 |
|
Release Date: 2010 Cast: Richard Harmon, Jesse Moss, Andrea Brooks, Patrick Gilmore, Emma Lahana, Andrew Airlie, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, William Forsythe, Eric Keenleyside, Michael Kopsa, Brett Dier
Categories: Movies, Thriller, Crime Thriller, Psychological thriller, Suspense Dear Mr. Gacy is a 2010 Canadian drama thriller film directed by Svetozar Ristovski, starring William Forsythe and Jesse Moss. The film is based on Jason Moss's memoir, The Last Victim.
As part of his college thesis, Jason Moss (Jesse Moss) decides to write to serial killers and attempt to gain their trust through impersonating a typical victim or admirer. He reasoned that gaining their trust, possibly learning more about their stated crimes or unsolved murders, was a way to distinguish himself as a job candidate.
He sends a carefully crafted letter to John Wayne Gacy (William Forsythe) in... MORE
Dear Mr. Gacy is a 2010 Canadian drama thriller film directed by Svetozar Ristovski, starring William Forsythe and Jesse Moss. The film is based on Jason Moss's memoir, The Last Victim.
As part of his college thesis, Jason Moss (Jesse Moss) decides to write to serial killers and attempt to gain their trust through impersonating a typical victim or admirer. He reasoned that gaining their trust, possibly learning more about their stated crimes or unsolved murders, was a way to distinguish himself as a job candidate.
He sends a carefully crafted letter to John Wayne Gacy (William Forsythe) in prison, portraying himself as a vulnerable, sexually confused boy. The film unfolds as Gacy, suspicious at first, puts Moss through intense emotional tests via letters and collect calls, and an eventual face-to-face visit in prison.
The story opens with Moss' fascination in Gacy's case as Gacy, having spent 13 years on death row, awaits the court's decision regarding his appeal. Moss, a criminology student, forms a plan to get inside Gacy's head, hoping to uncover new information regarding his murders and write a standout term paper on Gacy in the process.
He sends Gacy his first letter, and is LESS
|
Comments About Dear Mr. Gacy