The Poughkeepsie Tapes
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| Directed by | John Erick Dowdle |
| Screenplay by | John Erick Dowdle |
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| Produced by | Drew Dowdle |
| Cinematography | Shawn Dufraine |
| Edited by | John Erick Dowdle |
| Music by | Keefus Ciancia |
| Distributed by | MGM Distribution Co. (via Orion Pictures) |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $200,000 |
| Box office | $10.7 million |
The Poughkeepsie Tapes is a 2007 American pseudo-documentary horror film written, directed, and edited by John Erick Dowdle from a story he co-wrote with his brother Drew Dowdle. It revolves around a serial killer's murders in Poughkeepsie, New York, told through interviews and footage from a cache of the killer's snuff films.
The film premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, but had a troubled release history; it was originally slated for theatrical release by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in February 2008, but was removed from the release schedule. The film had a brief video-on-demand release in 2014, but remained unavailable on home media. In October 2017, the film was released and remastered on DVD and Blu-ray by Shout! Factory via the newly-revived Orion Pictures.