Copycat
A brilliant but agoraphobic criminal psychologist teams with a determined homicide detective to track down a sadistic killer who recreates infamous murders, racing against time before his twisted imitations claim more victims.
“One man is copying the most notorious killers in history one at a time. Together, two women must stop him from killing again. Or they’re next.”
Synopsis
A psychologist suffering from agoraphobia and a female detective join forces to stop a serial killer who imitates the methods of historical serial killers.
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 285+ credited
Why a floor?
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Jim ClarkShot by Laszlo KovacsScored by Christopher YoungDesigned by Jim ClaySound by Eddy JosephCostumes by Claudia BrownStunts by Tim A Davison
Box Office
1995 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.6× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$32.0M
Opening weekend: $5.2M — 16% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $7.2M — 22% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,390 theaters
Also known as
- (English)Copycat
- Copykillde
- Copykaten
- Copycat - Omicidi in serieit
- (Bulgarian)Имитаторът
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesOct 19, 1995
- CanadaOct 27, 1995
- AustraliaJan 4, 1996
- ArgentinaJan 11, 1996
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Cast & Crew
285 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Sigourney Weaver
as Helen Hudson
Holly Hunter
as MJ Monahan
Dermot Mulroney
as Ruben Goetz
William Mcnamara
as Peter Foley
Harry Connick Jr
as Daryll Lee Cullum
J E Freeman
as Lt. Quinn
Will Patton
as Nicoletti
John Rothman
as Andy
Shannon O Hurley
as Susan Schiffer
Bob Greene
as Pachulski
Tony Haney
as Kerby
Danny Kovacs
as Kostas
Supporting cast
65Tahmus Rounds
as Landis
Scott Devenney
as Cop 1
David Michael Silverman
as Mike
Diane Amos
as Gigi
Richard Conti
as Harvey
Nick Scoggin
as Conrad
Bert Kinyon
as Burt
Dennis Richmond
as KXBU Anchorman
Rob Nilsson
as SWAT Commander
Kenny Kwong
as Chinese Kid
Charles Branklyn
as Doc
Kelly Demartino
as Festival Girl
Rebecca Klingler
as Peter's Wife
Terry Brown
as Cop 2
Corie Henninger
as Jogger
Bill Bonham
as Photographer
Kathleen Stefano
as Peter's Mother
Chris Beale
as Tech Guy 1
Hansford Prince
as Fred
Don West
as Attorney
Jay Jacobus
as Judge
John Charles Morris
as Young Peter
Keith Phillips
as Felix Mendoza
Johnetta Shearer
as Paramedic
Ron Kaell
as Mac
Kelvin Han Yee
as Chinese Detective
James Cunningham
as Hal
Victor Talmadge
as Head Waiter
Brian Keith Russell
as Coroner's Man
Damon Lawner
as Festival Dude
Russ Christoff
as Commissioner Petrillo
Doug Morrisson
as SWAT 1
Edith Bryson
as Landlady
Jeni Chua
as Michelle
William Oates
as Man in Corridor
Lee Kopp
as Haircut Man
Thomas J Fieweger
as Bodger the Cop
Floyd Gale Holland
as L. Bottemy
Anthony Moore
as Uniformed Policeman
Stephanie Smith
as Disturbed Tenant 1
S J Spinali
as Disturbed Tenant 2
Katherine Fitzhugh
as Disturbed Tenant 3
Robert Benscoter
as Disturbed Tenant 4
Arlon G Greene
as Male Jogger
Stuart W Yee
as Thug
Vincenetta Gunn
as Screaming Woman
David D Ferguson
as Dock On-Looker
Eleva Singleton
as Paramedic
Gena Bingham
as Victim in Car at Gas Station
Brian Banowetz
as Suspect
Jon Briddell
as Burglar
Greg Bronson
as Pedestrian
Monique Carmona
as Woman on Hill on Computer
Tracy Ann Chapel
as Night Club Patron
Leah Diamond Ii
as Student
Bob Dini
as Police Inspector
Colin Nicholas
as Student
Erika Pearson
as Festival Attendee
Ron Rogge
as Paramedic
Kevin Scanlon
as Night Club Patron
Jeff Scott
as Cop
Tracey Silver
as Student
Joseph Quinn Simpkins
as Reporter
Theodore Carl Soderberg
as Police Officer
Erick Vinther
as Cop
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
16Abigail Hamilton
the producers wish to thank
Allison Kneubuhl
the producers wish to thank
Arnon Milchan
Producer, Producers
Budd Carr
executive music producer
Jerilyn Ross
the producers wish to thank
John Fiedler
Producers, executive producer
Joseph M Caracciolo Jr
co-producer (as Joe Caracciolo Jr.)
Kimberly Austin
the producers wish to thank
Lorrae Rominger
the producers wish to thank
Mark Tarlov
Producer, Producers
Marshall Gwinn
the producers wish to thank
Maureen Donegan
the producers wish to thank
Michael G Nathanson
executive producer (as Michael Nathanson)
Robin Eickman
the producers wish to thank
Sloan Miyasato
the producers wish to thank
Wolfgang Hultner
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Other crew
193David Corchia
accounting assistant
Shannon Wilson
additional second assistant director (uncredited)
David Boulton
adr mixer (as Dave Boulton)
Renato Cortesi
Andy
Steven R Kutcher
ant wrangler: Los Angeles (as Steve Kutcher)
Winnie Duggan
art department pa
Chris Seagers
Art Director
Sarah Tucker
assistant accountant
Eric Amundsen
assistant camera
Cathleen Edwards
assistant costume designer
Mark Perzely
assistant editor
Paul Karasick
assistant editor
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