This is such a great scene. This entire movie can be re-watched over and over and you pick up on new subtle details that you didn't pick up on the previous time. You can peel multiple layers and never get to the truth, but there are always layers to peel.
Yes. I have to confess I've watched Zodiac more than any other movie - about 30 or 40 times (and this scene even more). It's one of the great scenes all right. When Graysmith says, 'This is a case that's covered both Northern and Southern California...' David Shire's music starts fading in for the big reveal and Toschi says 'Jesus Christ'. It's the tragedy of the unknowable remaining a tantalising mystery - but remember, 'just because you can't prove it doesn't mean it's not true'
Also you can watch this scene from Toschi's point of view when Graysmith is going through the evidence. Ruffalo has this brilliant half-smile on his face thinking 'who does this obsessive thinks he's kidding. He should leave it to the professionals. Us cops have been though this and we know we can't prove it.' Then, Graysmith presents the timelines of Arthur Lee Allen and the Zodiac and Graysmith says, 'we get our first new Zodiac letter in 4 years.' At this point, Ruffalo's expression changes to one of uncertainty as if thinking, 'maybe this guy's right. Or even if I know he is, how can he prove it?' which is when he asks him the final question. The great thing, also, about the 'Jesus Christ' reaction of Toschi is that he almost admits to Graysmith that he agrees with him and you can tell that he does but, as he says, 'but I am a cop'
@@drdavid1963 That's so funny, because since I watched it back in 2021. I've watched the movie at least 6+ times... it's crazy because the movie isn't about the killer, as much as it is about the theme of obsession. Graysmith, the Zodiac, regular movie goers.
@@drdavid1963 funny side note that Dirty Harry Inspector Callahan was based on Detective Toschi and the Zodiac, so its a funny little Easter egg when he says "Easy Dirty Harry..."
@@HayastAnFedayi - Yeah. Dirty Harry took the law into his own hands. He might as well have said 'just because you can't prove it doesn't mean it's not true.'
I saw that too XD I think its because now Ruffalo's character can finally rest knowing he solved the case but couldn't prove it in court. He had the right man, but the right man was smart and covered his tracks.
@@dnllrnt Honestly yeah, the film highlights a lot of jurisdictions being unorganized and never having enough staff or even care to solve the murder. (later in the film) I do believe that if they had their shit together, they could have solved it but it’ll remain an American serial killer mystery.
@@hippiecheezburger5457 I give him more props for Collateral. Not near the lines but he manages to look very Latino in it, one of those interesting support roles.
Allen is the main killer, but it’s most likely that he had an accomplice or two. And it’s possible that an opportunist used the Zodiac panic to get away with their own murder and blamed it on Zodiac,
@@ctabjjdanny6261 The first 2 murders are 100% zodiac, the 3rd one I'm not 100% sure on as it was broad daylight and he used a knife, the taxi driver murder had nothing to do with zodiac (the M.O is way too different and I think someone used the fear created to get away with it.
I think Arthur was ONE of the Zodiac Killers. I believe the Zodiac Killer comprised of at least 2 or more people. That would explain why Arthur's handwriting and DNA didn't match what was found in the envelope, despite all the overwhelming evidence the authorities found in his trailer home. You really think he would be stupid enough to tell his friend, Don Chaney every single detail concerning his Zodiac identity, and how he would go about killing his victims? Maybe telling Don was part of the plan. He counted on Don Chaney to go to the Police, cause he knew regardless of what they found on him, the DNA and handwriting weren't gong to match anyway. It's a pretty clever way to throw the cops off his trail. Keep in mind all the letters the Zodiac sent consisted of details of the murders and humiliating the cops for not being able to catch him or in this case "them" It was all about having the power to evade the Police and always being one step ahead of them. Now as far as who the other assailants were? I do not know. It could be Paul Doerr or another suspect that goes by the name of William McDuff Andrew? Both of them fit the Kodiac's description for sure. But who really knows? Your guess is as good as mine. Be honest with me. What do you guys think of my multiple Zodiac Killer theory? Dude! I just thought of this earlier today before I read your comment. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Arthur had and accomplice. It only makes sense tbh.
I actually liked the fact that the movie took a very firm position on who the Zodiac was and I was almost sure ALA was the Zodiac but now I’m not so sure. If ALA did it then he almost certainly had an accomplice. EDIT: After having watched the new Zodiac Netflix documentary, I am personally convinced it’s ALA. I still think he might’ve had an accomplice but the doc makes it seem more plausible that he did it alone.
@@tommyboyindy1157 "In 2018, Tom Voigt stated that the partial profile's efficacy was dubious, as he had learned the DNA was "collected from the outside of the stamp" on the November 8, 1969 card; "No genetic material was obtained from behind the stamp, or the seal of the envelope, or anywhere else that would have most certainly belonged to the Zodiac". Voigt claimed that this had been confirmed by Cydne Holt as well as an unnamed retired SFPD inspector, and that this discovery reaffirmed Allen's status as a viable suspect." from wikipedia, Zodiac Killer
@@tommyboyindy1157 I know who he is, just thought it's an interesting piece of info, even if unoficial. As for myself, the DNA is probably not a big deal because we haven't heard about it for years, if it ruled out someone else. God knows what are they doing with it if anything.
