Synopsis
The movie Confessions of a Serial Killer (1985) is a crime horror film directed by Mark Blair based on serial killer Henry Lee Lucas. The movie Confessions of a Serial Killer (1985) depicts the murderous rampage and capture of Lucas. Details about its particular release in the 1980s is debated.
The film opens with Lucas being arrested after a killing spree across multiple states. Through interrogation, Lucas reveals his disturbed upbringing and early brushes with crime.
Cast
- Robert A. Burns as Henry Lee Lucas
- Ned Schmidtke as Ottis Toole
- Mary Bocean as Becky Powell
- Tim O’Halloran as Frank
- Peter Hill as Detective
Trivia
The film was criticized for exaggerating the real Henry Lee Lucas’s crimes.
It was shot on Super 8 film with amateur actors on a miniscule budget.
Is often talked about in conversation with the more well-known “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” which was released around the same time.
Anonymous on November 1, 2023
