The Alphabet Killer
Drama, Thriller
Starz / Anchor Bay  (11/24/2008) 100 mins R

5.9 (693 votes)
Based On A True Story

The Crimes that Terrifies a Nation

From Rob Schmidt, the Director of Wrong Turn

A ten year old girl is found brutally murdered outside the small blue-collar city of Rochester, New York, and obsessed police detective Megan Paige (Eliza Dushku of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Dollhouse) suffers a mental breakdown while trying to solve the crime. But when the child-killings resume two years later, Megan's return to the investigation also brings back her own horrific hallucinations. Even if she can prove a 'double initial' connection to the slayings, will she hang onto her sanity long enough to catch a psychopath? Cary Elwes (Saw), Michael Ironside (Starship Troopers), Bill Moseley (The Devil's Rejects), Carl Lumbly (Alias) and Academy Award-winner Timothy Hutton co-star in this chi...

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Cast and Crew
Eliza Dushku  ......  Megan Paige
Cary Elwes  ......  Capt. Kenneth Shine
Timothy Hutton  ......  Richard Ledge
Tom Malloy  ......  Stephen Harper
Michael Ironside  ......  Captain Nathan Norcross
Bill Moseley  ......  Carl Tanner
Director  .....  Rob Schmidt
Producer  .....  Tom Malloy; Isen Robbins; Aimee Schoof
Writer  .....  Tom Malloy
Notes
Trivia:
While filming portions of the movie in Spencerport, New York, a box truck from the production company pulled down two electrical poles with transformers attached to them. Subsequently, a car was set on fire but was not able to be put out with water until the electricity was turned off. 11 residents were displaced from their homes and offered hotel accommodation by the production company. (more)

Filming Locations:
Ridgewood, Queens, New York City, New York, USA (more)