Madness. Mayhem. Mutilation. The masterwork of a serial killer.
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Cast
- Willem Dafoe
- Scott Speedman
- Don Harvey
- James Rebhorn
- Peter Stormare
- Amy Carlson
- Yul Vazquez
- Clea DuVall
- Samantha MacIvor
- Billy Wheelan
- Paz de la Huerta
- Desiree Casado
- Robert C. Kirk
- Robin Goldsmith
- Marcia Haufrecht
- Monique Gabriela Curnen
- Paul Lazar
- Lucy Martin
- Mick Foley
- Sharrieff Pugh
- Ashley Springer
- Debbie Harry
- Gary Ray
- Amir Arison
- Elizabeth West
- Stephen Daniels
- Edward Hibbert
- Barbara Sicuranza
- Robert G. McKay
- Michael Buscemi
- Virginia Wing
- Jordan Charney
- Tandy Cronyn
- Martin Pfefferkorn
- Dennis Albanese
- John Farrer
- Lolita Foster
- Edwin Freeman
- Dennis Jay Funny
- Walter Gamper
- Malcolm Goodwin
- Allison Hope
- Lou Irizarry
- Joe Kane
- Tim Lamendola
- David McDaniel
- Chris McMullin
- Malachy Murray
- Nicolas Quilter
- Cassandra Seidenfeld
- Paul Sutt
- Vladimir Troitsky
Plots
A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas.
Stan is a quiet, solitary detective in New York City. A few months ago, he solved a gruesome case of serial murders, although an undercover police officer lost her life. A new set of similar murders begins: the bodies are elaborately displayed and the killer uses equipment from art and early movie making in the tableau, or he leaves a clue as to where the investigators are to stand to get the full artistic effect. Stan is paired with a younger detective, Carl, whom he brushes off when Carl wants to get to know him. As pieces fall in place, it's a race to prevent the next killing, quite possibly someone close to Stan.