The Hillside Strangler

Nov 12, 2004

1h 37m

★ 5.1

They lived to watch you die.

Overview

Kenneth Bianchi is a security guard whose attempts to become a police officer are repeatedly thwarted. He moves to California to live with his cousin Angelo and dates a string of women, becoming increasingly preoccupied with sex. Eventually the cousins decide to start an escort agency. After violently killing a prostitute they thought had betrayed them, Kenneth and Angelo begin committing a series of crimes that become a media sensation.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Tartan Films

The Hillside Strangler Trailers

Cast

Claire Shelton

Allison Lange

Angelo Buono

Nicholas Turturro

Kenneth Bianchi

C. Thomas Howell

Carrie Ploskonko

Zarah Little

Erin

Jennifer Tisdale

Gabrielle

Kent King

Felicia Waller

Aimee Brooks

Karyn

Natasha Melnick

Janice Cooley

Brandin Rackley

Jenny Buono

Lin Shaye

Christina Chavez

Marisol Padilla Sánchez

Ronnie

Damon Whitaker

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