Ulli Lommel Movies
Character actor, onscreen from the '60s. ~ All Movie Guide
BTK Killer and Son of Sam director Ulli Lommel profiles yet another notorious madman in this shocker detailing the exploits of Satan-obsessed serial killer Richard Múñoz Ramírez, who prowled the streets of Los Angeles in search of female victims from June of 1984 to August of 1985. A psychopath who was inspired by the band AC/DC and claimed to be "beyond good and evil, Ramirez claimed thirteen victims during his extended murder spree. In this bloody docudrama, we bear witness to some of Ramirez's most heinous and horrifying crimes. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2008
- R
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Inspired by the true-life crimes of the notorious Baseline serial killer, director Ulli Lommell's grim shocker tells the tale of a festive loft-warming party gone horribly awry. It was the spring of 2004. A rash of killings had occurred in southern Phoenix, just along Baseline Road, and the local police were desperate for leads. Meanwhile, a group of childhood friends gathers to reminisce about the past, and celebrate the good fortune of one of their own. When the topic of conversation turns to a serial killer that's said to be stalking the community, the hostess shrugs it all off as an urban legend told to keep the local teens in line. When the electricity is cut and the first gunshots ring out, however, the frightened skeptic must outsmart the murderous madman who's always one step ahead of his prey. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2008
A woman escaping a violent past finds it unexpectedly catching up with her in this action drama from director Ulli Lommel. When she was a girl, Savannah (Carolyn Neff) was traumatized when she saw her father shot to death in front of his garage in Corpus Christi, Texas. Years later, Savannah feels she's finally put her life back together after a long period of struggle, and after spending years in California, she decides to return to the Lone Star State in hopes of putting the past to rest. Joining Savannah for the trip is her boyfriend Cooper (Rusty Joiner), a well-muscled guy nicknamed "Babyface," but during a stop in a town near the Mexican border, Cooper is confronted by a cop while Savannah has stepped out for a moment. As they try to run away, Cooper is shot and killed, but after a run-in with Raf McCane (David Carradine), the leader of an underworld gang, Savannah discovers there's a lot about Cooper that she didn't know -- including a possible link to the men who murdered her dad. Absolute Evil received its world premiere at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
A young girl is abducted and held captive by an older man who would sooner die than see her set free in this shocking psychological thriller from director Ulli Lommel. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Wendi Jean Linn, Gunter Ziegler, (more)
With his direct-to-video crime thriller Curse of the Zodiac, goremeister Ulli Lommel recreates the terrifying events perpetuated by the notorious Zodiac Killer, who unleashed a torrent of wrath and misery on San Francisco citizens during the early '70s - and left only a baffling series of signs and symbols as his calling card. Cassandra Church and Jack Quinn co-star. This feature should not be confused with the A-list David Fincher thriller Zodiac starring Robert Downey, Jr and Mark Ruffalo, which reached U.S. cinemas in early 2007. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jack Quinn, Cassandra Church, (more)
Revisit the killing spree that had the citizens of New York City locking their doors in fear as the story of the "Son of Sam" killings comes to the screen courtesy of legendary director Ulli Lommel (The Tenderness of Wolves, The Curse of the Zodiac). A murderous gunman is prowling the streets of the city. He claims that he was inspired to kill by a satanic cult. Yet even years after he's apprehended and the killings have ceased, the specter of death continues to loom heavy over the iconic city skyline. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nola Roeper, Gunter Ziegler, (more)
True crime workhorse Ulli Lommell returns to the helm to direct this grisly, fact based tale of three ruthless serial killers who abduct, torture, and murder hundreds of unsuspecting women in the small Mexican border town of Juarez. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Elissa Dowling, Christian Behm, (more)
Genre specialist Ulli Lommell draws inspiration from the master of cosmic horror for this frightener concerning a group of people held prisoner by a sadistic warden known only as The Puppetmaster. Drawn in by curiosity, the unfortunate souls who fall into the Puppetmaster's diabolical trap of perpetual darkness. The fate of each held in the merciless grip of a maniacal madman, the Puppetmaster's victims awaken with agonizing wounds of varying severity before being tormented by an unseen villain who insists that only one of the group will make it through the ordeal alive. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
A tormented rock star being stalked by a malevolent killer receives valuable advice from the master of macabre in director Ulli Lommel's cinematic tribute to legendary horror author Edgar Allan Poe. As a child, Lenore was surrounded by darkness. It was during those grim and frightening days that the terrified girl became acquainted with the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe. These days, Lenore has achieved fame as the singer in a Los Angeles-based rock band, but unfortunately her high-profile status has made her the target of a supernatural killer. After seeing her friends and colleagues fall one by one to a murderous force from beyond the mortal realm, the terrified singer is horrified to discover that she is to become the next victim of the seemingly omnipotent murderer. Though at first Lenore feels as if all hope is lost, a nighttime visit from the author whose works helped her survive some of the darkest days of her childhood offers a fighting chance of cheating death. Meanwhile, in the mountaintop lair of the Raven, where the bloodied bodies of his victims lie desecrated, a ghostly killer prepares to claim his most prized victim. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jillian Swanson, Michael Barbour, (more)
The Polish-born character actor-cum-slasher film director Ulli Lommel helms the 2006 direct-to-video horror picture The Black Dahlia, not to be confused with Brian De Palma's A-budget feature The Black Dahlia from the same year. Whereas the De Palma film dramatizes the infamous 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short and the investigation that ensued, Lommel's picture instead concerns a series of contemporary L.A.-area homicides patterned after the 1947 slaying. It stars Elissa Dowling, Sutton Christopher, and Christian Behm, and tells of a "copycat" serial killer who reads of the 1947 murder and goes on a rampage in modern-day Los Angeles, producing a series of partially mutilated female bodies in dumpsters in emulation of Elizabeth Short's murderer. A rookie cop and his partner happen upon several of the corpses and must track down the psychopath in order to end his menace forever. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Christopher Woolsey, Elissa Bree, (more)
