The Alphabet Killer [Blu-ray]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Wrong Turn director Rob Schmidt takes the helm for this thriller inspired by the grim true-life exploits of an alphabet-obsessed New York serial killer and starring Timothy Hutton, Cary Elwes, Eliza Dushku, and Michael Ironside. When Rochester, NY-based police investigator Megan Paige (Dushku) discovers that ten year old Carla Castillo was brutally raped and murdered in nearby Churchville, she becomes convinced that the department is dealing with a serial killer. Paige is a driven detective whose devotion to her job often crosses the border into obsession. Her fiance, Kenneth Shine (Elwes), is a lieutenant with the Rochester Police Department, and as both jockey for the same promotion, the cracks in their relationship begin to show. Later, when Megan becomes haunted by visions of Carla and fails to solve the case, a concerned Captain Gullikson (Tom Noonan) takes her off of the case. Suffering a nervous breakdown shortly thereafter, Megan is diagnosed with adult onset of paranoid schizophrenia and placed in a psychiatric hospital, where she promptly breaks off her engagement to Kenneth.

Two years later, Megan has returned to the precinct as a records clerk, and Kenneth is now the head of the department. Over time, Megan begins developing a friendship with wheelchair-bound Richard Ledge (Hutton). When a local girl named Wendy Walsh is abducted, raped, and murdered in Webster, Megan convinces Kenneth to let her ride along with Detective Steven Harper (Tom Malloy) as an advisor to the case. But the gruesome nature of the case once again prompts strange visions for Megan. Now she is haunted by two murder victims, and to make matters worse, she's beginning to develop embarrassing involuntary ticks and stops taking her medication. As the hallucinations get worse and the case starts to run cold, Megan struggles to find the one piece of evidence that will lead them to the killer before her dark side takes over once again. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Eliza Dushku - Megan Paige
       Cary Elwes - Captain Kenneth Shine
       Timothy Hutton - Richard Ledge
       Tom Malloy - Detective Steven Harper
       Michael Ironside - Captain Nathan Norcross
       Bill Moseley - Carl Tanner
       Larry Hankin - Perry
       Tom Noonan - Captain Ray Gullikson
       Brian Scannell - Jay Castillo
       Carl Lumbly - Dr. Ellis Parks
       Melissa Leo - Kathy Walsh
       Jack McGee - Hank

• Director:

  Rob Schmidt

• Producer:

  Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof, Russ Terlecki, Tom Malloy

• Screenwriter:

  Tom Malloy

• Cinematographer:

  Joe Desalvo

• Composer (Music Score):

  Eric Perlmutter

• Editor:

  Frank Reynolds

• Production Designer:

  Alicia Keywan

• Associate Producer:

  Eliza Dushku, Straw Weisman, Ashley Holloway

• Executive Producer:

  Greg Polisseni, Nesim Hason, Mark Clark, Sezin Hason, Brandon Baker, Ron Gell, Lusi Filba, Izak Filba

• Costume Designer:

  Lynn Falconer

• Casting:

  Natasha Cuba, Nicole Abellera, Nancy Nayor Battino, Kelly Wagner

• Line Producer:

  Daniel Sollinger