Ann Rule Presents: The Stranger Beside Me - The Ted Bundy Story
by Paul Shapiro
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Actor: Barbara Hershey, Bill Campbell, Brenda James, Kevin Dunn, Suki KaiserDirector: Paul Shapiro
Producer: Barbara Lieberman
Producer: Gigi Boyd
Producer: Kay Hoffman
Producer: Philip K. Kleinbart
Writer: Ann Rule
Writer: Matthew McDuffie
Writer: Matthew Tabak
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Original recording remastered
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-12-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Platinum Disc
DVD Reviews of Ann Rule Presents: The Stranger Beside Me - The Ted Bundy Story
DVD Review: TV movie
Summary: 3 Stars
Looks like a TV movie, quacks like a TV movie. So it must BE a TV movie. I don't know the facts behind the Ann Rule friendship with Ted Bundy, so I can't say if this is accurate. I'm sure a lot of nuance has been omitted. Still, it's spooky enough and moves along nicely.DVD Review: a lot better than I thought
Summary: 4 Stars
after reading the reviews I bought the movie for 3 bucks and was very impressed. I wasn't expecting very much and it was a lot better than I thought it would be. It is not close to the book, but few movies are.
DVD Review: Stranger rules the day!
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is based on the real life friendship between America's most famous serial killer and America's famous true crime writer. The movie states that this is her first book and that she did not know it was her coworker that was the serial killer that police were looking for. The story is told mostly from her side of the story and if you are expecting blood and guts then you will be disappointed. But if you are expecting a story that will have you thinking twice about the people you know then you have a winner here. Great acting and storytelling also will help keep you at the edge of your seat. I highly recommend this to all true crime fans!DVD Review: Pretty good summary, but not particulary accurate or entertaining
Summary: 3 Stars
I got this movie knowing it probably wasn't that good. It was a decent movie, but I am someone fascinated by the screwed up Bundy mind. In that regard, it was not too bad.
However, i am also a stickler for accuracy when films are based on true stories - and they changed a lot of facts in this one!
Not enough to bug someone just in for entertainment, but for someone into history, sociology, or psychology, it is annoying!
Names are changed, no real problem with that since it is to respect victims, but other important things really aren't mentioned, and the relationship between Ann Rule and Bundy is really blown out of proportion.
I mean, it was kinda self-serving. Thing that annoyed me was Chi Omega killings: Bundy used a club of oak and left splinters everywhere. In this movie, he uses a flashlight. What is the point of this change? Soften the blow? (pun intended)
Good points of the movie: does provide insight into the killings (to those who haven't read the book anyway)
Ann Rule repeats her belief that Ted Bundy killed Ann Marie Burr (you will know who that is if you know Bundy lore, if not, i do not want to spoil it for you)
Altogther, interested in bundy and/or the deviant mind, watch it, if not, pick something else more lighthearted. it is not really that suspenseful or violent and it is too long for something to sit down and watch for fun - unless you are interested in it like i am.
DVD Review: The MOST inaccurate version of the Ted Bundy story I have seen.
Summary: 1 Stars
Having worked on Death row with Ted, speaking with him in great detail and reading almost every book about him, this version of his story is the worst I have seen in terms of accuracy. It's like they not only did not try to present the facts of the Bundy case accurately, they seemed to have tried (and succeeded) to present the story as fictitiously as possible. Some of the court scenes were sort of accurate, but not many. For something with Ann Rule's name on it, this is a total let-down.
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