Copycat

UPC: 085391416821

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Graphic Violence, Not For Children, Profanity]

Summary: Dr. Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver), a psychiatrist famous for her writings about serial murderers, is nearly killed by obsessed psychopath Daryll Lee Cullum (Harry Connick Jr.). As a result of this trauma, Helen becomes a drunken, pill-taking agoraphobic who can't leave her San Francisco apartment. After a series of bizarre murders, she calls the police suggesting that the murders were the work of a serial killer. Detective M.J. Monahan (Holly Hunter) and her assistant Ruben (Dermot Mulroney) believe Helen and discover, during the investigation, that the man is re-creating murders by the killers described in Helen's book: The Boston Strangler, Ted Bundy, Son of Sam and the Hillside Strangler. After Helen's secretary, Andy (John Rothmen) is murdered, Helen begins to fear for her own life. The film has a dramatic, terrifying conclusion as Helen confronts the killer and must overcome her own fears to save herself. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi

Category: Thriller

Features: Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1
Feature-length audio commentary by director Jon Amiel
Interactive menus
Production notes
Theatrical trailer
Scene access
Languages: English & Fran?ais
Subtitles: English, Fran?ais & Espa?ol

Copycat

Format: DVD

Release Date: 04/29/1998

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard, 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 123 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 -- Standard
0. Jump to a Scene
1. Identifying a Serial Killer. [3:48]
2. Rest Room Menace. [3:20]
3. 13 Months Later. [3:13]
4. Taking Down Suspects. [2:15]
5. Victim in the Making. [1:11]
6. One Pushy Broad. [5:26]
7. Just Beyond Reach. [1:30]
8. Crack Caller. [4:36]
9. Unwanted Visitors. [6:13]
10. A Killer's Calling Card. [2:01]
11. Wardrobe Change. [2:39]
12. After Hours. [1:54]
13. About Power. [4:00]
14. Victim Preview for the Pinup Girl. [4:50]
15. Wrong Category. [1:32]
16. In Peter's Basement [2:51]
17. Hillside Corpse. [2:17]
18. Just Getting Started. [4:15]
19. Doing Son of Sam. [2:14]
20. Stalked. [6:20]
21. The Frightful Truth. [2:34]
22. Crystal Clear Orders (Murder by Numbers). [2:15]
23. The Profile. [3:10]
24. Bedroom Invasion. [1:58]
25. Death and Life. [5:13]
26. In the Line of Duty. [3:36]
27. The Wrong Result. [2:50]
28. Death Close to Home. [4:27]
29. Positive ID. [3:21]
30. Fiery Dead End. [2:01]
31. Invitation Accepted. [1:12]
32. A Day Late and a Dollar Short. [3:09]
33. Everything Just So. [4:56]
34. M. J. on the Scene. [2:00]
35. Deadly Strike. [1:28]
36. Fighting Back. [1:23]
37. Out in the Open. [1:09]
38. Hitting the Mark. [1:54]
39. For Glory and Vengeance; End Credits (Murder by Numbers). [7:38]
Side #2 -- Widescreen
0. Jump to a Scene
1. Identifying a Serial Killer. [3:48]
2. Rest Room Menace. [3:20]
3. 13 Months Later. [3:13]
4. Taking Down Suspects. [2:15]
5. Victim in the Making. [1:11]
6. One Pushy Broad. [5:26]
7. Just Beyond Reach. [1:30]
8. Crack Caller. [4:36]
9. Unwanted Visitors. [6:13]
10. A Killer's Calling Card. [2:01]
11. Wardrobe Change. [2:39]
12. After Hours. [1:54]
13. About Power. [4:00]
14. Victim Preview for the Pinup Girl. [4:50]
15. Wrong Category. [1:32]
16. In Peter's Basement [2:51]
17. Hillside Corpse. [2:17]
18. Just Getting Started. [4:15]
19. Doing Son of Sam. [2:14]
20. Stalked. [6:20]
21. The Frightful Truth. [2:34]
22. Crystal Clear Orders (Murder by Numbers). [2:15]
23. The Profile. [3:10]
24. Bedroom Invasion. [1:58]
25. Death and Life. [5:13]
26. In the Line of Duty. [3:36]
27. The Wrong Result. [2:50]
28. Death Close to Home. [4:27]
29. Positive ID. [3:21]
30. Fiery Dead End. [2:01]
31. Invitation Accepted. [1:12]
32. A Day Late and a Dollar Short. [3:09]
33. Everything Just So. [4:56]
34. M. J. on the Scene. [2:00]
35. Deadly Strike. [1:28]
36. Fighting Back. [1:23]
37. Out in the Open. [1:09]
38. Hitting the Mark. [1:54]
39. For Glory and Vengeance; End Credits (Murder by Numbers). [7:38]

