The Poughkeepsie Tapes

2007
R
1h 21m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

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Found Footage Horror Horror Mystery Thriller

In an abandoned house in Poughkeepsie, New York murder investigators uncover hundreds of tapes showing decades of a serial killer's work.In an abandoned house in Poughkeepsie, New York murder investigators uncover hundreds of tapes showing decades of a serial killer's work.In an abandoned house in Poughkeepsie, New York murder investigators uncover hundreds of tapes showing decades of a serial killer's work.

Director
- John Erick Dowdle
Writers
- Drew Dowdle
- John Erick Dowdle
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

27K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,418

419

Director
- John Erick Dowdle
Writers
- Drew Dowdle
- John Erick Dowdle
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Despite having been completed, and having had its theatrical trailer attached to several widely-released horror films in 2007, the film was eventually pulled from release without any official explanation. It was later given its first official limited release seven years later in 2014, when it became available as a "Video on Demand" title through DirecTV. The film was finally granted a DVD and Blu-Ray release through Shout Factory three years later in late 2017- ten full years after its initial planned release.

Goofs
A police officer claims that a person has to be missing for 24 hours before filing a missing person's report. While this is a common myth and trope in film it is untrue.

Quotes
Victoria Dempsey: She kept covering her eyes, whispering "please take me home, please take me home, please take me home..." a week later I got her outta there and I brought her home... but she just kept repeating it. At that point I realized... she didn't mean OUR home.

Crazy credits
There is an additional scene after the credits

Connections
Featured in WhatCulture Originals: 10 Most Shocking Moments In Found Footage Movies (2018)

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Cheryl Dempsey makes the film worthwhile

This horror flick is unique in the way it leaves a lot to the imagination. Most of the acting is poor, but the story of Cheryl Dempsey makes the movie worthwhile. In fact, her story, could have stood on its own. The character is portrayed well, and it is very hard to forget what happens to her and how she is affected. Because of how devastating her story is, and because a lot is left to the imagination as to how her story progressed, the movie is actually worth watching for horror buffs. If they'd left her story out, most of the movie would be a waste of time. Her story also makes the serial killer in the story much more engrossing, since it gives a kind of unusual psychological depth to his character which is often missing in horror.