A gruesome, heavily fictionalized rehash of the notorious case of California serial killer Richard Ramirez (whose frenzied crime spree also inspired William Friedkin's 1988 RAMPAGE), this exploitation picture looks as ugly as it is. Set in 1985, the film begins as Ramirez (Bret Roberts), high on crack cocaine, graduates from S&M porn fantasies to serial killing, terrorizing Los Angeles neighborhoods with random assaults. Policewoman Gabriela Martinez (Roselyn Sanchez), who doesn't realize her recent promotion to detective was just a cynical departmental nod to women's rights, joins the seasoned male homicide cops stymied by the Nightstalker. While Gabriel's former pa...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
91 mins