Such a great film; Fincher is a master; additionally, I really love how although the main plot is of course the mystery about the Zodiac identity, few films like this one really develop the life journey ark of the others characters: Robert: low profile nerdy cartoonist single guy, to focused centered family man, to obsessed guy divorced guy Paul Avery: prime sober old school journalist , sensationalist journalist, drunk hippiesh journalist in decadence
There is no indication that Robert was a focused centered family man, considering he was divorced before the film started. The implication is that he is prone to obsession and it's what drove off his first wife. Some people are doomed to repeat their mistakes. Paul Avery was never sober.
The "serial killer music score" that's reminiscent of Silence of the Lambs and Se7en rising up in the background when Jake/Robert gets to the point where he's showing their door to door connection adds to the effectiveness of this scene.
Look at 2:03. Pause it. Notice the dividing line between the two. And how Ruffalo just reaches across that dividing line. He doesn’t stay there, but he reaches into the opposite side. That’s balance. That’s visual storytelling. That little moment looks like nothing. But it’s an effort to connect that he pulls back from. And finally, at the end, the dividing line is not crossed at all. Ruffalo stays in his space and exits on the left, never crossing the line.
Loved who as the time goes by robert becomes a great detective but his mental health is falling apart. He doesnt eat, take care of his sleeping, grew a small beard and doesnt spent too much time with his family. Almost goes crazy as paul
He's also acknowledging Robert's dedication. If you remember earlier the film, Toschi whisks food from his former partner in a nonchalantly selfish manner (asks for Animal Crackers like he's entitled to them) because he's too focused in his own mind.
I was surprised to recently see on blogs, websites, etc., there's a good amount of people who still look into other people as possible Zodiac suspects. I think if you read Graysmith's book, and how he laid out Zodiac's timeline so well, but also acknowledging the possibility that Zodiac, in his letters, could have made claims to murders he didn't commit to throw investigators off his trail, or to break up his patterns, that it was still Allen. Arthur Leigh Allen was not too far away from being charged with murder, but he died of a heart attack before it could be formally arranged, and no one has ever heard from Zodiac since.
It's funny how Toschi tolerates Robert throughout the film...to a point to keep his family comfortable, but knowing the obsession, being a detective, he can't help but go through ALL the evidence he spent a good chunk of his career on with Robert at 5 am because it's in his blood to do so.
This is what I believe. Arthur Leigh Allen is the main killer, but there was prolly 4-5 other killers who killed during his time and just blamed it on him making it harder to track him down. Remember the golden state bridge killer? Well his name was Joseph Angelo. He also did all the killings and raping around that time. But he got caught thru dna testing.
I read D'Angelo was also doing crimes for years up and down all over California. California had so many serials running around from the late 60s through the 90s, so I think, good luck ever solving this case. Arthur Leigh Allen could have been the main one, but was he really that brilliant? I dunno. He kept getting arrested and put in prison for stretches. How genius could he have been?
@@swankybutters8371 Retired police handwriting expert Lloyd Cunningham, who worked on the Zodiac case for decades, stated, "They gave me banana boxes full of Allen's writing, and none of his writing even came close to the Zodiac. Nor did DNA extracted from the envelopes (on the Zodiac letters) come close to Arthur Leigh Allen."[4]
@@patrickbooth5091 Not really sure who Cunningham is... (Funny... I went to a school called Cunningham) anyway, I have little doubt he faked his handwriting. You can see it on many of the uploads about is writing. Also he said he couldn't write with his right hand and that was a lie as well. You can see he's messing with his hand writing, it's not hard to notice. Even Norman Boudreau said he could right with both hands... He was a good BS artist... DNA, I'm almost sure was not his, he would get other people to lick his stamps for him... He was good at playing the game...
Well he died before they got a chance right? At least that's what I remember from the movie, assuming it's accurate. At the end they find one of the original victims and he positively identifies him. That plus this mountain of circumstancial evidence i think would have at least got an arrest, but it was too late.
@@NicolasSilvaVasault Dude be professional. If you don't like your co-worker that doesn't mean he's bad at his job. Watch his movies, even his Bruce Banner movies. He's pretty good.
It really is less then 50 yards. I'm from the Bay Area....I live like 20 miles away from Vallejo. I'm really interested in true crime, especially this case. I went to those places and walked it myself. It's not a House of Pancakes anymore, but it is still a restaurant.
It was an IHOP for a long time. Used to go there in high school and even after. I graduated 20 years ago. There’s a second ihop on the other side of town, and at some point someone else bought the ihop on tenn st and turned it into a seafood place I think. It didn’t last long. It’s a Mexican joint now
@@tylerwedell3750 I've got no reason other than instinct for saying this, but I can't fathom how two different people could jointly do serial killings. To be a serial killer in the first place you need to be pretty unbalanced, and for one such type to find another kindred spirt, and for both of them to agree on the strategy and to both keep their mouths shut, seems pretty unlikely to me.
