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The Deliberate Stranger

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1986
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.9K
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Mark Harmon, M. Emmet Walsh, Frederic Forrest, John Ashton, Bonnie Bartlett, George Grizzard, Ben Masters, and Glynnis O'Connor in The Deliberate Stranger (1986)
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The story of serial killer, Ted Bundy.The story of serial killer, Ted Bundy.The story of serial killer, Ted Bundy.

  • Stars
    • Mark Harmon
    • Frederic Forrest
    • George Grizzard
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Mark Harmon
      • Frederic Forrest
      • George Grizzard
    • 44User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Top Cast73

    Mark Harmon
    Mark Harmon
    • Ted Bundy
    • 1986
    Frederic Forrest
    Frederic Forrest
    • Det. Bob Keppel
    • 1986
    George Grizzard
    George Grizzard
    • Richard Larsen
    • 1986
    Ben Masters
    Ben Masters
    • Det. Mike Fisher
    • 1986
    Glynnis O'Connor
    Glynnis O'Connor
    • Cas Richter
    • 1986
    M. Emmet Walsh
    M. Emmet Walsh
    • Det. Sam Davies
    • 1986
    John Ashton
    John Ashton
    • Det. Roger Dunn
    • 1986
    Bonnie Bartlett
    Bonnie Bartlett
    • Louise Bundy
    • 1986
    Billy Green Bush
    Billy Green Bush
    • Officer Bradley (Provo detective)
    • 1986
    Frederick Coffin
    Frederick Coffin
    • Jerry Thompson
    • 1986
    Deborah Goodrich
    Deborah Goodrich
    • Martha Chambers
    • 1986
    Lawrence Pressman
    Lawrence Pressman
    • Ken Wolverton
    • 1986
    Macon McCalman
    Macon McCalman
    • Larsen's editor
    • 1986
    Jeannetta Arnette
    Jeannetta Arnette
    • Mrs. Richter
    • 1986
    William Boyett
    William Boyett
    • Aspen Detective
    • 1986
    Joshua Bryant
    Joshua Bryant
    • Prosecutor
    • 1986
    Terry Farrell
    Terry Farrell
    • Katie Hargreaves
    • 1986
    Ann Ryerson
    Ann Ryerson
    • Mrs. Hargreaves
    • 1986
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    • Trivia
      According to Ann Rule, in an updated edition of her nonfiction bestseller "The Stranger Beside Me," the real Ted Bundy started to receive hundreds more love letters per day after The Deliberate Stranger (1986) first aired on NBC. Rule concluded that many of the women were actually writing to Mark Harmon, or imagining that Bundy looked and acted more like Harmon than Bundy did in reality.
    • Goofs
      The Utah mall incident occurred in 1974 yet the Stevie Nicks album "Rock a Little", which is displayed on the store window behind Bundy and his intended victim, was not released till 1985.
    • Quotes
      • Ted Bundy: Ted Bundy wants something out of all this. Maybe he doesn't deserve it, but I gotta take care of survival.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Films About Serial Killers (2018)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 4, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alptraum des Grauens
    • Filming locations
      • 1090 Rubio Street, Altadena, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Stuart-Phoenix Productions
      • Lorimar Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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