Hes playing a teenaged jeffrey in my friend dahmer, a prequel to the madness that would drive dahmer to kill and rape and consume 17 people over 15 years. The group he falls into like him, but dont really care about him. Jeff dahmer disney channels ross lynch is an awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school with a family life in ruins. Overview the biographical drama, my friend dahmer, is based from the 2012 graphic novel that had the same title and was made by a cartoonist named john derf backderf, who had been high school friends with jeffrey dahmer, which was a short time before dahmer started his spree of serial offences. Jeff disney channels ross lynch is an awkward teenager. The truly unique thing that i liked about this movie was the angle the director chose to take in telling dahmers story. My friend dahmer 2017 stream and watch online moviefone. Meyers script doesnt excuse or condone jeffs behaviour, but it doesnt shy away from the broader social. Jeff dahmer disney channels ross lynch is an awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school with a family life in. You watch this movie naturally tense, this sort of subject matter always starts with an uneasy sense of place and time. But as they near graduation, jeffs depravity continues to take hold, and he spirals further out of control.
The release date of the movie my friend dahmer is set to november 3, 2017. Jeff disney channels ross lynch is an awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school with a family life in ruins. My friend dahmer 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. This isnt necessarily a boo scary film, but instead, it looks at the capabilities of a human, which makes it scary, explains lynch. The premise of my friend dahmer a year in the life of jeffrey dahmer, the gay cannibalistic serial killer, back when he was a misunderstood high school kid makes it sound like the. Phillips academy, andover, massachusetts 018104161 issn 07355718. He would become one of americas most infamous serial killers. Eventful movies is your source for uptodate my friend dahmer showtimes for local movie theaters. Jeffrey dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the american midwest, becoming one of historys most infamous serial killers. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing my friend dahmer near you.
Watch my friend dahmer anytime, anywhere with fandangonow. The movie shies away from easy psychoanalysis of the murderer, choosing instead to let the audience draw their own conclusions. His bizarre behavior at school attracts unexpected friends, a group of bandnerds who form the dahmer fan. My local movie theater was playing a few showings of mfd, so i was fortunate enough to see it on the big screen. Portrait of a future serial killer never comes into focus disney alum ross lynch plays teenage jeff dahmer in a movie that fails to explicate his later crimes. Jeffrey dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the midwest united states between 1978 and 1991 before being captured and incarcerated. My friend dahmer lives in that space for a full hour or more. It is based on the 2012 graphic novel of the same name by cartoonist john derf backderf, who had been friends with dahmer in high school in the 1970s, until the time dahmer began his killing spree. Get the latest showtimes for my friend dahmer and bypass the lines by buying movie tickets online.
My friend dahmer 2017 the true, haunting story of young jeffrey dahmer the shy adolescent in high school who becomes a notorious serial killer years later. It is about his life growing up and what preceded the level of fixation he proved to have for. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel by derf backderf, this is the true, haunting story of jeffrey dahmer in high school. My friend dahmer is the culmination of a comic book project first started in 1994, shortly after jeffrey dahmer was murdered in prison. The scenes of dahmer being drawn to dead animals, murder and. Anne heche, vincent kartheiser, alex wolff the video always deleted by. Milwaukeearea movie theaters not showing my friend dahmer. Households that receive more than one andover magazine are encouraged to call 9787494267 to discontinue extra copies. Starring ross lynch, alex wolff, dallas roberts, liam koeth, tommy nelson, harrison holzer, vincent kartheiser, cameron mckendry, miles. The times cinema on milwaukees west side is the only theater in town showing the film. The movie based on the graphic novel about serial killer jeffrey dahmers teenage years in. My friend dahmer, from writerdirector marc meyers, is an eerie and effective portrait of serial killer and cannibal jeffrey dahmer in his beyondtroubled teen years, a quick hop into the mind of. My friend dahmer finally opens in milwaukee, in just one.
My friend dahmer is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of jeffrey dahmer in high school, based on derf backderfs critically acclaimed. Tickets for this movie are not available at this moment. The people who made this movie pretty much nailed the period recreation of everyday life in the 1970s and i was impressed by that, having graduated in 1979, one year after dahmer and friends. Movie showtimes data provided by webedia entertainment and is subject to change. Hes just a monkey they pay to do tricks for their entertainment. Parents need to know that my friend dahmer is a drama based on a graphic novel about the authors reallife experiences in high school with future serial killer jeffrey dahmer.
