Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile (1974)
"Deranged" (original title)

Based on the Ed Gein case, a deranged rural farmer becomes a grave robber and murderer after the death of his possessive mother whom he keeps her corpse, among others, as his companions in his decaying farmhouse

Directors:

Jeff Gillen, Alan Ormsby

Writer:

Alan Ormsby

Stars:

Roberts Blossom, Cosette Lee, Leslie Carlson

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Roberts Blossom	...	Ezra Cobb
Cosette Lee	...	Ma Cobb
Leslie Carlson	...	Tom Sims
Robert Warner	...	Harlon Kootz
Marcia Diamond	...	Jenny Kootz
Brian Smeagle	...	Brad Kootz
Arlene Gillen	...	Miss Johnson
Robert McHeady	...	Sheriff
Marian Waldman	...	Maureen Selby (as Marion Waldman)
Jack Mather	...	Drunk
Micki Moore	...	Mary
Pat Orr	...	Sally

Storyline

A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies he misses her, so a year later he digs her up and takes her home. He learns about taxidermy and begins robbing graves to get materials to patch her up, and inevitably begins looking for fresher sources of materials. Based closely on the true story of Ed Gein.

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Plot Keywords:

grave | farmer | grave robber | wisconsin | corpse | 

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Taglines:

Pretty Sally Mae died a very unnatural death! ... But the worst hasn't happened to her yet! DERANGED ... confessions of a necrophile

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile

Filming Locations:

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Karr International Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Writer/co-director Alan Ormsby cameos as the picture of Maureen Selby's late husband.

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Goofs

Although supposedly set in the United States (US cash is shown), the cars have Ontario (Canada) license plates.

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Quotes

Ma Cobb: Remember what I've always told you: The wages of sin is gonorrhea, syphilis, and death.

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Connections

Referenced in Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

User Reviews

One of the greatest movies depicting Ed Gein

Ok, we've seen "Texas Chainsaw Massacure", "Motel Hell" and that other newer film I forgot the name but all are not as good as this one. This movie tells the true story of cannible Ed Gein known in this movie as Ezra Cobb. Ez is a sympathetic character in this movie and I really do feel sorry for him as he takes care of his ailing mother and then she passes away. Ez kidnaps her corpse and sends her home and treats her as if she were alive again. During his state of dementia he finds himself being facinated with embolming bodies, cannibalism and things that are down right gross. This one is one that must be seen for those into real life crimes of the deranged.