Ed Gein (2000)

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89 min - Biography | Crime | Drama - 17 November 2000 (Spain)

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Ratings: 5.5/10 from 2,875 users Metascore: 42/100
Reviews: 104 user | 34 critic | 4 from Metacritic.com

The story of Ed Gein, who dug up the corpses of over a dozen women and made things out of their remains before finally shooting two people to death and butchering their bodies like beef sides.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Steve Railsback	...	Ed Gein
	Carrie Snodgress	...	Augusta W, Gein
	Carol Mansell	...	Collette Marshall
	Sally Champlin	...	Mary Hogan
	Steve Blackwood	...	Brian
	Nancy Linehan Charles	...	Eleanor
	Bill Cross	...	George Gein
	Travis McKenna	...	Ronnie
	Jan Hoag	...	Irene Hill
	Brian Evers	...	Henry Gein
	Pat Skipper	...	Sheriff Jim Stillwell
	Craig Zimmerman	...	Pete Anderson
	Nicholas Stojanovich	...	Dale
	Dylan Kasch	...	Melvin
	Tish Hicks	...	Leigh Cross

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Storyline

The true story of Edward Gein, the farmer whose horrific crimes inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs. This is the first film to Gein's tormented upbringing, his adored but domineering mother, and the 1957 arrest uncovered the most bizarre series of murders America has ever seen. Written by Anonymous

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Biography | Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Country:

USA | Portugal

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 2000 (Spain) See more »

Also Known As:

Ed Gein - Il macellaio di Plainfield See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$5,708 (USA) (6 May 2001) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$5,708 (USA) (6 May 2001)

Company Credits

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City Heat Productions, Kunert/Manes Entertainment LLC, Tartan Films See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The Anderson home, where Ed is captured at the end of the movie, is the same house used as the Jarvis' home in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. See more »

Goofs

Miscellaneous: Ed Gein, and most of the other characters in the movie, speak with southern accents, but Ed Gein was from Wisconsin, and the film takes place there. See more »

Connections

References The Silence of the Lambs (1991) See more »

Ed Gein (2000)
In the Light of the Moon (original title)

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