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Gacy (film)
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Gacy is a 2003 direct-to-video
biographical-drama film
directed by Clive Saunders and written by Saunders and David Birke. The story revolves around the life of serial killer
John Wayne Gacy
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(Mark Holton
) seemed to be a model citizen. He even volunteered as a clown for the children at the local hospital, but he kept a gruesome secret. A trail of missing young men led to Gacy's suburban home. The nation watched in horror as, one by one, the details of over 30 murders came to light and most of the victims, entombed in the crawl space underneath his house, were unearthed.
, Gacy received a 17% approval rating, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 3.8/10.
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
biographical-drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Clive Saunders and written by Saunders and David Birke. The story revolves around the life of serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
John Wayne Gacy
John Wayne Gacy
John Wayne Gacy, Jr. was an American serial killer, rapist and clown who sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978. Gacy buried 26 of his victims in the crawlspace of his home, buried three others elsewhere on his property, and discarded the...
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Plot
John Wayne GacyJohn Wayne Gacy
John Wayne Gacy, Jr. was an American serial killer, rapist and clown who sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978. Gacy buried 26 of his victims in the crawlspace of his home, buried three others elsewhere on his property, and discarded the...
(Mark Holton
Mark Holton
Mark Holton is an American actor.-Career:Holton's most famous roles may be that of Francis Buxton, Pee-Wee Herman's nemesis, in the 1985 blockbuster Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and Joe Charbonic in Bille August's Convicted, starring Connie Nielsen and Aidan Quinn. Other notable 1980s roles were as...
) seemed to be a model citizen. He even volunteered as a clown for the children at the local hospital, but he kept a gruesome secret. A trail of missing young men led to Gacy's suburban home. The nation watched in horror as, one by one, the details of over 30 murders came to light and most of the victims, entombed in the crawl space underneath his house, were unearthed.
Cast
- Mark HoltonMark HoltonMark Holton is an American actor.-Career:Holton's most famous roles may be that of Francis Buxton, Pee-Wee Herman's nemesis, in the 1985 blockbuster Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and Joe Charbonic in Bille August's Convicted, starring Connie Nielsen and Aidan Quinn. Other notable 1980s roles were as...
(Scott Alan Henry, young) as John Wayne Gacy, Jr.John Wayne GacyJohn Wayne Gacy, Jr. was an American serial killer, rapist and clown who sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978. Gacy buried 26 of his victims in the crawlspace of his home, buried three others elsewhere on his property, and discarded the... - Adam BaldwinAdam BaldwinAdam Baldwin is an American actor, known for his roles as Animal Mother in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, Ricky Linderman in My Bodyguard, Knowle Rohrer in The X-Files, and Marcus Hamilton in Joss Whedon's Angel...
as John Gacy, Sr. - Charlie WeberCharlie Weber (actor)Charlie Weber is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Ben in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.-Early life and career:...
as Tom Kovacs - Allison Lange as Gretchen
- Edith Jefferson as Mother Gacy
- Joleen Lutz as Kara Gacy
- Kenneth Swartz as Dave
- Matt Farnsworth as Stu
- Joe Sikora as Roger
- Jeremy Lelliot as Little Stevie
- Oren SkoogOren SkoogOren Skoog is an American actor. He attended New Trier High School in Winnetka Illinois.-Filmography:# Gacy .... Jimmy# Baby Bob .... Fan# It's All Relative .... Student...
as Jimmy - Joe Roncetti as Peter
- Eddie Adams as Duane
- Doran Ray as Tony
- Larry HankinLarry HankinLarry Hankin is an American actor, performer, director and producer.Hankin studied acting at Syracuse University. He is known for his roles in TV shows Friends and Seinfeld; as well as for his major role in the movie Escape from Alcatraz with Clint Eastwood...
as Eddie Bloom - Glenn MorshowerGlenn MorshowerGlenn Grove Morshower is an American actor best known for playing Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce on the Fox action thriller drama series 24...
and Jessica Schatz as Ted and Julie Boyle - Wyatt Denny as Steve
Production notes
- The character of Tom Kovacs is a composite of two young men who had lived with Gacy in reality.
Reception
On the film review aggregate website Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
, Gacy received a 17% approval rating, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 3.8/10.