Brendon Hanley

After the phenomenal success of 1991's Silence of the Lambs, serial killer movies aspired to avoid "typical" grisly killings, instead devising the cleverest murders possible. 1995's Seven had its arty killer referencing classical literature; that same year, in Copycat, the killer mimics the famous real-life murders of the Son of Sam, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Ted Bundy. The stylish, pretentious Seven was by far more successful at the box office, but in fact, Copycat is a more likable thriller. Though the script is often unfocused and implausible, it features a functional mystery, and director Jon Amiel (responsible for the divine British mini-series The Singing Detective) creates much tension by balancing character-building scenes with the action. There are very good performances all around: Sigourney Weaver, in a part similar her role in Death and the Maiden, is typically skillful; but it is Holly Hunter and the Frank Sinatra-esque Harry Connick Jr., playing a hillbilly killer, who stand out the most. ~ Brendon Hanley, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Christopher Beale  Actor 
Gena Bingham  Actor 
Floyd Gale Holland  Actor 
Dennis Richmond  Actor 
David Ferguson  Actor 
J.E. Freeman  Actor 
Stephanie Smith  Actor 
Charles Branklyn  Actor 
Diane Amos  Actor 
Kelly De Martino  Actor 
Arlon G. Greene  Actor 
William Oates  Actor 
S.J. Spinali  Actor 
Ron Kaell  Actor 
Kenny Kwong  Actor 
Jeni Chua  Actor 
Lee Kopp  Actor 
Nick Scoggin  Actor 
Terry Brown  Actor 
Brian Russell  Actor 
Anthony Moore  Actor 
Rebecca Klingler  Actor 
Thomas J. Fieweger  Actor 
John Charles Morris  Actor 
David Michael Silverman  Actor 
Bill Bonham  Actor 
Rob Nilsson  Actor 
Corie Henninger  Actor 
Shannon O'Hurley  Actor 
Richard Conti  Actor 
Damon Lawner  Actor 
Johnetta Shearer  Actor 
James Cunningham  Actor 
John Rothman  Actor 
Donald West  Actor 
Hansford Prince  Actor 
Kathleen Stefano  Actor 
Katherine Fitzhugh  Actor 
Doug Morrison  Actor 
Eleva Singleton  Actor 
Tony Haney  Actor 
Victor Talmadge  Actor 
Scott W. de Venney  Actor 
Bob Greene  Actor 
Robert Benscoter  Actor 
Vincenetta Gunn  Actor 
Keith Phillips  Actor 
Stuart W. Yee  Actor 
Danny Kovacs  Actor 
Kelvin Han Yee  Actor 
Jay Jacobus  Actor 
Russ Christoff  Actor 
Edith Bryson  Actor 
Bert Kinyon  Actor 
Tahmus Rounds  Actor 
Christopher Young  Composer (Music Score) 
Jon Amiel  Director 
Arnon Milchan  Producer 
Frank Pierson  Screenwriter 
Mark Tarlov  Producer 
Ann Biderman  Screenwriter 
David Madsen  Screenwriter 
Michael Nathanson  Executive Producer 
John Fiedler  Executive Producer 
Sigourney Weaver  Actor 
Holly Hunter  Actor 
Dermot Mulroney  Actor 
William McNamara  Actor 
Will Patton  Actor 
Harry Connick, Jr.  Actor 

Country: USA