Inspired by gruesome true events that made headlines around the world, Boogeyman director Ulli Lommel's dark tale of transgressive consumption details the encounter of a young girl and boy whose internet friendship leads to a grim pact in which the boy agrees to allow the girl to kill and eat him in order to prove how deep her love truly runs. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jillian Swanson, Trevor Parsons, (more)
A psychotic cop with a reputation for getting a little too rough with his female arrestees discovers that his badge can't protect him from the vengeance of the past in Boogyman director Uli Lommel's dark tale of vengeance from beyond the grave. His legacy of brutality was notorious, but when a vicious cop with a penchant for violent abuse bashes one woman too many, his undead victims rise from their eternal slumber to exact vicious revenge. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gunter Ziegler, Brandon Dean, (more)
Boogeyman director Uli Lommel travels back to investigate one of the most brutal tales in the annals of true crime in this cinematic investigation into the murderous crimes of serial killer Gary Ridgeway (aka The Green River Killer). In the early 1980s the citizens of Seattle and Tacoma, Washington lived in constant fear as the specter of death loomed in every shadow. With nearly fifty victims to his name, The Green River Killer was one of the most feared serial killers in modern history, his horrific crimes lingering in the minds of his victim's families even after his arrest. Now Ridgeway's story comes to the screen to frighten those who remember the chilling headlines relating his crimes, and offer greater insight into the demented mind of a madman. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Georgina Donovan, George Kiseleff, (more)
Veteran Boogey Man and Zodiac Killer director Ulli Lommel continues his long tradition of delivering tense thrills with this relentless look at the life of the elusive, Kansas-based serial killer known to authorities only as "B.T.K." before his arrest in February of 2005. A sadistic madman who left no clues at the scene of his crimes except for the ominous calling card of "Bind. Torture. Kill.," the man who eluded authorities for over three decades was finally captured by authorities after once again giving in to his bloodlust and embarking on a vicious killing spree. Though his murderous exploits had finally come to a close and the residents of Wichita could comfortably breathe a sigh of relief, the horrors that Dennis Rader (aka the B.T.K. killer) inflicted upon the frightened community offer a chilling reminder that even the most upstanding of citizens can harbor dark and frightening secrets. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gerard Griesbaum, Eric Gerleman, (more)
It's been said that truth is stranger than fiction, and when a menacing copycat killer begins emulating the murderous exploits of the Zodiac Killer, the citizens of Los Angeles quickly find out that the truth is much more terrifying than fiction as well. It's been years since the Zodiac Killer stalked the streets of L.A., and in the years since those horrific crimes, the citizens have grown complacent in taking their safety for granted. Now, a mysterious killer is stalking the streets and picking up where the Zodiac Killer left off. Driven by madness and obsession, the murderous psychopath will stop at nothing to see that the spirit of the Zodiac Killer lives on, and until he is caught no one is safe in the streets of Los Angeles. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Vladimir Maksic
- 1990
An ex-con decides to get his revenge on the mobster who landed him in the pen in the first place and takes off for Mexico with a couple million dollars--hotly pursued by both angry gangsters and the cops. This actioner contains violence and profanity. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
- 1988
- PG
Two teens just out of high school are the computer experts who run across a Soviet plot to steal the plans of a high-tech helicopter in this routine spy thriller. The Russians monitor the NASA launching pad from an offshore trawler. They recruit one of the local students to infiltrate the computers and monitor the top secret plans. Stock footage of rocket launches and military planes are included in this feature directed by Monte Markham, who also plays Colonel Mark Denton. Mostly the feature shows people at the computer and lacks the excitement of other films of the genre. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- David Oliver, Susan Ursitti, (more)
- 1988
- R
In this action film, an uprising in the Middle East prompts the United States to ship a group of pilots over to restore order. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jim Eldert, Timothy Hicks, (more)
- 1986
- R
The Los Angeles Japanese district, Little Tokyo, provides the setting for this violent crime drama that centers upon a determined cop's efforts to oust the dreaded Yakuza (Japanese Mafia) from his city. Before he can do this, he must prove that they have indeed infiltrated Little Tokyo. He doesn't have much luck until he meets Akashi, a former Tokyo cop who is intimate with the methods of the criminal organization. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Steve Rally, John Nishio, (more)
- 1983
Ulli Lommel's atmospheric chiller opens with a violent prologue in the 17th-century Colonial town of Devonsville, where a trio of local women are accused of witchcraft by the zealous locals and executed in gory fashion by pitchfork-wielding vigilantes. Flash forward to the present, where the arrival of three progressive young women ignites the same superstitious paranoia among the current generation of townsfolk -- who perceive their new visitors' arrival as the culmination of an ages-old curse. The pretty new schoolteacher (Suzanna Love), plagued by ominous visions, consults the local psychiatrist (Donald Pleasence), whose hypnotic regression therapy reveals the true nature of her ancestry -- which finally surfaces when a new group of vigilantes begins the inevitable witch-hunt. Moody and well-photographed (Lommel once studied under legendary German auteur (Rainier Werner Fassbinder), this film tends to cloud its basically feminist theme with some rather exploitative gross-out effects -- particularly the depiction of Pleasence's ancestral curse, which has him constantly digging tiny worms from various parts of his body. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Suzanna Love, Robert Walker, Jr., (more)
