The Boston Strangler (film) journalism and movie technique, and yet—through certain prurient options that it does not take—it is not quite the popular exploitation film that one might think. It is as though someone had gone out to do a serious piece of reporting and come up with 4,000 clippings from a sensationalist tabloid. It has no depth, no timing, no facts of any interest and yet, without any hesitation, it uses the name and pretends to report the story of a living man, who was neither convicted nor indicted for the crimes it ascribes to him. Tony Curtis 'stars'—the program credits word—as what
The Greasy Strangler followed by grease explode from their heads. They venture deeper into the forest, still covered in grease, and primally shake wooden spears at the camera. "The Greasy Strangler" premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2016. The film was released on October 7, 2016, by FilmRise. "The Greasy Strangler" received mixed reviews from critics. It has a 64% score on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 42 reviews. The site's consensus states: ""The Greasy Strangler" definitely isn't for everyone, but filmgoers in step with its off-kilter stride are in store for a singular cinematic experience." On