The Poughkeepsie Tapes is a 2007 American pseudo-documentary horror film written and directed by John Erick Dowdle. The film is about the murders of a serial killer in Poughkeepsie, New York, told through interviews and footage from a cache of the killer's snuff films. The film premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, but had a troubled release history; it was originally slated for theatrical release by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in February 2008, but was removed from the release schedule. The film had a brief video-on-demand release in 2014, but remained unavailable on home media. In October 2017, the film was released and remastered on DVD and Blu-ray by Scream Factory, via the newly-revived Orion Pictures.
| Director | John Erick Dowdle |
| Produced by | Drew Dowdle |
| Screenplay by | John Erick Dowdle |
| Story by | John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle |
| Music | Keefus Ciancia |
| Cinematography | Shawn Dufraine |
| Edited by | John Erick Dowdle |
| Distributed by | MGM Distribution Co. (via Orion Pictures in 2017) |
| Released | May Tribeca Film Festival, 2007 (2017), October United States, 10 |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Netflix ID | 70070499 |
About The Poughkeepsie Tapes
Pseudo-documentary horror film about a string of murders committed by a serial killer in Poughkeepsie, New York. The story is told through interview footage and kill films. It was directed by John Erick Dowdle.
Achievement of The Poughkeepsie Tapes
It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in May 2007. It was made available as a video-on-demand title available through DirecTV.
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Films directed by John Erick Dowdle.. Snuff films in fiction.. Films shot in Minnesota.. Found footage films.. American serial killer films.
Latest information about The Poughkeepsie Tapes updated on January 18 2022.