I got to watch this last night, thanks to a friend with a lot of connections in the indie horror world. Marcus theaters is not showing the film my friend dahmer because is it. Marc meyerss my friend dahmer is a sobering riposte to these earlier, often sensationalised representations. Before jeffrey dahmer became a notorious serial killer, he was a shy, alcoholic teen who never quite fit in. Jeffrey dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the american midwest, becoming one of historys most infamous serial. My friend dahmer biopic features a few louisville actors.
What distinguishes this particular case of adolescent angst is that its the true story of serial killer. My friend dahmer ends just before hicks murder, trying to get a fix on the 18yearold who decided to take a stranger to his parents abandoned house. Financial analysis of my friend dahmer 2017 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. With ross lynch, alex wolff, anne heche, zachary davis brown. In some ways, my friend dahmer is a typical comingofage movie about an awkward teen. The origins of jeffrey dahmer as a serial killer are explored in this teen movie based on the recollections of a high school classmate. Find my friend dahmer showtimes for local movie theaters. To the public, dahmer was a monster who committed unthinkable atrocities. In my friend dahmer, written and directed by marc meyers and adapted from a graphic novel memoir by derf backderf, that one kid is, yes, jeffrey dahmer, who shortly after completing his. My friend dahmer is a 2017 american biographical drama film written and directed by marc meyers about the american serial killer jeffrey dahmer.
It is based on the 2012 graphic novel of the same name by cartoonist john derf backderf, who had been friends with dahmer in high school in the 1970s, until the time. He approached it from the beginning, now that might seem like a well, duh statement, but you would not believe how many movies about serial killers begin right when the killings start, and completely neglect the backstory of the man or woman committing the murders. My friend dahmer excels by going beyond a simple examination of jeff dahmer. Several dead animals are seen some roadkill and some deliberately sliced open. The song 5705 by city boy plays in the background of a school scene early in the movie, but dahmer graduated from high school. In 1991, jeffrey dahmerthe most notorious serial killer since jack the ripperseared himself into the american consciousness. My friend dahmer, a comingofage drama tracing the struggles of an adolescent jeffrey dahmer to fit in at his high school, is going to make some viewers uncomfortable. Heady stuff for lynch, who wasnt born yet when dahmer was killed in prison in 1994 while serving multiple life imprisonment sentences. Marc meyers, john backderf based on the book my friend dahmer by as derf backderf. To derf backderf, dahmer was a much more complex figure.
Hes just like anybody else, well kind of, just that hes got a few things on his mind the film is written and directed by marc meyers. Sign up for eventful s the reel buzz newsletter to get upcoming showtimes and theater information delivered right to your inbox. The film is adapted from the autobiographical graphic novel of the same name, from. My friend dahmer movie tiein edition paperback abrams.
The last major jeffrey dahmer movie didnt pan out too well. My friend dahmer movie online hd 1080p videos dailymotion. The movie script, written by marc meyers, is based on the 2012 graphic novel of the same name by cartoonist john derf backderf, who had been friends with dahmer in. The film stars ross lynch as dahmer, and also stars. Ross lynch on playing serial killer in my friend dahmer.
The official my friend dahmer trailer is here, and its full two minutes and 23 seconds will certainly give you the creeps, if not chills. Throughout the movie, i just wanted to be a genuine friend to dahmer. A young jeffrey dahmer struggles to belong in high school. Whats creepiest about my friend dahmer is the way meyers frames jeffs inexorable descent into depravity against the iconography of the american teen. The featurelength picture, filmed in northeast ohio and. Released november 3rd, 2017, my friend dahmer stars ross lynch, alex wolff, anne heche, dallas roberts the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of 68 out of 100 on. The names of dahmer s family mom, joyce, dad, lionel and brother, dave and close schoolmate, derf, in the film are all true. My friend dahmer, the movie based on the graphic novel about serial killer jeffrey dahmers teenage years in ohio, opens in milwaukee wednesday, in just one theater. Derf pitched the project as a 100page graphic novel, but failed to. Check cinema showtimes and book tickets online for my friend dahmer. Before jeffrey dahmer became one of the most notorious serial killers of all time, he was a teenage loner. It should have been given to a better director it takes place in the 70s, but there are too many closeup and tight shots to really get a 70s feel but it has an overall creepy and tense vibe, some very understated humor, and the kid who plays dahmer is note. One thing that seemed obvious and could have changed things, was how his parents and friends didnt encourage him to become a biologist or pathologist.