I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016)

In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.

Director:

Billy O'Brien

Writers:

Billy O'Brien, Christopher Hyde

Stars:

Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser

10 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Max Records	...	John Wayne Cleaver
Christopher Lloyd	...	Mr. Crowley
Laura Fraser	...	April Cleaver
Christina Baldwin	...	Aunt Margaret
Karl Geary	...	Dr. Neblin
Dee Noah	...	Kay Crowley
Lucy Lawton	...	Brooke Watson (as Lucile Lawton)
Anna Sundberg	...	Lauren Bacall Cleaver
Raymond Brandstrom	...	Max
Michael Paul Levin	...	Max's Dad
Vincent Risso	...	Rob Anders
Tony Papenfuss	...	Ron the Coroner
Matt Roy	...	Drifter
James Gaulke	...	Principal Layton (as Jim Gaulke)
Tim Russell	...	Greg Olsen the Barber

Storyline

In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.

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Plot Keywords:

rooftop | teenage protagonist | party | voyeurism | hoodie | 

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Taglines:

This is a story about a boy who can't love, fighting a monster who kills for love.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Ireland UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 August 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ben Katil Degilim

Filming Locations:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Box Office

Budget:

€1,254,470 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Floodland Pictures,Fantastic Films,Irish Film Board

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Cleaver is a vegetarian in the source novels, as is his on-screen counterpart Max Records.

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Goofs

Crowley can be seen carrying a landing net, which would not be used for ice fishing.

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Quotes

Principal Layton: Adolescent can be a difficult time. It's normal to be drawn to death and murder, but you can go too far down that road, too far away from normal.
April: What do you say John?
John Wayne Cleaver: I'm interested in how many times you felt it was necessary to say the word normal

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Connections

Features The Order: 1886 (2015)

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Soundtracks

Zom-Bee-Eye-Eee!
(Nuke'em/Lemon Tea/Abnormal/Pie)
Performed by Combo Zombo
Courtesy of Matchbox Classics Records

User Reviews

Or am I?

Obsessed with a spate of bloody murders in his hometown, a disturbed teen begins to stalk his elderly neighbour.

Mostly a tale of alienation in a decaying society, but with a light hearted touch. The hero is presented in the unusual scenario of a family that runs the local mortuary, and there's some nice gore on the dissecting table as the vascular pump ticks away in the background. Also sets up a nice sight gag for the credits music at the end.

It's well shot and paced, but only picked up for me at about the half hour mark, when the horror element was introduced. At about 54 mins there is a well thought out and skillful jump scare. But the tone never gets heavy, so this is horror lite. Maybe they should have gone full horror once the ambiguity over the killer's identity was cleared up. Instead we had to wait for some over cooked CGI at the very end.

Lead actor is very good, and the villain too - though some of his lines were obscured by the aged voice. There are too many characters, some of whom seem significant but don't matter to the story or only appear in scenes that could have been cut - mostly the high school stuff. So the screenplay is not the tightest.

Music is interesting, applied with a light touch. A bit of poetry too.

Overall, whimsical horror that needed a heart transplant somewhere along the way.

ps. Interesting to see US-Irish collaboration.