Copycat

Sigourney Weaver Director: Jon Amiel Jon Amiel

Overview

Dr. Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver), a psychiatrist famous for her writings about serial murderers, is nearly killed by obsessed psychopath Daryll Lee Cullum (Harry Connick Jr.). As a result of this trauma, Helen becomes a drunken, pill-taking agoraphobic who can't leave her San Francisco apartment. After a series of bizarre murders, she calls the police suggesting that the murders were the work of a serial killer. Detective M.J. Monahan (Holly Hunter) and her assistant Ruben (Dermot Mulroney) believe Helen and discover, during the investigation, that the man is re-creating murders by the killers described in Helen's book: The Boston Strangler, Ted Bundy, Son of Sam and the Hillside Strangler. After Helen's secretary, Andy (John Rothmen) is murdered, Helen begins to fear for her own life. The film has a dramatic, terrifying conclusion as Helen confronts the killer and must overcome her own fears to save herself.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/11/2015
UPC:	0024543214854
Original Release:	1995
Rating:	R
Source:	New Regency
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen, Color]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Time:	2:03:00
Sales rank:	17,202

Special Features

Closed Caption; Feature-length commentary by director Jon Amiel; Production notes; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sigourney Weaver	Helen Hudson
Holly Hunter	M.J. Monahan
Dermot Mulroney	Ruben Goetz
William McNamara	Peter Foley
Will Patton	Nicoletti
Harry Connick	Daryll Lee Cullum
J.E. Freeman	Quinn
John Rothman	Andy
Tony Haney	Kerby
Danny Kovacs	Kostas
Terry Brown	Cop 2
Rob Nilsson	SWAT Commander
Charles Branklyn	Doc
Bill Bonham	Photographer
Jay Jacobus	Judge
Ron Kaell	Mac
Kelvin Han Yee	Chinese Detective
James Cunningham	Hal
Victor Talmadge	Head Waiter
Stephanie Smith	Disturbed Tenant 1
David Ferguson	Dock On-Looker
Diane Amos	Gigi
Christopher Beale	Tech Guy
Robert Benscoter	Disturbed Tenant
Gena Bingham	Victim In Car At Gas Station
Edith Bryson	Landlady
Russ Christoff	Commissioner Petrillo
Jeni Chua	Michelle
Richard Conti	Harvey
Kelly De Martino	Festival Girl
Scott W. de Venney	Cop
Thomas J. Fieweger	Bodger The Cop
Katherine Fitzhugh	Disturbed Tenant
Arlon G. Greene	Jogger
Bob Greene	Pachulski
Vincenetta Gunn	Screaming Woman
Corie Henninger	Jogger
Floyd Gale Holland	L. Bottemy
Bert Kinyon	Burt
Rebecca Klingler	Peter's Wife
Lee Kopp	Haircut Man
Kenny Kwong	Chinese Kid
Damon Lawner	Festival Dude
Anthony Moore	Uniformed Policeman
John Charles Morris	Young Peter
Doug Morrison	SWAT
Shannon O'Hurley	Susan Schiffer
William Oates	Man In Corridor
Keith Phillips	Felix Mendoza
Hansford Prince	Fred
Dennis Richmond	KXBU Anchorman
Tahmus Rounds	Landis
Brian Keith Russell	Coroner's Man
Nick Scoggin	Conrad
Johnetta Shearer	Paramedic
David Michael Silverman	Mike
Eleva Singleton	Paramedic
S.J. Spinali	Disturbed Tenant
Kathleen Stefano	Peter's Mother
Donald West	Attorney
Stuart W. Yee	Thug

Technical Credits

Ann Biderman

David Madsen

Frank Pierson

Jon Amiel	Director
Kerry Barden	Casting
Ann Biderman	Screenwriter
Claudia Brown	Costumes/Costume Designer
Joseph M. Caracciolo	Co-producer
Matthew Carlisle	Asst. Director
Jim Clark	Editor
Jim Clay	Production Designer
Catherine Davis	Set Decoration/Design
Stephan Dupuis	Makeup
John Fiedler	Executive Producer
Hilbert Hakim	Asst. Director
Alan Heim	Editor
Billy Hopkins	Casting
Laszlo Kovacs	Cinematographer
David Madsen	Screenwriter
Arnon Milchan	Producer
Michael Nathanson	Executive Producer
Chris Newman	Sound/Sound Designer
Richard Oswald	Asst. Director
Chuck Picerni	Stunts
Tony Pierce-Roberts	Cinematographer
Frank Pierson	Screenwriter
Chris Seagers	Art Director
Suzanne Smith	Casting
R. Bruce Steinheimer	Special Effects
Mark Tarlov	Producer
Jeffrey Wetzel	Asst. Director
Christopher Young	Score Composer

