Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

2019
R
1h 50m

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6.7/10

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John Malkovich, Haley Joel Osment, Zac Efron, Jim Parsons, Angela Sarafyan, Kaya Scodelario, and Lily Collins in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.

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A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.

Director
- Joe Berlinger
Writers
- Elizabeth Kendall
- Michael Werwie
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

107K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,047

Director
- Joe Berlinger
Writers
- Elizabeth Kendall
- Michael Werwie
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 5 nominations

Trivia
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."

Goofs
There was a scene where Ted Bundy was forcibly restrained in his cell so to gain impressions of his teeth for evidence. In reality, he was shown the instruments that could be used on him if he chose to be difficult. Not only did he comply while sitting in a dentist chair, he reminded the officers that he had no problem doing this as he wasn't a violent man.

Quotes
Ted Bundy: People don't realize that murderers do not come out in the dark with long teeth and saliva dripping off their chin. People don't realize that there are killers among them. People they liked, loved, lived with, work with and admired could the next day turn out to be the most demonic people imaginable

Crazy credits
Footage of the real Ted Bundy is shown during the first part of the credits.

Connections
Featured in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 25 April 2019 (2019)

Soundtracks
Do You Believe in Magic
Written by John Sebastian (as John Benson Sebastian)
Performed by The Lovin' Spoonful
Courtesy of Buddah Records/Legacy Recordings
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile review

Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy's story told from the perspective of his long-term girlfriend, which means we see no murders and no dark side to Bundy's affable nature. It works as a demonstration of how many people couldn't believe such a nice guy could be a ruthless killer of young women, but it also feels like something of a whitewash. It's riveting stuff, though, and Efron gives a career best performance to date - which isn't exactly the highest of hurdles, but shows promise for the future.