In the Light of the Moon (2000)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Chuck Parello

Writer:

Stephen Johnston (writer)

Release Date:

17 November 2000 (Spain)

Genre:

Biography | Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Before DAHMER, Before GACY, There was ED.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Shooting | Domineering Mother | Arrest | Murder | Corpse

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Ed Gein (USA) (new title)
Under the Moonlight (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | Spain:18 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Kunert/Manes Entertainment LLC

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 (1984).

Goofs:

Continuity: We can see that the cash register at the local store reads $2.22 before Gein's purchase is rung up. When we hear the distinct sound of the cash reel mechanisms, the clerk tells Ed "that'll be $2.22" even though nothing moved. A few days later Ed steals the cash register and puts it in the back of a delivery truck, and the readout still shows $2.22. Clearly a non-working cash register that the producers tried to get too much mileage out of.

Movie Connections:

References Psycho (1960)

Flawed movie that should have been much stronger but it's a fine film.

A man in his late forties, who lived in a small community of Plainfield, Wisconson. A local oddity by the name of Ed Gein (Steve Railsback), who is just a little different from others. Ed was tormented and abused years ago by his parents, especially his mother (The late:Carrie Snodgress). Since Ed's repression brought out the worse of him, which lead to brutal murders and countless mutilations from his victims and corpses.

Directed by Chuck Parello (Herny:Portrait of a Serial Killer 2, The Hillside Strangler) made a horrific, unflinching horror film. Which it is Based on a True Story of America's First Infamous Serial Killers. Railsback, who played a true Serial Killer before in Helter Skelter as Charlie Manson back in 1976. Which it was a 2 Part T.V. Movie. Railsback is well cast as Ed Gein.

DVD has an sharp Pan & Scan (1.33:1) transfer and an fine-Dolby 2.0 Surround Sound. DVD only extra is a trailer, but this DVD could have used more features of this fascinating true-life tale. Oddly Enough, they did a better Ed Gein movie back more than three decides ago with the film titled "Deranged". Railsback is also one of the Executive Producers for this film. (*** ½/*****).