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13 March 2003 (Sweden)
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The mind is a place of its own.
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Based on the true crime story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, this movie tells the emotionally riveting story of a man who turned his darkest fantasies into a horrifying reality. | add synopsis
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3 nominations
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(8 articles)
A Single Shot to the Arm for David Jacobson with Fassbender Onboard
(From ioncinema. 30 November 2009, 1:32 AM, PST)
The Face of the Freeway Killer
(From 28 Days Later Analysis. 18 November 2009, 11:21 PM, PST)
(From ioncinema. 30 November 2009, 1:32 AM, PST)
The Face of the Freeway Killer
(From 28 Days Later Analysis. 18 November 2009, 11:21 PM, PST)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jeremy Renner | ... | Jeffrey Dahmer | |
| Bruce Davison | ... | Lionel Dahmer | |
| Artel Great | ... | Rodney (as Artel Kayàru) | |
| Matt Newton | ... | Lance Bell | |
| Dion Basco | ... | Khamtay | |
| Kate Williamson | ... | Grandma | |
| Christina Payano | ... | Letitia | |
| Tom'ya Bowden | ... | Shawna | |
| Sean Blakemore | ... | Corliss | |
| Mickey Swenson | ... | Officer Phillips | |
| Julius Branca | ... | Officer Powell | |
| Pierson Blaetz | ... | Officer Martin | |
| Vincent Zangari | ... | Ohio Officer | |
| Xavier Lawrence | ... | Young Man in Bar | |
| David Manis | ... | Shop Steward |
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The Mind Is a Place of Its Own (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for aberrant violence, sexuality, language and some drug use.
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101 min
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Iceland:16 |
Sweden:15 |
Australia:R |
Canada:18A |
Germany:18 |
Norway:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #38948)
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: At the end when Dahmer and Rodney are fighting, Rodney's wife beater changes from white to red and back to white again.
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Title Card: On February 15, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was convicted of 15 counts of murder and sentenced to 937 years of federal prison. The following story was inspired by events from his life. Certain characters and events are fictional.
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Title Card: On February 15, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was convicted of 15 counts of murder and sentenced to 937 years of federal prison. The following story was inspired by events from his life. Certain characters and events are fictional.
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Every Beat of My Heart
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and not OTT serial killer film I've seen. I like the whole view of Dahmer as a very lonely kid. On reading about him you, or rather I, get that impression. Autophobia is a terrifying thing to suffer from and I can see how this, in an unstable mind, could lead to what he did.
The performances were great, especially from Jeremy Renner. The camera work was superb. The blending of flash backs with real time events were smooth and stylish. the soundtrack in fact was quite good too.
We all know the outline of your average serial killer e.g broken family - killing animals - beaten by mother - go kill women etc etc. Dahmer didn't fit this, probably why he got away with it so often and probably why he's more interesting than any of the other psychopaths out there. I think you'll find it dull if you are looking for blood and gore but Dahmer wasn't one of those kind of killers, he killed for company, not blood lust.