@@daleviker5884Yeah it's unlikely for a serial Killer but still not impossible. All the evidence points to Allen, literally everything says him bar the DNA and handwriting. The only thing that confuses me, is the cab killing of stine. Allen lived in Vallejo, the cab killing took place in San Francisco, assuming the killer of Paul stine lived close to where the cab killing took place, that couldn't of been Leigh Allen considering he dosent live anywhere near there, and also considering thats exactly where the sketch came from, and the sketch looks absolutely nothing like Allen. So I think Allen was responsible for Killing the 3 couples but not Paul stine
It was, he have been sumoned by the officers again not long after bu he died of a heart attack not long before the meeting, taking the truth about the Zodiac with him😔
@@justin_2019 yeah that's not true that hasn't been confirmed. Lol. They definitely didn't find the Zodiac. Pretty clear that Lee Allen was involved. The odds of that many coincidences like hitting the Powerball twice.
This movie is so damn good I'm surprised it's not considered a classic or something. Like film classes should be reviewing this movie, I really believe that.
It's not that Toschi was too focused on it. The problem was that nothing else would matter in court if the prints and handwriting didn't support the case. A judge would throw it out in two minutes. Toschi wasn't arguing in this scene that ALA wasn't the murderer, he was explaining why he wouldn't be able to prove it.
I'm with you Andrea, I'm just more in the 95% sure, for now but 99% is most likely correct as well. No one even comes close to ALA and honestly, I don't think he ever worked with anyone, that would have been a huge mistake... He was a soloist...
DNA didn't match the DNA from one of the zodiac letters, also they lifted a fingerprint from the stine murder taxi. Allen was arrested and served jail time for an unrelated offence surely they would have matched his fingerprints to the ones on the taxi also a handwriting expert didn't match Allen's handwriting to the zodiac letters. There's lots of circumstantial evidence linking Allen but the forensics don't match up
I love watching these “psychoesque” shows and movies because they always mention the state hospital in Atascadero, CA. Just north of San Luis Obispo. I lived right next to it and it is odd thinking about all of the creeps in there
Is it just me or does the mother of those kids seem suspicious.. like she never could even consider that he could've been the killer... like she may have had some knowledge of the killings
In an earlier scene, Toschi points out that Dirty Harry acts without any due process. I find the comment "Easy, Dirty Harry" ironic, seeing as how, in reality, Graysmith had basically determined that ALA was the Zodiac, and bent the truth and made up facts to make it seem almost unquestionably true. He, like Dirty Harry, tried to solve the case without any due process.
While agreeing with Robert that Leigh was the serial killer, Toschi still rejects him, choosing his career over working with Robert in a way that may threaten it.
@@TorqC69I know, even if it's circumstancial it's all just too overwhelming. Just cause they don't have solid proof they give up on the person who is clearly the zodiac. I don't really get that and the movie shows Jake's character going into the shop at the end and basically showing Arthur Allen Leigh is the zodiac but the police don't take further action until years later and then he dies
@@h.d.5194 So much of the "evidence" in the movie was made up though, to make the movie more interesting. Anyone who sees the movie would naturally be 100% convinced ALA was the Zodiac, because the movie was written that way. But if you look at the ACTUAL evidence in real life, there was virtually nothing.
This was a well-crafted movie in terms of the acting, the lighting, the editing etc, but it really should be seen as fiction. Graysmith had a book to sell and Fincher had a movie to promote, so both of them omitted or just invented things to make the case against ALA. Here's just a few examples: 1. the movie makes a big deal of zodiac speaking to the housekeeper on December 18 and saying "I have to kill today, it's my birthday". The FBI tell Graysmith that none of the suspects have a December 18 birthday. Graysmith then discovers that ALA's birthday was December 18 and runs to Toschi's house in the middle of the night having "solved" the case. In real life the Zodiac never called the lawyer's house at all, and ALA's birthday was openly recorded as December 18 in every file. There was just no significance to it. 2. The spotlight fell on ALA because of Cheney, who swore that ALA had told him of his plans in early January 1968, and that ALA was "raw" about having been fired from his job for molesting a student. In real life, this could not have been true because ALA was not fired until March 1968. When asked about this inconsistency sometime later, Cheney said "oh, the conversation must have been in 1969 then". Cheney's credibility was suspect in the eyes of the police from early on. He had reason to have a major grudge against ALA. 3. a major plotpoint in the movie is that someone made heavy breathing phone calls to Darlene's house and her parent's and in-law's houses that night, before the murders were known about. The movie shows Toschi and Graysmith realizing that this meant that the killer must have known Darlene, and since ALA lived "less than 50m away from her workplace", it had to be him. In real life, Darlene's brother eventually admitted to the police that he made the calls, because he'd asked Darlene to buy him some dope, and he was calling around hoping to find her. When she didn't answer, he didn't identify himself. There's numerous places where the movie is misleading, but these are just a sample to show that it was not trying to give a fair picture, but was intended to convict ALA. The latter was a pedophile and had creepy ways about him, but once you separate the fact from the fiction, the arguments for him being the zodiac are very flimsy. In real life, there's no way the police were about to charge him when he died.
