The autobiographical comic my friend dahmer has gotten a film adaptation from writerdirector marc meyers how. Pop cultures current obsession with true crime continues with the new film my friend dahmer. 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. On may 15, 2017, filmrise acquired distribution rights to the film, planning to. 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. While the film inevitably wont appeal to everyone, for those who embrace a different, thoughtprovoking approach to a. Now playing in select theaters nationwide jeffrey dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the midwest united states between 1978 and 1991. Jeffrey dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the midwest united states between 1978 and 1991 before being captured and incarcerated. Filmrise pick up serial killer biopic my friend dahmer posted on. Danny and jack fisher were the founders of the film and television company city lights media. Something terrifying happened when actor cursed jeffrey. 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.
My friend dahmer to be distributed by film rise in north america. Nov 16, 2017 in some ways, my friend dahmer is a typical comingofage movie about an awkward teen. 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 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. My friend dahmer is a biopic about the serial killer. Still under parole, he murdered over 12 men, took photos of his crimes, and kept. Filmrise acquires north american rights to my friend 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. 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. 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. My friend dahmer star ross lynch on going from the.
Weve decided to embrace the season by taking in as. Filmrise has acquired north american rights to marc meyers my friend dahmer. With ross lynch, alex wolff, anne heche, zachary davis brown. 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.
Based on the acclaimed graphic novel, this is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of dahmer in high school. Jeff is an awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school as his family life implodes. My friend dahmer opens a window into the making of a serial killer whose. Jeff is an awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school with a family. 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. Jeffrey dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the midwest united states between. My friend dahmer, one of the buzziest titles out of this years tribeca film festival, has landed a north american distribution deal. This is the story before that story order by phone 18003364627. Nov 03, 2017 pop cultures current obsession with true crime continues with the new film my friend dahmer. 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. Former disney star ross lynch stars as the awkward, adolescent jeffrey dahmer before he became one of americas most infamous serial killers.
In 1990, dahmer moved into his own apartment, where he committed the majority of his horrifying crimes. He would become one of americas most infamous serial killers. Long synopsis jeffrey dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the midwest united states between 1978 and 1991 before being captured and incarcerated. In my friend dahmer, his future crimes are eluded to, though not overtly.
Based on the acclaimed graphic novel, this is the haunting, sad, funny, true story. 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. My friend dahmer offers a window into the making of a monster. My friend dahmer offers a portrait of the serial killer. Filmrise pick up serial killer biopic my friend dahmer the. Filmrise outs elsent, fpg, tcn outs filmrise tns in some ways, my friend dahmer is a typical comingofage movie about an. Something terrifying happened when actor cursed jeffrey dahmer while filming my friend dahmer at murder home.
His bizarre behavior at school attracts unexpected friends, a group of nerds headed by derf backderf that forms the dahmer fan club. My friend dahmer premiered at the 2017 tribeca film festival on april 21, 2017. Ross lynch as young jeffrey dahmer in my friend dahmer. 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. What distinguishes this particular case of adolescent angst is that its the true story of serial killer.
The film was released in limited theaters on november 3, 2017, with a wider release the following month. My friend dahmer is very dark and delivers an emotional punch to. 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. 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. Photo courtesy filmrise my friend dahmer 2017 imdb. Meyers, my friend dahmer is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of jeffrey dahmer in high school. 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. My friend dahmer explores the high school days of a real. 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 with ross lynch sells to filmrise. In some ways, my friend dahmer is a typical comingofage movie about an awkward teen. My friend dahmer star ross lynch reveals how he got into a.
My friend dahmer lives in that space for a full hour or more. Filmrise is a film acquisition and distribution company headed by producerfinanciers danny fisher, jack fisher, and alan klingenstein. Filmrise pick up serial killer biopic my friend dahmer. The movie is about serial killer jeffrey dahmer, one of the most infamous murderers in u. 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. Watch my friend dahmer produced by filmrise starring maryanne nagel, ross lynch, tommy nelson and alex wolff. Culture film features there was always a darkness about him. High school friend recounts time with serial killer in my friend dahmer. My friend dahmer presents dahmer as we dont want to see. 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. The ibid filmworks and aperture entertainment production is slated for an autumn release. My friend dahmer is the haunting story of the time before that. 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. You watch this movie naturally tense, this sort of subject matter always starts with an uneasy sense of place and time.
Filmrise bowed my friend dahmer theatrically in the u. 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. 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. My friend dahmer gets north american pickup from filmrise. 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.
High school friend recounts time with serial killer in my. 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. I directed my friend dahmer, the upcoming film starring ross lynch as reallife serial killer jeffrey dahmer, and i wrote the screenplay, adapted from the acclaimed graphic novel by derf backderf. 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 is a biopic about the serial killer written by someone who knew him in high school we need to talk about jeff. Jeffrey dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the american midwest, becoming one of historys most infamous serial killers. My friend dahmer official trailer us filmrise youtube.
My friend dahmer star ross lynch reveals how he got into. 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. 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. 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. My friend dahmer will be an odd footnote on a disney channel.
My friend dahmer offers a portrait of the serial killer as. Approaching graduation, jeff spirals further out of control, inching ever closer to madness. 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. Filmrise to introduce my friend dahmer dread central.
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. 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. 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. Girls actress zosia mamet stars in the romcom the boy downstairs, while my friend dahmer. My friend dahmer author john backderf on growing up with a serial killer. Nerdist calls my friend dahmer fun, sinister, and remarkably thoughtful. 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. On may 15, 2017, filmrise acquired distribution rights to the film, planning to release it in the fall. 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. The comic book artist known as derf went to the same. 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.
Anne heche is unhinged in this gripping portrait of the serial killer as a young man watch. Disneys ross lynch stars as the awkward, adolescent jeffrey dahmer before he became one of americas most infamous serial killers. 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. 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. 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. Anne heche, vincent kartheiser, ross lynch, alex wolff, dallas roberts.
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. But as they near graduation, jeffs depravity continues to take hold, and he spirals further out of control. Jeff is an awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school with a family life in ruins. 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. 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. Jan 19, 2018 ross lynch as jeffrey dahmer in my friend dahmer. To millions of teenagers, ross lynch is a blond, floppyhaired disney star and the lead singer of pop band r5. A young jeffrey dahmer struggles to belong in high school.