Word: friedkin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first half of the film is enjoyably fast-paced--and horrifying. The actors and actresses are accomplished and convincing as they are tormented in their ordeal. Friedkin proves that he can thrill and frighten, but he also has a point to make: The boundaries of law and ethics are fragile and often meaningless...
...Friedkin's subject matter is compelling. The viewer--willing or not--is challenged to develop an opinion about the death penalty...
...Crimson recently spoke with William Friedkin, Academy Award winning Director of "The Exorcist" and "The French Connection," about "Rampage," his new film based on the true story of a serial killer...
Clad plainly in a red sweatshirt and large steel-rimmed glasses, Friedkin shied from showy Hollywood glitz during the interview. Instead, he spoke with animation and eloquence on the issues presented in "Rampage": the death penalty, the insanity defense, the role of psychiatry in criminal justice and violent crime...
...only make films that deal with ideas in some way...I have no real solutions or finite opinions," says Friedkin. He might not admit it, but Friedkin has opinions--lots of them. For example, while the plot of "Rampage" revolves around the ethical quandary of capital punishment, Friedkin claims that he doesn't "have strong feelings [about it]." But don't be fooled. In some cases, he feels that the death penalty is called for, and adds that he "wouldn't lose sleep if someone like Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to death...