At least they're persistent. Imagine how easy it would be for a zodiac killer to get away with those killings in a third world country where cops aren't just clueless, but lack the technology to actually get a serial killer pinned down. Good luck trying to solve a 20-year-old crime where evidence has been manipulated to no end.
This case is as complex as the monster of florence in Italy, and the reason why it is so complex is because im 99.9% sure the Zodiac killer was not only one person but it was a conspiracy between at least 2 or more people.
2:51 "I've walked it." In a movie about obsession, this is the signature line.
I got so pumped when he said that the first time I saw this lol
What does it mean ?!
@atulbergal6200 he's knows how long of a walk it is for sure coz he's walked it himself
@@marisolfuentes8577 Appreciate you, Chief 🤘
Plus you get the feeling Ruffalo's character already knew he had, was just prompting him to say so.
This is such a great scene. This entire movie can be re-watched over and over and you pick up on new subtle details that you didn't pick up on the previous time. You can peel multiple layers and never get to the truth, but there are always layers to peel.
Yes. I have to confess I've watched Zodiac more than any other movie - about 30 or 40 times (and this scene even more). It's one of the great scenes all right. When Graysmith says, 'This is a case that's covered both Northern and Southern California...' David Shire's music starts fading in for the big reveal and Toschi says 'Jesus Christ'. It's the tragedy of the unknowable remaining a tantalising mystery - but remember, 'just because you can't prove it doesn't mean it's not true'
Also you can watch this scene from Toschi's point of view when Graysmith is going through the evidence. Ruffalo has this brilliant half-smile on his face thinking 'who does this obsessive thinks he's kidding. He should leave it to the professionals. Us cops have been though this and we know we can't prove it.' Then, Graysmith presents the timelines of Arthur Lee Allen and the Zodiac and Graysmith says, 'we get our first new Zodiac letter in 4 years.' At this point, Ruffalo's expression changes to one of uncertainty as if thinking, 'maybe this guy's right. Or even if I know he is, how can he prove it?' which is when he asks him the final question.
The great thing, also, about the 'Jesus Christ' reaction of Toschi is that he almost admits to Graysmith that he agrees with him and you can tell that he does but, as he says, 'but I am a cop'
@@drdavid1963 That's so funny, because since I watched it back in 2021. I've watched the movie at least 6+ times... it's crazy because the movie isn't about the killer, as much as it is about the theme of obsession. Graysmith, the Zodiac, regular movie goers.
@@drdavid1963 funny side note that Dirty Harry Inspector Callahan was based on Detective Toschi and the Zodiac, so its a funny little Easter egg when he says "Easy Dirty Harry..."
@@HayastAnFedayi - Yeah. Dirty Harry took the law into his own hands. He might as well have said 'just because you can't prove it doesn't mean it's not true.'
I love how Ruffalo thanks him for the breakfast yet pays for it.
I saw that too XD I think its because now Ruffalo's character can finally rest knowing he solved the case but couldn't prove it in court. He had the right man, but the right man was smart and covered his tracks.
@@SpencerLSimmons I think the right man took advantage of all the jurisdictions not being on the same page.
@@dnllrnt Honestly yeah, the film highlights a lot of jurisdictions being unorganized and never having enough staff or even care to solve the murder. (later in the film)
I do believe that if they had their shit together, they could have solved it but it’ll remain an American serial killer mystery.
Wait, I thought he just left money for the tip lol.
@@ZMWise I thought so too at first, but now I believe the "Thank you for breakfast" is more a thank you for helping solve the case.
ONE OF THE FINEST PIECES OF ACTING The past 20 years! Both are Brilliant! Film was Outstanding
Mark Ruffalo’s best role
It´s insane what good direction and writting can do. Compare this to how dogshit Jake looks in that Road House bs. Insane.
They are all amazing in that film.
@@hippiecheezburger5457 I give him more props for Collateral. Not near the lines but he manages to look very Latino in it, one of those interesting support roles.
Allen is the main killer, but it’s most likely that he had an accomplice or two. And it’s possible that an opportunist used the Zodiac panic to get away with their own murder and blamed it on Zodiac,
Shut up you don’t know
This is exactly what I believe copy cat seriel killers who used the scare of zodiac
That's what I also think bro
@@ctabjjdanny6261 The first 2 murders are 100% zodiac, the 3rd one I'm not 100% sure on as it was broad daylight and he used a knife, the taxi driver murder had nothing to do with zodiac (the M.O is way too different and I think someone used the fear created to get away with it.
I think Arthur was ONE of the Zodiac Killers. I believe the Zodiac Killer comprised of at least 2 or more people. That would explain why Arthur's handwriting and DNA didn't match what was found in the envelope, despite all the overwhelming evidence the authorities found in his trailer home.
