Zodiac (film)

Zodiac
Zodiac
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Fincher
Screenplay by	James Vanderbilt
Based on	Zodiac; and Zodiac Unmasked; by Robert Graysmith;
Produced by	Mike Medavoy; Arnold W. Messer; Bradley J. Fischer; James Vanderbilt; Ceán Chaffin;
Starring	Jake Gyllenhaal; Mark Ruffalo; Robert Downey Jr.; Anthony Edwards; Brian Cox; Elias Koteas; Donal Logue; John Carroll Lynch; Dermot Mulroney;
Cinematography	Harris Savides
Edited by	Angus Wall
Music by	David Shire
Production; company	Phoenix Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures; (North America); Warner Bros. Pictures; (International);
Release dates	February 28, 2007 (New York City); March 2, 2007 (United States);
Running time	157 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$65–85 million
Box office	$84.7 million

Zodiac is a 2007 American neo-noir true crime thriller film directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt based on the nonfiction books by Robert Graysmith: Zodiac (1986) and Zodiac Unmasked (2002). The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr., with Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, Elias Koteas, Donal Logue, John Carroll Lynch, Chloë Sevigny, Philip Baker Hall, and Dermot Mulroney in supporting roles.^[4]^[5]

The film tells the story of the manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with letters, bloodstained clothing, and ciphers mailed to newspapers. The case remains one of the United States' most infamous unsolved crimes. Fincher, Vanderbilt, and producer Bradley J. Fischer spent 18 months conducting their own investigation and research into the Zodiac murders. Fincher employed the digital Thomson Viper FilmStream Camera to photograph most of the film, and used traditional high-speed film cameras for slow-motion murder sequences.

Zodiac was released by Paramount Pictures in North America and by Warner Bros. Pictures in international markets on March 2, 2007. It received largely positive reviews, with praise for its writing, directing, acting, and historical accuracy. The film was nominated for several awards, including the Saturn Award for Best Action, Adventure or Thriller Film. It grossed over $84.7 million worldwide on a production budget of $65 million. In a 2016 critics' poll conducted by the BBC, Zodiac was voted the 12th greatest film of the 21st century.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Zodiac". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Zodiac (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 4, 2010. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
^ Charles Russo (December 18, 2019). "Why has DNA evidence not yet unmasked the Zodiac Killer?". Medium. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
^ Stevens, Dana (March 2, 2007). "Zodiac: The surprisingly cerebral new thriller from David Fincher". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
^ Lim, Dennis (July 22, 2007). "David Fincher's masterful 'Zodiac'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

[afi-1] "Zodiac". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved November 8, 2020.

[boxofficemojo-2] "Zodiac (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 4, 2010. Retrieved December 25, 2023.

[3] Charles Russo (December 18, 2019). "Why has DNA evidence not yet unmasked the Zodiac Killer?". Medium. Retrieved August 10, 2020.

[4] Stevens, Dana (March 2, 2007). "Zodiac: The surprisingly cerebral new thriller from David Fincher". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

[5] Lim, Dennis (July 22, 2007). "David Fincher's masterful 'Zodiac'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

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