Zodiac (2007/I)

Director:

David Fincher

Writers (WGA):

James Vanderbilt (screenplay)
Robert Graysmith (book)

Release Date:

2 marzo 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Frase comercial:

There's more than one way to lose your life to a killer

Plot:

Based on the Robert Graysmith books about the real life notorious Zodiac, a serial killer who terrorized San Francisco with a string of seemingly random murders during the 1960s and 1970s.

Plot Keywords:

Shot In The Chest | Interrogation | Bag Over Head | Shooting Range | Shot To Death

Awards:

23 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Welcome Back, David Fincher.

Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Robert Graysmith
Mark Ruffalo	...	Inspector David Toschi
Anthony Edwards	...	Inspector William Armstrong
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Paul Avery
Brian Cox	...	Melvin Belli
John Carroll Lynch	...	Arthur Leigh Allen
Richmond Arquette	...	Zodiac 1 & 2
Bob Stephenson	...	Zodiac 3
John Lacy	...	Zodiac 4
Chloë Sevigny	...	Melanie
Ed Setrakian	...	Al Hyman
John Getz	...	Templeton Peck
John Terry	...	Charles Thieriot
Candy Clark	...	Carol Fisher
Elias Koteas	...	Sgt. Jack Mulanax

También conocida como:

Chronicles (USA) (working title)
Zodiaco (Mexico) (Venezuela) [es]
Zodíaco (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong killings, language, drug material and brief sexual images. (also director's cut)

Duración:

158 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Ireland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | India:UA | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 | Japan:PG-12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Portugal:M/12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Malaysia:18PL (DVD) | Brazil:16 | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:MA | Philippines:R-13 | Germany:16 | France:U (with warning) | Norway:15 | USA:R (certificate #42944) | Argentina:13 | Spain:18 | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

4th Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivialidades:

The cipher mailed to the Chronicle in the movie was actually mailed to the Examiner.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Robert Graysmith is in Paul Avery's house after he is retired from the Chronicle, the score is 15-9 on the screen displaying Pong. However, another shot is taken and the score is 14-9, but instantly changes back to 15-9.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mike Mageau: Where have you been? I've been waiting since 7:00.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Making of 'Zodiac' (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Bernadette

Welcome Back, David Fincher.

Audiences have waited a while for a new piece of work from Mr. David Fincher and now that hiatus is officially over. Straying away from his style that earned him a 'cult' following, he brings out a new side to himself, some techniques not yet observed in his repertoire.

ZODIAC feels like it was made by a perfectionist, everything flows so smoothly. The editing is pinch-perfect. Not only that, but Ficher shows that he is an actor's director as well, directing his cast into true life roles wonderfully. But the credit does not go all on to his shoulders. The actors have a lot to do with that themselves. Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays the author of the book of the same name, plays his character with an irresistible 'nerdi-ness' that is just fun to watch. Then it is amazing to watch Gyllenhaal transform that character into an obsessed wannabe detective, losing all focus and normal aspects of his life. Mark Ruffalo plays a humorous and overworked cop with incredibility. He really gets the job done. Downey Jr., however small his role was, plays on the screen with a witty insanity that brings most of the laughs of the movie. The acting really is a major pro. ZODIAC may come out at a long time slot but the viewer will never realize it because of the film pulling one in, and not wanting to leave until the case is solved. That is why ZODIAC is fantastic and a great welcome back gift from Fincher to not only his fans, but to everyone. ZODIAC is definitely the best film of 2007 so far.