The Ugly

The Ugly (1997)
Directed byScott Reynolds
Written byScott Reynolds
Produced byJonathan Dowling
StarringPaolo Rotondo
Rebecca Hobbs
Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Roy Ward
CinematographySimon Raby
Edited byWayne Cook
Music byVictoria Kelly
Distributed byGativideo (Argentina) (VHS), Kamras Film Group (Finland), Swift Distribution (France), Trimark Pictures (US)
Release dates
  • 26 August 1997 (1997-08-26) (MWFF)
  • 27 November 1997 (1997-11-27) (Germany)
  • 9 March 1999 (1999-03-09) (home video)
Running time
93 min / Australia:91 min / France:91 min / UK:91 min / Argentina:92 min
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

The Ugly is a 1997 New Zealand horror film, the first feature directed and written by Scott Reynolds. The film starred Paolo Rotondo, Rebecca Hobbs, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, and Roy Ward. The film is about a psychiatrist who is meeting with a serial killer to determine whether or not he has been successfully cured. They delve into a journey through his past and his victims, and through this "The Ugly", a distorted allusion to The Ugly Duckling, is revealed.[1] It was nominated for best film awards at festivals in New Zealand, Portugal and the United States.[2]

  1. ^ Leslie, Dwayne E (1 May 1998).Box Office Magazine Archived 5 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  2. ^ The Ugly (1997) - Awards

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