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| Directed by | David Jacobson |
| Produced by | Larry Ratner |
| Written by | David Jacobson |
| Starring | Jeremy Renner, Bruce Davison, Artel Kayàru |
| Release date(s) | 21 July 2002 (USA) |
| Running time | 101 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$144,008 |
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Dahmer is a 2002 American film, a biopic about the American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Jeremy Renner stars in the title role.
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Plot
Jeffrey Dahmer kills young men. He additionally photographs them, masturbates afterwards, and conducts sadistic experiments on them before he murders them. He killed 17 men in this way in Bath, Ohio and the metropolitan area of Milwaukee. At the same time, he examines his crimes and rationalizes them with the divorce of his parents and the lack of support during his childhood. Nevertheless, he can not stop inviting more and more young, mostly homosexual men from bars and clubs to his home, where he kills them. Only when the young African-American Rodney could escape from Dahmer's apartment are the authorities able to arrest him.
Background information
Although the script recreates actual events, the names are changed out of respect for the victims. In reality, the escapee who led to Dahmer's capture was Tracy Edwards, and Dahmer's first victim was a man named Stephen Hicks. Certain details are also changed, as is the nature of films based on true stories. For example, Tracy Edwards (Rodney) was in his early thirties, rather than his early twenties as depicted in the film. He was also a heterosexual who was troubled by Dahmer's advances. Production of the film took place in Los Angeles and one scene in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The mask special effects were created by Christien Tinsley and Kelley Mitchell, who were involved two years later in the makeup of Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ.
Awards
- Independent Spirit Award (Nomination for Jeremy Renner (Best Male Actor in a Leading Role))
- Independent Spirit Award (Nomination for Artel Kayàru (Best Newcomer))
- John Cassavetes Award (Nomination for Larry Rattner and David Jacobson)
