The Gray Man (2007)

Obsessive manhunt to identify and capture a despicable serial killer.

Director:

Scott L. Flynn

Writers:

Lee Fontanella (screenplay), Colleen Cochran (screenplay)

Stars:

Patrick Bauchau, Jack Conley, John Aylward

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Patrick Bauchau	...	Albert Fish
Jack Conley	...	Det. Will King
John Aylward	...	Captain Ayers
Jillian Armenante	...	Delia Budd
Silas Weir Mitchell	...	Albert Fish, Jr.
Vyto Ruginis	...	Detective Maher
Mollie Milligan	...	Gertrude
Lexi Ainsworth	...	Grace Budd
Shaun Senter	...	Pale Boy
Ben Hall	...	Albert Budd
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Colin Anderson	...	Spanked Boy
Brett Bower	...	Lee Sicowski
Morgan Brown	...	Reporter #1
Jason Burkhart	...	John DeMarco
Mitchell Burns	...	Friend

Storyline

Obsessive manhunt to identify and capture a despicable serial killer.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | single father | serial child killer | new york | murder | 

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent content including graphic descriptions of aberrant behavior, and some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wisteria: The Story of Albert Fish

Filming Locations:

Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

RavenWolf Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min (Ontario)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The house that Albert took Grace to is architecturally an early 1930s house. It would have been too new for it to have been that decrepit as well as abandoned.

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Soundtracks

Flapper's Foxtrot
Written by Alan Ett and William Ashford
Performed by Alan Ett Music Group

User Reviews

Albert Fish - An Early Serial Killer

This movie was not exactly what I was expecting. I thought it would be a more focused character study of Albert Fish - the kidnapper/murderer/cannibalizer of young children in New York City in the late 1920's-early 1930's. That angle isn't lost here. The movie opens with a depiction of Fish as an abused child in an orphanage, giving some insight into where he developed his sado-masochistic tendencies, but really this movie focused more on the police investigation into one case - the kidnapping, murder and cannibalizing of 10 year old Grace Budd. The Budd case was the one that eventually brought Fish down, and the movie really revolved around Police Detective William King, who headed the investigation into Budd's disappearance.

Fish seems to have been one of the earliest serial killers to prey on young children. The cannibal angle makes the case even more sensational. The movie, thankfully, isn't very graphic, although the details of exactly what was done to young Grace are talked about but not depicted. What we hear is very disturbing. As far as the Budd case is concerned, the movie seems to be a pretty accurate depiction of real events, but really the Budd case is the only one looked at in any detail, even though there were several other child killings that Fish was responsible for.

Patrick Bauchau was pretty convincing as Fish. He captured the part well - the guy was someone we would all think of as crazy, and yet he was sane enough to plan things out pretty methodically. And in a lot of respects he seemed pretty normal and trustworthy - making him even more frightening. Bachau did well. I wasn't entirely taken with Jack Conley as Det. King, and I found the depiction of Grace's mother (Jillian Armanante) to be strange. She was portrayed almost as being more interested in publicity than in her daughter. That may be true (everything else in this seems pretty accurate based on what I've read so I don't know why they writers would make that upon) but it still seems pretty strange to me.

Really, this provides a glimpse into the mind and one crime of a notorious serial killer. A little more depth and insight would have been necessary to make this a truly good movie. (6/10)