My Friend Dahmer
By
Marc MeyersDuration
108 MIN
Language
English
Country
United States
Year
2017
Synopsis
Jeff Dahmer is an awkward teenager who collects roadkill. It’s the end of his junior year and he’s practically invisible. His family life is coming undone. He fixates on a neighborhood jogger who routinely passes by his house. By the start of senior year, he acts out, throwing epileptic-like fits in the halls. His goofball antics win over a group of band-nerds who form The Dahmer Fan Club headed by Derf Backderf. This camaraderie can’t mask his growing depravity. Approaching graduation Jeff spirals further out of control. He retreats into alcohol. He stalks the jogger. He devolves into dissecting small animals, then a neighbor’s dog. We fear one of his friends is next.
Direction
Marc Meyers
Editing
Jamie Kirkpatrick
Author
Derf Backderf
Producer
Jody Girgenti
Adam Goldworm
Michael Merlob
Milan Chakraborty
Cast
Ross Lynch
Anne Heche
Dallas Roberts
Alex Wolff
Tommy Nelson
Vincent Kartheiser
Miles Robbins
Art direction
Daniel Katz
Original Title
My Friend Dahmer