Overview

• Copycat, starring Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter, is now streaming on Netflix and attracting renewed attention on the platform.
• Weaver portrays Dr. Helen Hudson, an agoraphobic criminal psychologist who teams up with detective Mary Jane Monahan to stop a serial killer mimicking past murders.
• Released during a surge of 1990s serial killer films, Copycat was overshadowed by Brad Pitt’s Seven but later built a cult following after its VHS release.
• Frank Darabont was brought in to rewrite the original ending after test audiences reacted poorly, a change now praised for intensifying the film’s tension.
• The movie holds a 76% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and is now regarded as one of the most intelligent and creepy thrillers of its era.