| The Capture of the Green River Killer | |
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| Based on | Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer byDave Reichert |
| Written by | John Pielmeier |
| Directed by | Norma Bailey |
| Starring | Tom Cavanagh Amy Davidson Sharon Lawrence James Russo James Marsters |
| Theme music composer | Christopher Ward |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Stanley M. Brooks Damian Ganczewski Juliette Hagopian |
| Cinematography | Mathias Herndl |
| Editor | Ron Wisman |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Lifetime Movie Network |
| Release | March 30 (2008-03-30) – March 31, 2008 (2008-03-31) |
The Capture of the Green River Killer is a 2008 television miniseries that first aired on Lifetime Movie Network and tells the story of the Green River killer serial murders between 1982 and 1998.[1][2]
The miniseries was named one of the top 10 television productions of 2008 by Variety and was twice nominated for a 2008 Gemini Award for best direction and for best costuming.[3] Lifetime's premiere of The Capture of the Green River Killer delivered two million viewers, making it 10-year-old Lifetime Movie Network's most-watched telecast ever.[4][5][6]
The film is based on David Reichert's book, Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer.[1][2] The film's biggest departure from the book is a fictional inclusion of two teenage girls, one of whom, Helen "Hel" Remus, is a young runaway who decides to turn to prostitution to escape her mother's abusive boyfriend, in a sympathetic storyline to honor Ridgway's [who?] victims.[1][2] Detective Dave Reichert works the murder cases and stays on the case from beginning to end, including extensive interviews with incarcerated serial killer Ted Bundy.[1]
The main music theme is taken out of the symphonic poem From Bohemia's Fields and Meadows (Z českých luhů a hájů). It is the fourth part of a set of six symphonic poems Má vlast (My Homeland) by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana.[citation needed]
Barry Garon of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Using dark colors and jarring images, director Norma Bailey tries to infuse the work with suspense and mystery. The story itself, a repetitive tale unfolding at a languid pace, impedes the effort."[1]
