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Jan 19, 2018 ross lynch as jeffrey dahmer in my friend dahmer. My friend dahmer star ross lynch reveals how he got into a. Filmrise acquires north american rights to my friend dahmer. Nov 03, 2017 pop cultures current obsession with true crime continues with the new film my friend dahmer. Filmrise pick up serial killer biopic my friend dahmer posted on. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel, this is the haunting, sad, funny, true story. Nerdist calls my friend dahmer fun, sinister, and remarkably thoughtful. Filmrise is a film acquisition and distribution company headed by producerfinanciers danny fisher, jack fisher, and alan klingenstein. Something terrifying happened when actor cursed jeffrey. Oct 31, 2017 my friend dahmer, from a graphic memoir of the same name by the pseudonymous derf backderf, is a kind of comingofage tale that dissects a troubled kids descent into murder. Now playing in select theaters nationwide jeffrey dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the midwest united states between 1978 and 1991. Based on the 2012 graphic novel of the same name by derf backderf, writerdirector marc meyerss my friend dahmer is a fresh and oddly successful union of true crime backstory and allamerican. The autobiographical comic my friend dahmer has gotten a film adaptation from writerdirector marc meyers how. This is the story before that story order by phone 18003364627.

Approaching graduation, jeff spirals further out of control, inching ever closer to madness. Meyers makes my friend dahmer a convincing high school drama, but his portrait of the serial killer as a young man telegraphs dahmers future all too clearly. Nov 16, 2017 my friend dahmer focuses on jeffrey dahmer s ross lynch high school years, when it might still have been possible to avoid a murderous, cannibalistic path. My friend dahmer focuses on jeffrey dahmers ross lynch high school years, when it might still have been possible to avoid a murderous, cannibalistic path. My friend dahmer is a biopic about the serial killer written by someone who knew him in high school we need to talk about jeff. In 1990, dahmer moved into his own apartment, where he committed the majority of his horrifying crimes. Anne heche is unhinged in this gripping portrait of the serial killer as a young man watch. My friend dahmer premiered at the 2017 tribeca film festival on april 21, 2017. My friend dahmer explores the highschool days of a real serial killer i remember a week or so after his arrest, i was standing in the checkout line at a grocery store in cleveland, where i live. The ibid filmworks and aperture entertainment production is slated for an autumn release. My friend dahmer is a biopic about the serial killer. What distinguishes this particular case of adolescent angst is that its the true story of serial killer.

Disneys ross lynch stars as the awkward, adolescent jeffrey dahmer before he became one of americas most infamous serial killers. My friend dahmer is the haunting story of the time before that. Filmrise pick up serial killer biopic my friend dahmer the. My friend dahmer will be an odd footnote on a disney channel. Nov 03, 2017 based on the 2012 graphic novel of the same name by derf backderf, writerdirector marc meyerss my friend dahmer is a fresh and oddly successful union of true crime backstory and allamerican. Weve decided to embrace the season by taking in as. The comic book artist known as derf went to the same. He would become one of americas most infamous serial killers. Jeff is an awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school with a family.

My friend dahmer is based on the acclaimed graphic memoir by cartoonist derf backderf, which recounts the true story of his high school friendship with dahmer. On may 15, 2017, filmrise acquired distribution rights to the film, planning to release it in the fall. Based on backderfs critically acclaimed 2012 graphic novel and written for the screen and directed by marc meyers, my friend dahmer is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of jeffrey dahmer in high school. Culture film features there was always a darkness about him. Nov 03, 2017 my friend dahmer is based on the acclaimed graphic memoir by cartoonist derf backderf, which recounts the true story of his high school friendship with dahmer.

You watch this movie naturally tense, this sort of subject matter always starts with an uneasy sense of place and time. Following its world premiere at the tribeca film festival, marc meyers biographical thriller my friend dahmer was quickly snapped up by filmrise, who bought all north american rights. My friend dahmer official trailer us filmrise youtube. My friend dahmer presents dahmer as we dont want to see. Photo courtesy filmrise my friend dahmer 2017 imdb. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel, this is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of dahmer in high school. High school friend recounts time with serial killer in my. Filmrise has acquired north american rights to marc meyers my friend dahmer. Marc meyerss my friend dahmer is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of jeffrey dahmer in high school, based on derf backderfs critically acclaimed 2012 graphic novel of the same name and meyerss own 2014 black list script. Jeffrey dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the midwest united states between 1978 and 1991 before being captured and incarcerated. Filmrise to introduce my friend dahmer dread central.

Portrayed in the film by alex wolff, derf befriended jeffrey for a few months in high school, and his book interrogates his own possible role in dahmers trajectory toward becoming a serial. Based on the graphic novel by derf backderf, the movie tells the true story of jeffrey dahmer as a high schooler in the late 1970s, documenting his downward spiral from awkward teenager to would. The autobiographical comic my friend dahmer has gotten a film adaptation from writerdirector marc meyers how he fell in love and now its even gotten. My friend dahmer author john backderf on growing up with a serial killer. My friend dahmer, one of the buzziest titles out of this years tribeca film festival, has landed a north american distribution deal. The most disturbing thing about my friend dahmer may very well be that for a good majority of the film you will actually like the young high school student known as jeff dahmer, a socially awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school and to survive life with a family in ruins dahmer, played masterfully by disney channels ross lynch, isnt quite portrayed as a. Filmrise outs elsent, fpg, tcn outs filmrise tns in some ways, my friend dahmer is a typical comingofage movie about an. Jeff is an awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school as his family life implodes. My friend dahmer gets north american pickup from filmrise.

