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Line 1: {{work}} [[File:CotZ_2625.jpg\|frame\|Not a [[Kaiju]].]] {{quote\|"Hey, fat fuck. It's me, the Zodiac speaking. Have you figured me out yet? Well, I'm gonna give you a few hints..."\|'''The Zodiac'''}} Line 9 ⟶ 8: In the 1970s, San Francisco finds itself being terrorized by a sadistic psychopath who identifies himself as "the Zodiac" in disturbing phone calls he makes to a writer who is possibly named John, though the Zodiac insists on just calling him "fat fuck" (which gets annoying ''very'' quickly). Along with the phone calls, the Zodiac also sends the writer a variety of rant-filled letters, some of them containing bizarre puzzles and codes, which the Zodiac states can help "figure me out" if they are solved, though he seriously doubts anyone "in this dumb fucking city" will be able to best him. As the writer struggles to find his self-proclaimed nemesis, who is escalating when it comes to blowing out the back of people's heads by cramming gun barrels into their mouths, a young woman named Natasha Baines (a name which is only revealed just before the credits) is plagued by trippy visions relating to the Zodiac and his victims. At first, the visions only occur while Natasha is asleep, but they eventually begin coming to her while she is awake, growing in intensity each time. Possibly due to possessing powers himself, the Zodiac starts communicating with Natasha during her visions, threatening her and taunting her inability to stop him as she is forced to watch as he slaughters innocent people in front of her. Shortly before her boyfriend leaves her due to the strain caused by her uncontrollable gift (or maybe [[Cursed ~~With~~with Awesome\|curse]] would be a better description) Natasha meets with the writer when the two of them just happen to stop by a police station to offer they're help in catching the Zodiac, only to be ignored. Together, the two decide to bring down the Zodiac, hopefully before he makes due on his promises to add them to his ever increasing list of victims. Ulli Lommel's second film about the infamous Zodiac Killer, this one, like its predecessor, has little in common with the real-life murderer, probably only being made to try and cash-in on [[David Fincher]]'s adaptation of Robert Graysmith non-fiction book ''[[Zodiac (~~Film~~film)\|Zodiac]]''. Aside from the setting, the killer's nickname and some of his MO, it's pure schlocky, cheaply produced fiction consisting of somewhat poor acting, so much excessive profanity it would make a sailor blush, and extremely schizophrenic, crazy editing and filming. Reception has been poor... very, very poor, to put it nicely. {{tropelist}} ~~=== This film provides examples of the following tropes: ===~~ * [[Abusive Parents]]: One of the victims mentions that whenever he made a mistake while playing the piano, his father would bash his head against it. * [[Accent On the Wrong Syllable]]: The Zodiac has a peculiar way of pronouncing San Francisco. Line 24 ⟶ 22: * [[Bald of Evil]]: The Zodiac. * [[Bigger Is Better in Bed]]: The Zodiac claims to have a nine inch penis. * [[~~BLAM~~Non Sequitur Episode\|BLAM Film]] * [[Blood From the Mouth]]: The piano player's death. * [[Boom! Headshot!]]: The Zodiac usually shoots his victims in the mouth, though a few times he goes right for the head. * [[Calling Card]]: The letters and phone calls, and writing a Zodiac symbol in blood at the crime scenes. * [[Camping a Crapper]]: Two deaths. * [[Cast Asas a Mask]]: Jack Quinn plays the Zodiac, but director Ulli Lommel (under the pseudonym Rick van Cleef) voices him. * [[Catapult Nightmare]]: Three in a row. * [[Cluster F-Bomb]] Line 59 ⟶ 57: * [[For the Evulz]]: "It gives me the kicks, pretty girl." * [[Gainax Ending]]: The dead Natasha is shown closing the gore splattered book the Zodiac gave the writer before killing him, after the following had appeared: {{quote\| "On October 12, 1978 Natasha Baines was found dead in her bedroom. No signs of foul play were discovered, except for the sign of the Zodiac on her leg written in blood."}} * [[Gorn]] * [[Gross Up Close-Up]]: On some spilled brain matter. Line 72 ⟶ 70: * [[Menacing Stroll]] * [[Mind Screw]] * [[The Mockbuster]]: Of [[David Fincher]]'s ''[[Zodiac (~~Film~~film)\|Zodiac]]''. * [[Monster Misogyny]]: Only two men are killed. * [[Motor Mouth]]: The Zodiac. Line 80 ⟶ 78: * [[The Nicknamer]]: The Zodiac. * [[No Budget]]: Probably. * [[Only Known Byby Their Nickname]]: The Zodiac. * [[Overcrank]]/[[Under Crank]]: Also heavily abused. * [[Padding]]: The dream sequences. Line 104 ⟶ 102: * [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]: Emphasis on ''very loosely''. * [[Walking Backwards]]: The Zodiac in one scene, though it was possibly just an editing effect. * [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made Onon Drugs?]] * [[What Happened to ~~The~~the Mouse?]]: Natasha's boyfriend just disappears halfway through, apparently breaking up with her. * [[What the Hell Is That Accent?]]: The Zodiac. * [[Your Cheating Heart]]: During an argument, a victim's boyfriend actually complains that she won't let him hook up with other woman, apparently viewing this as abnormal.