My Friend Dahmer (2017)

A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school.

Director:

Marc Meyers

Writers:

Marc Meyers, John Backderf (based on the book My Friend Dahmer by) (as Derf Backderf)

Stars:

Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zachary Davis Brown	...	Freshman Boy (as Zac Brown)
Lily Kozub	...	Freshman Girl
Ross Lynch	...	Jeff Dahmer
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Dr. Matthews
Alex Wolff	...	John 'Derf' Backderf
Adam Kroloff	...	Mr. Burlman
Anne Heche	...	Joyce Dahmer
Brady M.K. Dunn	...	Bossy (as Brady Dunn)
Michael Ryan Boehm	...	Shorty (as Michael Ryan)
Dallas Roberts	...	Lionel Dahmer
Liam Koeth	...	Dave Dahmer
Tommy Nelson	...	Neil
Harrison Holzer	...	Mike
Cameron McKendry	...	Moose
Jake Ingrassia	...	Gooch

Storyline

A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school.

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Plot Keywords:

1970s | coming of age | friend | friendship | strange behavior | 

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Taglines:

Based on the Acclaimed Graphic Novel

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

R for disturbing images, language, teen drug use, drinking and sexual content, and for brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 2018 (UK)

Also Known As:

Moj prijatelj Damer

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$35,545, 5 November 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,355,664, 25 February 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ibid Filmworks,Aperture Entertainment,Attic Light Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2014 Blacklist, a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year.

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Goofs

When Jeff gets kicked out of a supermarket for goofing off, several modern cars pass by from outside.

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Quotes

Jeffrey Dahmer: I'm just like anybody else.

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Connections

References Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)

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Soundtracks

There's No Doubt
Written by Dene Earnest
Performed by Bridge
Courtesy of Fervor Records

User Reviews

Read Glenn Kellys review on metacritic

His review nails it, wanted to emphasize its a six movie with the writing and Ross lynch putting it into a 7, a must watch for me. Youll be hard pressed to feel more like your in high school from any other film. It has real eloquence and applause for painting the characters fast. I really appreciated being Able to spend most of the runtime in the Dhamer high school awkward fest.