Scene Index

Disc #1, Side A -- Copycat: Full Screen
1. Identifying Killer. [3:48]
2. Rest Room Menace. [3:20]
3. 13 Months Later. [3:13]
4. Take Down Suspects. [2:15]
5. Victim In Making. [1:11]
6. One Pushy Broad. [5:26]
7. Just Beyond Reach. [1:30]
8. Crack Caller. [4:36]
9. Unwanted Visitors. [6:13]
10. His Calling Card. [2:01]
11. Wardrobe Change. [2:39]
12. After Hours. [1:54]
13. About Power. [4:00]
14. Victim Preview. [4:50]
15. Wrong Category. [1:32]
16. Peter's Basements. [2:51]
17. Hillside Corpse. [2:17]
18. Getting Started. [4:15]
19. Doing Son Of Sam. [2:14]
20. Stalked. [6:20]
21. Frightful Truth. [2:34]
22. Crystal Clear. [2:15]
23. The Profile. [3:10]
24. Bedroom Invasion. [1:58]
25. Death And Life. [5:13]
26. In Line Of Duty. [3:36]
27. The Wrong Result. [2:50]
28. Close To Home. [4:27]
29. Positive ID. [3:21]
30. Fiery Dead End. [2:01]
31. Accept Invitation. [1:12]
32. Day Late/$ Short. [3:09]
33. Everything Just So. [4:56]
34. M.J. On The Scene. [2:00]
35. Deadly Strike. [1:28]
36. Fighting Back. [1:23]
37. Out In The Open. [1:09]
38. Hitting The Mark. [1:54]
39. Glory/Vengeance. [7:38]
Disc #1, Side B -- Copycat: Widescreen
1. Identifying Killer. [3:48]
2. Rest Room Menace. [3:20]
3. 13 Months Later. [3:13]
4. Take Down Suspects. [2:15]
5. Victim In Making. [1:11]
6. One Pushy Broad. [5:26]
7. Just Beyond Reach. [1:30]
8. Crack Caller. [4:36]
9. Unwanted Visitors. [6:13]
10. His Calling Card. [2:01]
11. Wardrobe Change. [2:39]
12. After Hours. [1:54]
13. About Power. [4:00]
14. Victim Preview. [4:50]
15. Wrong Category. [1:32]
16. Peter's Basements. [2:51]
17. Hillside Corpse. [2:17]
18. Getting Started. [4:15]
19. Doing Son Of Sam. [2:14]
20. Stalked. [6:20]
21. Frightful Truth. [2:34]
22. Crystal Clear. [2:15]
23. The Profile. [3:10]
24. Bedroom Invasion. [1:58]
25. Death And Life. [5:13]
26. In Line Of Duty. [3:36]
27. The Wrong Result. [2:50]
28. Close To Home. [4:27]
29. Positive ID. [3:21]
30. Fiery Dead End. [2:01]
31. Accept Invitation. [1:12]
32. Day Late/$ Short. [3:09]
33. Everything Just So. [4:56]
34. M.J. On The Scene. [2:00]
35. Deadly Strike. [1:28]
36. Fighting Back. [1:23]
37. Out In The Open. [1:09]
38. Hitting The Mark. [1:54]
39. Glory/Vengeance. [7:38]

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         William McNamara - Peter Foley
         Will Patton - Nicoletti
         John Rothman - Andy
         J.E. Freeman - Quinn
         And Harry Connick Jr. - Daryll Lee Cullum
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   Play Movie
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      Cast & Crew
         Sigourney Weaver - Helen Huson
         Holly Hunter - M.J. Monahan
         Dermot Mulroney - Ruben Goetz
         William McNamara - Peter Foley
         Will Patton - Nicoletti
         John Rothman - Andy
         J.E. Freeman - Quinn
         And Harry Connick Jr. - Daryll Lee Cullum
         Directed By Jon Amiel
      Behind The Scenes
      Theatrical Trailer
      Audio Commentary By Director Jon Amiel
   Select Languages
      Soundtracks
         English
         Français
         Audio Commentary By Director Jon Amiel
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Editorial Reviews

After the phenomenal success of 1991's Silence of the Lambs, serial killer movies aspired to avoid "typical" grisly killings, instead devising the cleverest murders possible. 1995's Seven had its arty killer referencing classical literature; that same year, in Copycat, the killer mimics the famous real-life murders of the Son of Sam, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Ted Bundy. The stylish, pretentious Seven was by far more successful at the box office, but in fact, Copycat is a more likable thriller. Though the script is often unfocused and implausible, it features a functional mystery, and director Jon Amiel (responsible for the divine British mini-series The Singing Detective) creates much tension by balancing character-building scenes with the action. There are very good performances all around: Sigourney Weaver, in a part similar her role in Death and the Maiden, is typically skillful; but it is Holly Hunter and the Frank Sinatra-esque Harry Connick Jr., playing a hillbilly killer, who stand out the most.

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