My friend dahmer won best picture at the austin fantastic fest and proved to be quite popular throughout its festival run before attracting the attention of indie distributor filmrise and snagging a limited nationwide release. May 31, 2018 lynchs portrayal of dahmer was spooky, according to the latters school friend filmrise i understand why they did, especially on an indiefilm budget, he says. My friend dahmer star ross lynch on going from the. Something terrifying happened when actor cursed jeffrey dahmer while filming my friend dahmer at murder home. My friend dahmer, from a graphic memoir of the same name by the pseudonymous derf backderf, is a kind of comingofage tale that dissects a troubled kids descent into murder. Danny and jack fisher were the founders of the film and television company city lights media. Jeffrey dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the midwest united states between. Nov 16, 2017 in some ways, my friend dahmer is a typical comingofage movie about an awkward teen. My friend dahmer, based on the graphic novel by derf backderf, premiered at the tribeca film festival and is expected to get a fall release. My friend dahmer opens a window into the making of a serial killer whose.

My friend dahmer is very dark and delivers an emotional punch to. 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. Nov 02, 2017 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. A young jeffrey dahmer struggles to belong in high school. Available on itunes, pluto tv, filmrise, prime video, tubi tv jeffrey dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the american midwest, becoming one of historys most infamous serial killers. The film seeks not to exploit or disgust, merely to show the deteriorative evolution of a quietly troubled young man who had yet to become the monster most would know him to be. Still under parole, he murdered over 12 men, took photos of his crimes, and kept. Marc meyers and john bergdorf provide us with a well scripted, acted, and directed look inside the life of an almost mythical serial killing monster, jeffrey dahmer. Nov 01, 2017 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.

But as they near graduation, jeffs depravity continues to take hold, and he spirals further out of control. Based on the true story of jeffrey dahmer who murdered seventeen men and boys in the american midwest, becoming one of historys most infamous serial killers. The movie is about serial killer jeffrey dahmer, one of the most infamous murderers in u. On may 15, 2017, filmrise acquired distribution rights to the film, planning to. Former disney star ross lynch stars as the awkward, adolescent jeffrey dahmer before he became one of americas most infamous serial killers. My friend dahmer is based on a comic book project by john derf backderf that first started in 1994 that later grew into an acclaimed graphic novel. While the film inevitably wont appeal to everyone, for those who embrace a different, thoughtprovoking approach to a. Jeffrey dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the american midwest, becoming one of historys most infamous serial killers. With ross lynch, alex wolff, anne heche, zachary davis brown.

Based on john backderfs acclaimed graphic novel, the film chronicles the difficult teenage years of jeffrey dahmer, and how they set him on a path to becoming one of. Jeff is an awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school with a family life in ruins. Pat padua, the wahington post a warped wonder of a movie about a cannibalistic serial killers awkward teenage yearsit takes twisted to areas few have investigated. My friend dahmer offers a portrait of the serial killer. In my friend dahmer, his future crimes are eluded to, though not overtly. My friend dahmer with ross lynch sells to filmrise. My friend dahmer lives in that space for a full hour or more. Meyers, my friend dahmer is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of jeffrey dahmer in high school.

Pop cultures current obsession with true crime continues with the new film my friend dahmer. The upcoming movie my friend dahmer tells the story of illustrator john backderfs high school friendship with notorious serial killer jeffrey dahmer, and if youre into creepy films, youre going. May 16th, 2017 following its world premiere at the tribeca film festival, marc meyers biographical thriller my friend dahmer was quickly snapped up by filmrise, who bought all north american rights. Adapted from the graphic novel of the same name which i also highly recommend, my friend dahmer focuses more on character development and suspense than blood or cheap scares. May 15, 2017 my friend dahmer, one of the buzziest titles out of this years tribeca film festival, has landed a north american distribution deal, variety has learned. My friend dahmer offers a portrait of the serial killer as. His bizarre behavior at school attracts unexpected friends, a group of nerds headed by derf backderf that forms the dahmer fan club. Filmrise bowed my friend dahmer theatrically in the u.

Watch my friend dahmer produced by filmrise starring maryanne nagel, ross lynch, tommy nelson and alex wolff. To millions of teenagers, ross lynch is a blond, floppyhaired disney star and the lead singer of pop band r5. My friend dahmer offers a window into the making of a monster. Girls actress zosia mamet stars in the romcom the boy downstairs, while my friend dahmer. Long synopsis jeffrey dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the midwest united states between 1978 and 1991 before being captured and incarcerated. Anne heche, vincent kartheiser, ross lynch, alex wolff, dallas roberts. My friend dahmer star ross lynch reveals how he got into. The film was released in limited theaters on november 3, 2017, with a wider release the following month. My friend dahmer explores the high school days of a real. High school friend recounts time with serial killer in my friend dahmer.

My friend dahmer to be distributed by film rise in north america. Marc meyerss my friend dahmer is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of jeffrey dahmer in high school, based on derf backderfs critically acclaimed 2012 graphic novel of the same name and. Ross lynch as young jeffrey dahmer in my friend dahmer. Based on the 2012 graphic novel of the same name by derf backderf, writerdirector marc meyers s my friend dahmer is a fresh and oddly successful union of true crime backstory and allamerican. Oct 11, 2017 one of americas most infamous serial killers, dahmer murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991 before being captured and incarcerated. 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.

Jul 22, 2017 marc meyerss my friend dahmer is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of jeffrey dahmer in high school, based on derf backderfs critically acclaimed 2012 graphic novel of the same name and. His bestselling my friend dahmer recounts dahmers high school years as a loner, a child of dysfunctional parents and unhealthy fixation with dead animals and chemical science experiments. Filmrise pick up serial killer biopic my friend dahmer. In some ways, my friend dahmer is a typical comingofage movie about an awkward teen. Meyers makes my friend dahmer a convincing high school drama, but his portrait of the serial killer as a young man telegraphs dahmer s future all too clearly.