You really think he would be stupid enough to tell his friend, Don Chaney every single detail concerning his Zodiac identity, and how he would go about killing his victims? Maybe telling Don was part of the plan. He counted on Don Chaney to go to the Police, cause he knew regardless of what they found on him, the DNA and handwriting weren't gong to match anyway. It's a pretty clever way to throw the cops off his trail. Keep in mind all the letters the Zodiac sent consisted of details of the murders and humiliating the cops for not being able to catch him or in this case "them" It was all about having the power to evade the Police and always being one step ahead of them.
Now as far as who the other assailants were? I do not know. It could be Paul Doerr or another suspect that goes by the name of William McDuff Andrew? Both of them fit the Kodiac's description for sure. But who really knows? Your guess is as good as mine.
Be honest with me. What do you guys think of my multiple Zodiac Killer theory?
Dude! I just thought of this earlier today before I read your comment. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Arthur had and accomplice. It only makes sense tbh.
I actually liked the fact that the movie took a very firm position on who the Zodiac was and I was almost sure ALA was the Zodiac but now I’m not so sure. If ALA did it then he almost certainly had an accomplice.
EDIT: After having watched the new Zodiac Netflix documentary, I am personally convinced it’s ALA. I still think he might’ve had an accomplice but the doc makes it seem more plausible that he did it alone.
You know, I agree.
What about the DNA test of the saliva from the stamp on one of the confirmed Zodiac letters? It didn’t match Allen.
@@tommyboyindy1157 "In 2018, Tom Voigt stated that the partial profile's efficacy was dubious, as he had learned the DNA was "collected from the outside of the stamp" on the November 8, 1969 card; "No genetic material was obtained from behind the stamp, or the seal of the envelope, or anywhere else that would have most certainly belonged to the Zodiac". Voigt claimed that this had been confirmed by Cydne Holt as well as an unnamed retired SFPD inspector, and that this discovery reaffirmed Allen's status as a viable suspect."
from wikipedia, Zodiac Killer
@ that a guy who has made a living keeping the Zodiac controversy alive.
@@tommyboyindy1157 I know who he is, just thought it's an interesting piece of info, even if unoficial.
As for myself, the DNA is probably not a big deal because we haven't heard about it for years, if it ruled out someone else. God knows what are they doing with it if anything.
Such a great film. Love the slow paced story telling of this one. Wish they made more like it these days.
Such a great film; Fincher is a master; additionally, I really love how although the main plot is of course the mystery about the Zodiac identity, few films like this one really develop the life journey ark of the others characters:
Robert: low profile nerdy cartoonist single guy, to focused centered family man, to obsessed guy divorced guy
Paul Avery: prime sober old school journalist , sensationalist journalist, drunk hippiesh journalist in decadence
There is no indication that Robert was a focused centered family man, considering he was divorced before the film started. The implication is that he is prone to obsession and it's what drove off his first wife. Some people are doomed to repeat their mistakes.
Paul Avery was never sober.
This scene gives me the goosebumps along with the interogation scene..
The "serial killer music score" that's reminiscent of Silence of the Lambs and Se7en rising up in the background when Jake/Robert gets to the point where he's showing their door to door connection adds to the effectiveness of this scene.
as well as the basement scene
@@roys1830 that too I forgot
3:15 "I'm not asking you as a cop"
"But I AM a cop"
Beautiful delivery and look by Ruffalo
Look at 2:03. Pause it. Notice the dividing line between the two. And how Ruffalo just reaches across that dividing line. He doesn’t stay there, but he reaches into the opposite side.
That’s balance. That’s visual storytelling. That little moment looks like nothing. But it’s an effort to connect that he pulls back from.
And finally, at the end, the dividing line is not crossed at all. Ruffalo stays in his space and exits on the left, never crossing the line.
Wow didn't pick this up
What about when he gives him the money
Wtf you smoking homie
Loved who as the time goes by robert becomes a great detective but his mental health is falling apart.
He doesnt eat, take care of his sleeping, grew a small beard and doesnt spent too much time with his family.
Almost goes crazy as paul
I love when Toschi says thank you then huge pause for breakfast because he knows he can’t discuss an open investigation w a civilian.
He's also acknowledging Robert's dedication. If you remember earlier the film, Toschi whisks food from his former partner in a nonchalantly selfish manner (asks for Animal Crackers like he's entitled to them) because he's too focused in his own mind.
The acting is brilliant
Mark ruffalo when he asks is that true ?
You can feel the pain
Magnificent movie
I was surprised to recently see on blogs, websites, etc., there's a good amount of people who still look into other people as possible Zodiac suspects. I think if you read Graysmith's book, and how he laid out Zodiac's timeline so well, but also acknowledging the possibility that Zodiac, in his letters, could have made claims to murders he didn't commit to throw investigators off his trail, or to break up his patterns, that it was still Allen. Arthur Leigh Allen was not too far away from being charged with murder, but he died of a heart attack before it could be formally arranged, and no one has ever heard from Zodiac since.
It's funny how Toschi tolerates Robert throughout the film...to a point to keep his family comfortable, but knowing the obsession, being a detective, he can't help but go through ALL the evidence he spent a good chunk of his career on with Robert at 5 am because it's in his blood to do so.
