"The Deliberate Stranger" is an incredibly disturbing made-for-TV depiction on Ted Bundy. Bundy (Played creepily by Mark Harmon)is the All American man: polite, talented and so darn charming. Unfortunately, he has an INCREDIBLY dark side. During the 70's, Bundy preyed on innocent women, and became one of the most notorious serial killers in history.
The film focuses on several points: Bundy's relationship with his girlfriend Cas, who begins to fear that the man that she loves may be responsible for horrific crimes; Richard Larsen (George Grizzard)who struggles with the ever increasing evidence against Bundy; and the various police officers from Seattle to Utah (Frederic Forrest, M. Emmet Walsh and John Ashton among them)that work with determination to stop the monster in his tracks.
Harmon's portrayal of Bundy is scary, but it proves a point: the evil you know is better than the evil you DON'T know. The sorority murder STILL sends chills down my spine! Sure it's dated (They had to place a card before the end credits about his execution), but it still has the ability to creep you out!
The film focuses on several points: Bundy's relationship with his girlfriend Cas, who begins to fear that the man that she loves may be responsible for horrific crimes; Richard Larsen (George Grizzard)who struggles with the ever increasing evidence against Bundy; and the various police officers from Seattle to Utah (Frederic Forrest, M. Emmet Walsh and John Ashton among them)that work with determination to stop the monster in his tracks.
Harmon's portrayal of Bundy is scary, but it proves a point: the evil you know is better than the evil you DON'T know. The sorority murder STILL sends chills down my spine! Sure it's dated (They had to place a card before the end credits about his execution), but it still has the ability to creep you out!