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16 April 2008 (Italy) moreTagline:
Friend. Neighbor. Killer.Plot:
Based on a true story of serial killer a model citizen, loving father and husband and serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a man with over 30 dead men and boys entombed in the crawl space underneath his house which he shared with his family. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
More like a documentary than a film. more (62 total)US TV Schedule:
| Tue. Nov. 10 | 12:00 AM | SHOW |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mark Holton | ... | John Wayne Gacy, Jr. | |
| Adam Baldwin | ... | John Gacy, Sr. | |
| Tom Waldman | ... | Hal | |
| Charlie Weber | ... | Tom Kovacs | |
| Allison Lange | ... | Gretchen | |
| Edith Jefferson | ... | Mother Gacy | |
| Joleen Lutz | ... | Kara Gacy | |
| Scott Allen Henry | ... | Young John Gacy | |
| Kenneth Swartz | ... | Dave (as Kenneth Swartz) | |
| Matt Farnsworth | ... | Stu | |
| Joseph Sikora | ... | Roger (as Joe Sikora) | |
| Jeremy Lelliott | ... | Little Stevie (as Jeremy Lelliot) | |
| Oren Skoog | ... | Jimmy | |
| Joe Roncetti | ... | Peter | |
| Eddie Adams | ... | Duane |
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Rated R for strong grisly violence, language, some sexuality and drug use.Parents Guide:
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Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 (video rating) | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15 | USA:RFun Stuff
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The pictures of clowns in the final sequences are supposed to suggest that they were images painted by John Wayne Gacy. Actually, they are copyrighted collotype reproductions of the work of Cydney Grossman published in 1954. I stopped the film and confirmed the Cydney signature on the pictures. Peter22060 moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: In several scenes palm trees can be seen growing wild. There are no outdoor palm trees in the Des Plaines area. moreSoundtrack:
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I hadn't heard much about the Gacy Killings before I saw this movie. I guess you could say I'm uncultured considering he is one of the most well known serial killers of America. Anyway, I decided to give this movie a go, because I'm starting to open up to movies that aren't all about comedy and this seemed like a good contrast to try.
I was quite disappointed by the lack of depth. It seemed to just fill time with the same thing over and over again. He goes out, picks up a boy, brings him home and well...we know the rest. I suppose the main problem was the fact that we never really got an insight into him and how he thought and his real reasons for doing what he did. We had a little taste of his childhood and his abusive father right at the beginning of the film and heard a few flashback sounds throughout the film as constant reminders but that was it.
We also never really saw how this affected everybody else around him. His co-workers, friends, neighbours, wife, mother, children. I mean they were all a part of his life and even lived in the same house. It would have been nice to include this in the storyline. I feel this film was more of a documentary to tell people who he was and what he did rather than open up a bit of light as to what went on behind it all.
I've seen other serial killer movies and they all seem to at least explain a little as to what is going on. We never really got a look at it through his eyes, which is what I guess everybody will be expecting to see.
Overall, it was a pretty boring account of what happened and although my thoughts go out to those that were lost and the people that were affected by these real life events. I feel this film has done nothing but bring back painful memories for those involved. A film best left alone...
If you're thinking of watching this movie. I suggest you do it on a night where you've got nothing better to do because it really isn't that entertaining.