Gacy (2003)
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17% of critics liked it
(6 reviews) -
26% of users liked it
(4,020 ratings)
For those who don't know the name and legacy of John Wayne Gacy, the movie is based on the true story of one of the nation's most prolific serial killers (33 murder convictions). Gacy depicts the methods upstanding citizen and neighborhood party clown Gacy (Mark Holton) used to seduce young… More For those who don't know the name and legacy of John Wayne Gacy, the movie is based on the true story of one of the nation's most prolific serial killers (33 murder convictions). Gacy depicts the methods upstanding citizen and neighborhood party clown Gacy (Mark Holton) used to seduce young men, slaughter them and then hide their bodies in the crawl space under the house he shared with his wife (Joleen Lutz) and children. ~ Buzz McClain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Clive Saunders
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 2003 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
i'm pretty sure Gacy's life wasn't this boring
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Was this movie really necessary? Sickoid film content is far from entertaining.
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Martin Scribbs, Low IQ Canadian
Gacy channels its horror through bicentennial suburban kitsch, clowns-in-the-closet visuals, and a heaving, foul, maggot-carpeted crawlspace deep with death and lies.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
We barely learn a thing about [Gacy], other than the fact that his father abused him and he hates his wife.
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Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly
In this unenlightening, dramatized account of Gacy's crime spree, first-time writer-director Clive Saunders, working with television writer David Birke, displays little genuine interest in why Gacy killed.
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