Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Release poster
Directed byJoe Berlinger
Screenplay byMichael Werwie
Based onThe Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy
by Elizabeth Kendall
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBrandon Trost
Edited byJosh Schaeffer
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • January 26, 2019 (2019-01-26) (Sundance)
  • May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$9.8 million[1]

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is a 2019 American biographical crime drama film about the life of serial killer Ted Bundy.[2] Directed by Joe Berlinger with a screenplay from Michael Werwie, the film is based on Bundy's former girlfriend Elizabeth Kendall's memoir, The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy. The film stars Zac Efron as Bundy, Lily Collins as Kendall, Kaya Scodelario as Bundy's wife Carole Ann Boone, and John Malkovich as Edward Cowart, the presiding judge at Bundy's trial. The title of the film is a reference to Cowart's remarks on Bundy's murders while sentencing him to death.

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019, and was released in the United States on May 3, 2019, by Netflix. The film received mixed reviews from critics, though Efron's performance was praised.

  1. ^ "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "The 40 Best True Crime Movies to Watch Now". Town & Country. February 28, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.