-Just because you can't prove it doesn't mean it's not true.
-Easy Dirty Harry
It gets me every time I saw that exchange.
That's because David Toschi was an inspiration for the Dirty Harry character
Always gives me chills
“Easy Dirty Harry” I still use that one if someone tries to act tough.
It's great cause Dirty Harry is based on Toschi
@@shyguy23000001 Indeed
@@shyguy23000001No, that was Steve McQueen's titular character in Bullit.
@@danielmacconnadubh816 check again.
So you also try to act tough using a line from a movie? Ok "I'm not tough but am always running into tough guys" 😂
I LOVED that scene!!!❤ excellent movie even though a lot was left out.
brilliant acting
This is just pure class movie one of the best
This is what I believe. Arthur Leigh Allen is the main killer, but there was prolly 4-5 other killers who killed during his time and just blamed it on him making it harder to track him down. Remember the golden state bridge killer? Well his name was Joseph Angelo. He also did all the killings and raping around that time. But he got caught thru dna testing.
I read D'Angelo was also doing crimes for years up and down all over California. California had so many serials running around from the late 60s through the 90s,
so I think, good luck ever solving this case. Arthur Leigh Allen could have been the main one, but was he really that brilliant? I dunno. He kept getting arrested
and put in prison for stretches. How genius could he have been?
It seems likely, others would frame him for their crimes too.
Such a great movie, my favorite fincher movie
One of the best films ever
Yes
I'm 95% sure Arthur Leigh Allen was The Zodiac Killer...
Except he wasn’t
agree
@@andrealagravinese6498 Thanks man... Most people don't really believe it...
@@swankybutters8371 Retired police handwriting expert Lloyd Cunningham, who worked on the Zodiac case for decades, stated, "They gave me banana boxes full of Allen's writing, and none of his writing even came close to the Zodiac. Nor did DNA extracted from the envelopes (on the Zodiac letters) come close to Arthur Leigh Allen."[4]
@@patrickbooth5091 Not really sure who Cunningham is... (Funny... I went to a school called Cunningham) anyway, I have little doubt he faked his handwriting. You can see it on many of the uploads about is writing. Also he said he couldn't write with his right hand and that was a lie as well. You can see he's messing with his hand writing, it's not hard to notice. Even Norman Boudreau said he could right with both hands... He was a good BS artist... DNA, I'm almost sure was not his, he would get other people to lick his stamps for him... He was good at playing the game...
The fact that he still hasn't been caught is insane to me
Well he died before they got a chance right? At least that's what I remember from the movie, assuming it's accurate. At the end they find one of the original victims and he positively identifies him. That plus this mountain of circumstancial evidence i think would have at least got an arrest, but it was too late.
I've seen my share of horror movies but this film completely unnerves me. Brilliant acting from the entire cast.
Every main actor in this movie literally killed it Ruffalo Downey Gylenhall Edwards
Great points are made about Arthur being the Zodiac, but part of me will always also believe Zodiac was multiple, unaffiliated people.
The cop in this scene is right , if they don't have enough evidence that would hold up in court it would be pointless to try and arrest him for this .
The only explanation is that Allen didn't write the letters. I'm pretty sure it was a 2 man job.
But he was ambi-dextrous
@@drdavid1963but didn't the handwriting expert say he never saw anyone this ambidextrous, someone who had to good hands
@@h.d.5194 Yes but thehandwriting expert was described as 'who drinks like Paul Avery now' So entirely convincing.
@@h.d.5194 (not) entirely convicing
@@drdavid1963 oh yeah forgot about that. So there is still credibility to the theory he acted alone.
"I'm not asking you as a cop."
"But I *am* a cop."
I always loved in this movie how Dave is so dedicated to being a good cop, following due process, etc.
This movie is just about perfect.
"Thank you for breakfast"
*pays anyways*
can't afford animal crackers
day is ruined
Never noticed in this scene and lighting you can see Robert also payed his toll for taking all of that on himself. he looks tired and very weary.
i don't like ruffalo but this is easily his best role and his best acting, very natural, pretty confident
He stinks in everything.
@@tafttheraft5314 i couldn't agree more, i just don't understand how he got so much hype from marvel movies, when even as hulk he sucked
@@NicolasSilvaVasaultyou watch your mouth about 13 going on 30!
@@NicolasSilvaVasault Dude be professional. If you don't like your co-worker that doesn't mean he's bad at his job. Watch his movies, even his Bruce Banner movies. He's pretty good.
@@catalinamelo9932 i'm literally telling you this is his best role, i love his acting on this movie, but everything else? meh
One of the best scenes in movie history
'Know who the killer is' is a BIG statement...
It really is less then 50 yards. I'm from the Bay Area....I live like 20 miles away from Vallejo. I'm really interested in true crime, especially this case. I went to those places and walked it myself. It's not a House of Pancakes anymore, but it is still a restaurant.
