Cropsey
The Truth is Terrifying.
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DVD Details
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: May 10, 2011
- Originally Released: 2009
- Label: Vicious Circle Films
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Joshua Zeman | |
Directed by | Barbara Brancaccio & Josh Zeman |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 3/4 --
The film is eerie and thought-provoking, raising worthwhile questions about the pursuit of justice without losing compassion for the victims or their families.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The story of the unsolved abductions and the man who might have become the scapegoat for a community is troubling enough. No big-screen trickery is required.
Los Angeles Times
[A]n absorbing and openly personal look at the function and dysfunction of local legends.
Movieline
The filmmakers overreach trying to explain the meaning of a community's revulsion and rush to judgment regarding the man convicted of one of the murders, but Cropsey still gets under your skin.
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Oregonian
Disturbing and flavorful.
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New York Daily News
Rating: 3/4 --
Cropsey is a creepy documentary with all the elements of a horror film about a demented serial killer, and an extra ingredient: This one is real.
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RogerEbert.com
An atmospheric blend of archival news film, homey interviews and amateur sleuthing, CROPSEY shines an uncomfortable light on the way we reason.
New York Times
Product Description:
Staten Island filmmakers Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio reveal how an urban legend conjured up to keep kids from exploring abandoned buildings became a horrifying reality when a mysterious drifter began abducting children in their tight-knit urban neighborhood. Growing up, Zeman and Brancaccio were deluged with terrifying tales of Cropsy, a murderous mental patient prone to snatching children off the streets and taking them to the derelict buildings that were once part of the Willowbrook Mental Institution. Some claimed Crospey had a hook for a hand; others claimed his weapon of choice was a large axe. In 1987, that legend crossed the boundary into reality when 13-year-old Jennifer Schweiger vanished without a trace. Her disappearance sent shockwaves of fear through the community, but it was only the first. Before long Crospey had a name: Andre Rand. When a photo of a handcuffed Rand was released in the press, the public didn't need a conviction to know he was the man who had been preying on their children. In this film, Zeman and Brancaccio go back to the scene of the crimes to search for clues, and speak with the locals about how the case has haunted them for decades.
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