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Curse of the Zodiac
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Curse of the Zodiac is a 2007 horror film, written and directed by Ulli Lommel (The Boogeyman (1980)).In the 1970s, San Francisco finds itself being terrorized by a sadistic psychopath who identifies himself as "the Zodiac Killer" in disturbing phone calls he makes to a writer who is possibly named John, though the Zodiac insists on just calling him "fat fuck" (which gets annoying very quickly). Along with the phone calls, the Zodiac also sends the writer a variety of rant-filled letters, some of them containing bizarre puzzles and codes, which the Zodiac states can help "figure me out" if they are solved, though he seriously doubts anyone "in this dumb fucking city" will be able to best him.As the writer struggles to find his self-proclaimed nemesis, who is escalating when it comes to blowing out the back of people's heads by cramming gun barrels into their mouths, a young woman named Natasha Baines (a name which is only revealed just before the credits) is plagued by trippy visions relating to the Zodiac and his victims. At first, the visions only occur while Natasha is asleep, but they eventually begin coming to her while she is awake, growing in intensity each time. Possibly due to possessing powers himself, the Zodiac starts communicating with Natasha during her visions, threatening her and taunting her inability to stop him as she is forced to watch as he slaughters innocent people in front of her. Shortly before her boyfriend leaves her due to the strain caused by her uncontrollable gift (or maybe curse would be a better description) Natasha meets with the writer when the two of them just happen to stop by a police station to offer their help in catching the Zodiac, only to be ignored. Together, the two decide to bring down the Zodiac, hopefully before he makes due on his promises to add them to his ever increasing list of victims.Ulli Lommel's second film about the infamous Zodiac Killer, this one, like its predecessor, has little in common with the real-life murderer, probably only being made to try and cash-in on David Fincher's adaptation of Robert Graysmith non-fiction book Zodiac. Aside from the setting, the killer's nickname and some of his MO, it's pure schlocky, cheaply produced fiction consisting of somewhat poor acting, so much excessive profanity it would make a sailor blush, and extremely schizophrenic, crazy editing and filming.Reception has been poor... very, very poor, to put it nicely. | |
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Creator Cameo | |
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Creator Cameo: This being a cheap production, a lot of the crew had bit parts. | |
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Does This Remind You of Anything? | |
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Does This Remind You of Anything?: All the female victims getting a long gun barrel rammed down their throats by a man prone to psychotic, sex-based rants. | |
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Calling Card | |
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Calling Card: The letters and phone calls, and writing a Zodiac symbol in blood at the crime scenes. | |
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In the Hood | |
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In the Hood: On the DVD cover, but not in the film itself. | |
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Cool Shades | |
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Cool Shades: Natasha is always wearing them in her dreams. | |
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Couldn't Find a Pen | |
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Couldn't Find a Pen: The bloody Zodiac symbols. | |
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Your Mind Makes It Real | |
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Your Mind Makes It Real: Natasha dreams about being strangled by the Zodiac, and wakes up with bruises on her neck. The films ends with her apparently dying in her sleep from Zodiac-related causes. | |
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Limited Wardrobe | |
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Limited Wardrobe: The Zodiac never changes clothes. | |
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Cast as a Mask | |
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Cast as a Mask: Jack Quinn plays the Zodiac, but director Ulli Lommel (under the pseudonym Rick van Cleef) voices him. | |
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Scary Black Man | |
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Scary Black Man: The first victim's pimp, or at least he's trying to be this. | |
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Mad Bomber | |
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Mad Bomber: The Zodiac continually threatens to commit some bombings. | |
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Psychopathic Manchild | |
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Psychopathic Manchild: According to the writer, the Zodiac has the handwriting of a young child. | |
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Country Matters | |
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Country Matters: Surprisingly, it's only uttered once. | |
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Police Are Useless | |
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Police Are Useless: You'd think they'd show a little interest in someone who has been receiving calls and letters from the killer... | |
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Curiosity Killed the Cast | |
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Curiosity Killed the Cast: The writer's date is lured to a window, where she is killed, by noises the Zodiac makes. | |
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Bigger Is Better in Bed | |
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Bigger Is Better in Bed: The Zodiac claims to have a nine inch penis. | |
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Overcrank | |
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Overcrank/Undercrank: Also heavily abused. | |
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AcCENT upon the Wrong SylLABle | |
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AcCENT upon the Wrong SylLABle: The Zodiac has a peculiar way of pronouncing San Francisco. | |
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Politically Incorrect Villain | |
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Politically Incorrect Villain: The Zodiac hates bitches, faggots and... hippies. | |
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Covers Always Lie | |
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Covers Always Lie: The DVD menu depicts the Zodiac brandishing a huge knife, which he never uses in the actual film. | |
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The Faceless | |
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The Faceless: Early on, the Zodiac's face is either always obscured or blurred out. | |
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Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking | |
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Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: "I hate drugs. I hate sex. And I hate goddamn rock and roll." | |
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Gainax Ending | |
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Gainax Ending: The dead Natasha is shown closing the gore splattered book the Zodiac gave the writer before killing him, after the following had appeared: | |
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What Happened to the Mouse? | |
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What Happened to the Mouse?: Natasha's boyfriend just disappears halfway through, apparently breaking up with her. | |
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Creepy Doll | |
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Creepy Doll: The Zodiac keeps the head of one in a jar, for some reason. | |
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Nameless Narrative | |
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Nameless Narrative: The credits don't even give any characters names. | |
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Final Girl | |
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Final Girl: Natasha. Subverted. She does die. | |
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Abusive Parents | |
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Abusive Parents: One of the victims mentions that whenever he made a mistake while playing the piano, his father would bash his head against it. | |
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The Mockbuster | |
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The Mockbuster: Of David Fincher's Zodiac. | |
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Blood from the Mouth | |
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Blood from the Mouth: The piano player's death. | |
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Nightmare Weaver | |
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Nightmare Weaver: The Zodiac initially torments Natasha in her dreams. | |
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Monster Misogyny | |
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Monster Misogyny: Only two men are killed. | |
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Boom, Headshot! | |
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Boom, Headshot!: The Zodiac usually shoots his victims in the mouth, though a few times he goes right for the head. | |
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Hope Spot | |
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Hope Spot: A victim appearing to hear Natasha's screams for her to call for help or run before it's too late. | |
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Tattooed Crook | |
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Tattooed Crook: The Zodiac has unexplained symbols printed on his neck. | |
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Infodump | |
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Infodump: "The elusive Zodiac was a Serial Killer responsible for 12 or more gruesome murders committed mostly in Northern California in the 1960s and 1970s. The Zodiac coined his name in a series letters and phone calls, taunting and cursing a San Francisco Writer, the Police and his Victims. In 2004 the San Francisco Police Department officially closed the case. The Zodiac's identity remains unknown..." | |
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Disposable Sex Worker | |
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Disposable Sex Worker: The first victim, and the writer's date. | |
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TheSeventies | |
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The '70s: 1978, to be specific. | |
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The Piano Player | |
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The Piano Player: Or, as he's referred to in the chapter title, The Piano Man. | |
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Gross-Up Close-Up: On some spilled brain matter. | |
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