Cropsey (2009)

5.9	Rating (20 ratings)
6.5	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Joshua Zeman

Barbara Brancaccio

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Joshua Zeman

Himself

Barbara Brancaccio

Herself

Bill Ellis

Himself - Professor of Folklore, Penn State

Dorothy D'Eletto

Herself - Archivist & Researcher

Geraldo Rivera

Himself - Reporter

Karen Schweiger

Herself - Jennifer Schweiger's Mother

David Navarro

Himself - Former Newscaster

Donna Cutugno

Herself - Founder, Friends of Jennifer

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Joshua Zeman

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3 years ago at Nov 14 6:08

madstalk

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A great documentary only needs one thing to be successful. It needs to have a hook, a story that is worth filming and worth sitting through long periods of shaky camera work and muddled dialogue. Fantastic editing and copious amounts of background work can are feathers a great documentary can stick in its cap but if there's no hook then there's no real point.

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Description: Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery behind five missing children and the real—life boogeyman linked to their disappearance in their hometown of Staten Island, New York. Growing up on Staten Island, filmmakers Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio had often heard the l ... (more)

Documentary (3), 2009 (2), Urban Legends (1), New York (1), Serial Killer (1), Serial Killers (1), True Crime (1), Missing Children (1)

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madstalk posted a review 3 years ago

“A great documentary only needs one thing to be successful. It needs to have a hook, a story that is worth filming and worth sitting through long periods of shaky camera work and muddled dialogue. Fantastic editing and copious amounts of background work can are feathers a great documentary can stick in its cap but if there's no hook then there's no real point.

Cropsey, regrettably, falls into a sort of gray area. The film technique here is wonderful - the opening menus and contextual interludes look great - and the filmmakers effectively utilize first and third person sources in telling their selected story. The problem is the story itself. On paper Cropsey sounds intriguing. It promises to explore the dark, dirty secrets of Staten Island as it uncovers the truth behind a ” read more