The Poughkeepsie Tapes | |
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Directed by | John Erick Dowdle |
Screenplay by | John Erick Dowdle |
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Produced by | Drew Dowdle |
Cinematography | Shawn Dufraine |
Edited by | John Erick Dowdle |
Music by | Keefus Ciancia[1] |
Distributed by | MGM Distribution Co. (via Orion Pictures) |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Poughkeepsie Tapes is a 2007 American pseudo-documentary horror film written, directed, and edited by John Erick Dowdle from a story he co-wrote with his brother Drew Dowdle. It revolves around a serial killer's murders in Poughkeepsie, New York, told through interviews and footage from a cache of the killer's snuff films.
The film premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, but had a troubled release history; it was originally slated for theatrical release by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in February 2008, but was removed from the release schedule. The film had a brief video-on-demand release in 2014, but remained unavailable on home media.[2] In October 2017, the film was released and remastered on DVD and Blu-ray by Shout! Factory via the newly-revived Orion Pictures.