Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (2007) (V)

Director:

Michael Feifer

Writer:

Michael Feifer (writer)

Release Date:

6 March 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror

Plot:

Inspired by the true story of one of the most gruesome killers in American history. Now, years after inspiring "Psycho's" Norman Bates...

Plot Keywords:

Killer | Wisconsin | Serial Killer | Grave Robbing | Grave Robber

Cast

Kane Hodder	...	Ed Gein
Adrienne Frantz	...	Erica
Michael Berryman	...	Jack
Priscilla Barnes	...	Vera 'Momma' Mason
Shawn Hoffman	...	Bobby Mason
Timothy Oman	...	Sheriff (as Tim Oman)
Caia Coley	...	Sue Layton
John Burke	...	Rick Layton
Matteo Indelicato	...	Deputy Coley
Stan Bly	...	Deputy Lyle
Deborah Flora	...	Sylvia Anguerson
Kendal Sheppard	...	Becky
Mike Korich	...	Avary
Jay Wilkins	...	Graveyard Security Guard
Sean Stanek	...	Federal Employee

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and disturbing graphic images.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:R (2007) | Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Feifer Worldwide

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Kane Hodder's tattoos and burn scars are clearly visible through out the movie.

Movie Connections:

Version of Three on a Meathook (1972)

Why create a story when the real thing is much more gruesome?

I was interested in seeing this film, because I was hoping to see a reenactment of the actual story that inspired so many of the all time classic horror movies, but what we got was a low budget spin on the acts of Ed Gein, not the story of Ed Gein. Kane is a large presence, but Ed wasn't. He flew bellow the radar because he was quiet, slow, and unnoticed, yet this movie shows him as a bully? I also wanted to know why they stuck Michael Berryman's character in the movie? Ed Gein didn't have help digging up body's, and the truth would have been much more twisted then the fictional situation. It may be a silly observation, but we know that the Gein house was basically a rats nest, and only the room his mother lived in was clean, yet there's an early scene where Ed's in the hall, and the carpet looked like it had never been left longer then an hour, without cleaning. I didn't hate the movie, but it was just another spin on a true serial killer, yet somehow they decided the truth wasn't as good as the fiction? It's worth a watch, but not if you want a true account of the gruesome truth of Ed Geins rampage.