Son of Sam (2008) (V)

Director:

Ulli Lommel

Writer:

Ulli Lommel (written by)

Release Date:

9 September 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

The Bloody Summer of 1977

Cast

Yogi Joshi	...	Berkowitz
Elissa Dowling	...	Brenda Klein (as Elissa Bree)
Jamie Bernadette	...	Sara Greenwood
Cassandra Church
Bertrand Pare		(as Betrand Pare)
Boston Dawna Chaet		(as Dawna Chaet)
Kent Cady
Bill Maniscalco		(as William Maniscalco)
Carie Maniscalco
Mary Shaffo
Jason Harrell
Marissa Elizabeth Viszolay
Kika LaSorda
Karlee Combs
Scott Espenshade
Nola Roeper	...	Satanic Cult Member
Günther Ziegler	...	Satanic Cult High Priest (as Gunter Ziegler)
Christian Behm	...	Steve / Satanic Cult Member
Max Inglewood
Jack Quinn
Bud Watson
Ulli Lommel	...	Father Duncan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kelsi Church
Heidi McRoberts

Directed by
Ulli Lommel

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ulli Lommel		written by

Produced by
Ulli Lommel	....	producer
Nola Roeper	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ulli Lommel		(as Green River Band)

Cinematography by
Ulli Lommel		(as Bianco Pacelli)

Film Editing by
Christian Behm		(as Xgin)

Casting by
Rachael Devlin

Production Design by
Ulli Lommel		(as Patricia Devereaux)

Production Management
Howard Berstein	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christian Behm	....	second unit director: New York
Scott Struna	....	second unit director

Art Department
Jim Swain	....	props

Sound Department
Hans Broome	....	sound editor
Larry Bryanston	....	supervising sound editor
Donald Carlson	....	sound effects editor
Noble Daggett	....	boom operator
Ross James	....	foley editor
Max Nikoff	....	sound recordist

Stunts
John Kunicki	....	stunt coordinator
Brian Lawrence	....	fight choreographer

Camera and Electrical Department
Bret Ahmed	....	second assistant camera
Eric Bedford	....	grip
Kevin Burnstein	....	gaffer
Diana King	....	second assistant camera
Daniel Noah	....	first assistant camera
Bertrand Pare	....	additional camerawork
Jackie Shawn	....	key grip
Dale Tibor	....	first assistant camera
Chris Tonkovitcz	....	best boy (as Chris Tonkovicz)
Annie Wildmoser	....	first assistant camera

Music Department
Harry Caper	....	music coordinator (as Harry 'Green' Caper)
Laverne Lincoln	....	music editor

Other crew
Tito Angeleri	....	assistant: to Ms. Roeper
Gary Edwards	....	location scout
Howard Goldstein	....	production accountant
Rebecca Schwartz	....	researcher
Danielle Signoret	....	location manager
Angelo Vendoren	....	assistant: to Mr. Lommel
Tomi Kerminen	....	poster designer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Hollywood House of Horror

Distributors

• Barnholtz Entertainment
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Peacock Films (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Peacock Films (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• marketing-film (2009) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Film Emporium Insurance Services  insurance provided by
• Hertz Rent A Car  transportation provided by
• Images Warehouse Furniture  special thanks

MPAA:

Rated R for violent content and language.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA (2008)

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Hollywood House of Horror

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Ulli Lommel]Black rotary telephone.

Movie Connections:

References The Exorcist (1973)

Lommel Continues

Son of Sam (2008)

* 1/2 (out of 4)

German director Ulli Lommel is back once again with yet another true life serial killer flick. This time out we travel to New York in 1977 when David Berkowitz (Yogi Joski) would have the entire city in terror and become known as the Son of Sam. As of me writing this Lommel had done thirteen of these films and this here is the tenth one that I've seen. Lommel has also gone outside the serial killer mode in the past few years with ZOMBIE NATION and THE TOMB but no matter which film you look out it's going to be pretty bad, which is a shame since this is the same guy who delivered the cult classic THE BOOGEY MAN. This film here is actually one of Lommel's best in years and certainly ranks higher than many films in this series but there are still way too many problems for the film to work. On a technical level the movie is a step up as it appear Lommel actually took his time to film it. Previous films were full of errors but at least those aren't here. The performances are all stale to say the least but Joski isn't too bad. The low-budget nature of the film is all over the place with the lack of any real special effects and some of the silly camera shots. If you've never seen any of these serial killer films before then you're probably going to be thinking this is an extremely poor movie. If you've seen previous ones and walk into this expecting something horrid, you might surprise yourself with a bad movie but one that's a step up from the others. The real nail in the coffin comes during all the scenes dealing with the devil worshipping and possession. These scenes are just repeated throughout the movie and they become quite tiresome after a while. Had the director stayed more focuses on the killer and his attorney things might have been even better.