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Avery (Robert Downey Jr.)
A three-way conversation laying Leigh as a suspect to get a search warrant
Extended audio montage (over a black screen)
Plus extra bits of dialogue

Connexions
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Zodiac/Gray Matters/Wild Hogs/Smarter for 10 (2007)

Bandes originales
Hurdy Gurdy Man
Written by Donovan (as Donovan Leitch)
Performed by Donovan
Courtesy of Epic Records and EMI Records Ltd.
By arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

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8/10

immersive and detailed

On July 4, 1969, a killer shoots a couple on lovers' lane in Vallejo, California. The boy survives. The San Francisco Chronicle receives a letter from the Zodiac killer to print his letters with symbols. Reporter Paul Avery (Robert Downey, Jr) is on the case with the help of eager cartoonist Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal). The brutal murders continue moving to San Francisco. San Francisco police detectives Dave Toschi (Mark Ruffalo) and William Armstrong (Anthony Edwards) are given the case. Other police include Jack Mulanax (Elias Koteas) in Vallejo and Detective Ken Narlow (Donal Logue) in Napa. Defense lawyer Melvin Belli (Brian Cox) appearing on TV gets a call from the supposed killer.

This starts off as an interesting serial killer mystery. The attacks are horrifically shown. The couple forced to be tied up and stabbed is probably the most memorable. However the movie turns into something deeper. This is not another serial killer movie like the endless TV shows that populate modern networks. It may not even be about the central characters. This is an immersive experience living with the serial killer always on the mind. The Zodiac killer is just out there in this world. It's fascinating in its dark undertones and the lack of flashiness.