It was an IHOP for a long time. Used to go there in high school and even after. I graduated 20 years ago. There’s a second ihop on the other side of town, and at some point someone else bought the ihop on tenn st and turned it into a seafood place I think. It didn’t last long. It’s a Mexican joint now
One of my favorite movies it’s so good
Is it just me? Or does Jake Gyllenhaal have the most funny looking faces in every movie he is in?
It was Ted Cruz
*Rafael Cruz
Anyone else here after watching the 3 episode doc on netflix?
It started with his painting of the mallards 🦆 that wasn’t chosen for the .32 cent stamp to turn him into a cold blooded murderer
I see what ya did there
I can’t believe what an incredible cast this film had!
He did it
This is a great f-ing scene...magnificent and absolutely compelling. Perfection.
This was a really enjoyable movie for a paranoiac like myself to watch.
Idc how many people tell me other wise the Zodiac was a 2 man job one for the killing the other for the hand writing
That's what i believe
@@tylerwedell3750 I've got no reason other than instinct for saying this, but I can't fathom how two different people could jointly do serial killings. To be a serial killer in the first place you need to be pretty unbalanced, and for one such type to find another kindred spirt, and for both of them to agree on the strategy and to both keep their mouths shut, seems pretty unlikely to me.
@@daleviker5884Yeah it's unlikely for a serial Killer but still not impossible.
All the evidence points to Allen, literally everything says him bar the DNA and handwriting.
The only thing that confuses me, is the cab killing of stine. Allen lived in Vallejo, the cab killing took place in San Francisco, assuming the killer of Paul stine lived close to where the cab killing took place, that couldn't of been Leigh Allen considering he dosent live anywhere near there, and also considering thats exactly where the sketch came from, and the sketch looks absolutely nothing like Allen. So I think Allen was responsible for Killing the 3 couples but not Paul stine
This should of been by far enough to get Allen in court or at least questioned by officers again like wtf
It was, he have been sumoned by the officers again not long after bu he died of a heart attack not long before the meeting, taking the truth about the Zodiac with him😔
This aged well then
Why?
@@sukhdevr3489 they found the zodiac they believe he’s been dead since 2018 though
@@justin_2019 Its not even confirmed, not enough proof. They always have a new suspect every year
@@justin_2019 yeah that's not true that hasn't been confirmed. Lol. They definitely didn't find the Zodiac. Pretty clear that Lee Allen was involved. The odds of that many coincidences like hitting the Powerball twice.
@@justin_2019 They solved nothing it's just a new suspect. There's new ones every year... its like when they 'solved' Jack the Ripper.
Best Fincher
Can't wait to see a movie about the Golden State Killer!!!!
Me also
Why I am watching this scene every day
I remember seeing this movie with my cousin
That disbelief Ruffalo shows is fantastic acting
This movie is so damn good I'm surprised it's not considered a classic or something. Like film classes should be reviewing this movie, I really believe that.
It is considered a classic!
@SinisterMud you're right lol, it's an amazing film.
Circumstantial evidence means crap in court, if that is only evidence you have. You need at least some apodictical evidence too.
Toschi was too focused on the prints and handwriting. There's ways around that
It's not that Toschi was too focused on it. The problem was that nothing else would matter in court if the prints and handwriting didn't support the case. A judge would throw it out in two minutes. Toschi wasn't arguing in this scene that ALA wasn't the murderer, he was explaining why he wouldn't be able to prove it.
Can you explain the handwriting? Did he have someone else write the letters?
Allen looked nothing like the Zodiac sketch, though.
"Lowdown" (dirty lowdown) playing in the background!
Zodiac killer was Allen at 99%
The other 1% was the DNA that excluded him.
Nope
I'm with you Andrea, I'm just more in the 95% sure, for now but 99% is most likely correct as well. No one even comes close to ALA and honestly, I don't think he ever worked with anyone, that would have been a huge mistake... He was a soloist...
Number one here 💥💥💥🔥
Arthur Leigh Allen clearly is the zodiac. There is NO MISTERY
On the new documentary they didn’t mention how one of the survivors pointed em out in a line up
DNA didn't match the DNA from one of the zodiac letters, also they lifted a fingerprint from the stine murder taxi. Allen was arrested and served jail time for an unrelated offence surely they would have matched his fingerprints to the ones on the taxi also a handwriting expert didn't match Allen's handwriting to the zodiac letters.
There's lots of circumstantial evidence linking Allen but the forensics don't match up
This is such a great movie 🍿
Can't believe Smart Hulk couldn't figure this out
The zodiac killer was able to stay hidden from the Hulk, Mestrio and fuckin iron man
amazing underrated movie
I love watching these “psychoesque” shows and movies because they always mention the state hospital in Atascadero, CA. Just north of San Luis Obispo. I lived right next to it and it is odd thinking about all of the creeps in there
Leigh confessed to David Seawater. Case closed as far as I'm concerned.
Is it just me or does the mother of those kids seem suspicious.. like she never could even consider that he could've been the killer... like she may have had some knowledge of the killings
I came back out of nowhere to watch this scene in the middle of the night
My mom was the Zodiac killer she had knives and a deep voice.
