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My Friend Dahmer

  • 2017
  • R
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Anne Heche, Vincent Kartheiser, Dallas Roberts, Marc Meyers, Alex Wolff, and Ross Lynch in My Friend Dahmer (2017)
Before Jeffrey Dahmer became a notorious serial killer, he was a shy, alcoholic teen who never quite fit in. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Derf Backderf, this is the true, haunting story of Jeffrey Dahmer in high school.
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A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school.A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school.A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school.

  • Director
    • Marc Meyers
  • Writers
    • Marc Meyers
    • John Backderf
  • Stars
    • Ross Lynch
    • Alex Wolff
    • Anne Heche
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    25K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marc Meyers
    • Writers
      • Marc Meyers
      • John Backderf
    • Stars
      • Ross Lynch
      • Alex Wolff
      • Anne Heche
    • 159User reviews
    • 125Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Ross Lynch
    Ross Lynch
    • Jeff Dahmer
    Alex Wolff
    Alex Wolff
    • John 'Derf' Backderf
    Anne Heche
    Anne Heche
    • Joyce Dahmer
    Vincent Kartheiser
    Vincent Kartheiser
    • Dr. Matthews
    Adam Kroloff
    • Mr. Burlman
    Brady M.K. Dunn
    • Bossy
    • (as Brady Dunn)
    Michael Ryan Boehm
    • Shorty
    • (as Michael Ryan)
    Dallas Roberts
    Dallas Roberts
    • Lionel Dahmer
    Liam Koeth
    • Dave Dahmer
    Tommy Nelson
    Tommy Nelson
    • Neil
    Harrison Holzer
    Harrison Holzer
    • Mike
    Cameron McKendry
    Cameron McKendry
    • Moose
    Jake Ingrassia
    • Gooch
    Ben Zgorecki
    Ben Zgorecki
    • Bully Jock
    • (as Benjamin Zgorecki)
    Kris Smith
    • Ms. Bowles
    Jack DeVillers
    • Oliver Zlatka
    Gabriela Novogratz
    • Lisa Watkins
    • (as Gaby Novogratz)
    Miles Robbins
    Miles Robbins
    • Lloyd Figg
    • Director
      • Marc Meyers
    • Writers
      • Marc Meyers
      • John Backderf
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      My Friend Dahmer (2017) was filmed in Jeffrey Dahmer's actual childhood home in Bath, Ohio. Location Manager Kathy Ruggeri also wanted to film scenes that took place at Revere High School, Dahmer's alma mater, at the actual high school in Richfield, Ohio itself, but the school administration declined her request.
    • Goofs
      When Jeff gets kicked out of a supermarket for goofing off, several modern cars pass by from outside.
    • Quotes

      Jeffrey Dahmer: I'm just like anybody else.

    • Crazy credits
      Epilogue:  "On June 18, 1978, Steven Hicks went back to Jeffrey Dahmer's house.  He was never seen again.  In July, 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested and confessed to murdering 17 young men."
    • Connections
      Featured in Becoming Evil: Serial Killers: 21st Century Serial Killers (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      5.7.0.5
      Written by Steve Lunt (as Stephen Lunt) and Lol Mason (as Laurence Mason)

      Performed by City Boy

      Courtesy of Cherry Red Records

    User reviews159

    Featured review
    6/10

    not MY friend, but...

    I gotta say, I liked the graphic novel much more than this movie. In film version, it moved very, very slowly. Still, the topic, Dahmer's high school days, drew me in, in a sort of twisted fascination. Ross Lynch does a very good job in the lead role, sort of a Napoleon Dynamite gone wrong, in an Ed Chigliak sort of way. I was able to feel badly for Dahmer in this phase of his life, and I was left wondering a lot of what if's. I guess every life has these what if's, and Dahmer's ended up taking the horrifying road that it took. Creepy. Even creepier, to me, are the people who "lived" through their encounters with him. What about the prom date? Holy mackerel! A unique look, the unveils itself slowly.
    • donaldricco
    • Mar 21, 2018
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    • Release date
      • March 2, 2018 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mi amigo Dahmer
    • Filming locations
      • 4480 West Bath Road, Bath Township, Ohio, USA(as Jeffrey Dahmer's home)
    • Production companies
      • Ibid Filmworks
      • Aperture Entertainment
      • Attic Light Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,361,611
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $35,545
      • Nov 5, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,436,751
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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