*knives
I legit think it was Arthur Leigh Allen. Way too many coincidences.
Don Chaney and Arthur Leigh Allen were the zodiac killers
I've thought about the line "I've walked it" so many times. Its my roman empire.
Chatgpt says it was Arthur too
In an earlier scene, Toschi points out that Dirty Harry acts without any due process.
I find the comment "Easy, Dirty Harry" ironic, seeing as how, in reality, Graysmith had basically determined that ALA was the Zodiac, and bent the truth and made up facts to make it seem almost unquestionably true. He, like Dirty Harry, tried to solve the case without any due process.
"Easy dirty Harry" is a nod to the real life character that Ruffalo is playing. Dirty Harry was based loosely on Dave Toschi.
Dirty Harry..what a great reference.
You are 95% wrong
While agreeing with Robert that Leigh was the serial killer, Toschi still rejects him, choosing his career over working with Robert in a way that may threaten it.
Ruffalo has one of those faces where he looks like 10 different people
Fifty yards, door to door
I would had liked a scene with Ruffalo coming home and explain to his wife what the hell just happened.
The first "thank you" wasn't for breakfast.
The only thing missing from this scene is a glass of milk.
i hate real crime movies. I absolutely love this film. That's how good it is.
Toschi stick towards the evidence all the time but never thought about the real evidence that is "His timeline"
Super simple everyone. Arthur Leigh Allen was the Zodiac but he wasn't working alone.
They never had a case against Allen, just like the cop says in this scene. Not a shred of evidence.
Except if U use a brain U don't need "evidence"
@@TorqC69I know, even if it's circumstancial it's all just too overwhelming. Just cause they don't have solid proof they give up on the person who is clearly the zodiac. I don't really get that and the movie shows Jake's character going into the shop at the end and basically showing Arthur Allen Leigh is the zodiac but the police don't take further action until years later and then he dies
@@h.d.5194 So much of the "evidence" in the movie was made up though, to make the movie more interesting. Anyone who sees the movie would naturally be 100% convinced ALA was the Zodiac, because the movie was written that way. But if you look at the ACTUAL evidence in real life, there was virtually nothing.
It’s wild this case will never be solved even with technology… perfect movie tho
Robert was an absolute greyhound….
This was a well-crafted movie in terms of the acting, the lighting, the editing etc, but it really should be seen as fiction. Graysmith had a book to sell and Fincher had a movie to promote, so both of them omitted or just invented things to make the case against ALA. Here's just a few examples:
1. the movie makes a big deal of zodiac speaking to the housekeeper on December 18 and saying "I have to kill today, it's my birthday". The FBI tell Graysmith that none of the suspects have a December 18 birthday. Graysmith then discovers that ALA's birthday was December 18 and runs to Toschi's house in the middle of the night having "solved" the case. In real life the Zodiac never called the lawyer's house at all, and ALA's birthday was openly recorded as December 18 in every file. There was just no significance to it.
2. The spotlight fell on ALA because of Cheney, who swore that ALA had told him of his plans in early January 1968, and that ALA was "raw" about having been fired from his job for molesting a student. In real life, this could not have been true because ALA was not fired until March 1968. When asked about this inconsistency sometime later, Cheney said "oh, the conversation must have been in 1969 then". Cheney's credibility was suspect in the eyes of the police from early on. He had reason to have a major grudge against ALA.
3. a major plotpoint in the movie is that someone made heavy breathing phone calls to Darlene's house and her parent's and in-law's houses that night, before the murders were known about. The movie shows Toschi and Graysmith realizing that this meant that the killer must have known Darlene, and since ALA lived "less than 50m away from her workplace", it had to be him. In real life, Darlene's brother eventually admitted to the police that he made the calls, because he'd asked Darlene to buy him some dope, and he was calling around hoping to find her. When she didn't answer, he didn't identify himself.
There's numerous places where the movie is misleading, but these are just a sample to show that it was not trying to give a fair picture, but was intended to convict ALA. The latter was a pedophile and had creepy ways about him, but once you separate the fact from the fiction, the arguments for him being the zodiac are very flimsy. In real life, there's no way the police were about to charge him when he died.
Wonderful analysis
Accurate portrayal of how clueless cops are.
At least they're persistent. Imagine how easy it would be for a zodiac killer to get away with those killings in a third world country where cops aren't just clueless, but lack the technology to actually get a serial killer pinned down. Good luck trying to solve a 20-year-old crime where evidence has been manipulated to no end.
Hey wise guy, why don’t you try solving zodiac and get back to us. We’re waiting. Since the 60s
He may not have written the letters, but he seemed like a dead ringer for the murders (at least the 1st 4) to me.
Ruffalo should have turned into Hulk and scare the zodiac
This case is as complex as the monster of florence in Italy, and the reason why it is so complex is because im 99.9% sure the Zodiac killer was not only one person but it was a conspiracy between at least 2 or more people.
I am 1% sure Allen is the zodiac killer
They had enough evidence to go to trial
But it don’t mean it will be enough to convict.. this leaves a lot of room for a not guilty verdict..