Gacy

R

2003

1h 29m

Crime

Drama

Biography

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17%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

21%

2,500+ Ratings

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Real-life serial killer John Wayne Gacy (Mark Holton) is the subject of this disturbing biographical drama. Although Gacy is a family man and respected business owner, and even entertains locals as a clown, he hides a murderous pastime. Traumatized by his childhood experiences at the hands of an abusive father (Adam Baldwin), Gacy lures young men to their deaths, hiding their bodies in the crawlspace under his house. As Gacy's grisly rampage continues, the authorities start to close in.

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Levi

To be perfectly honest this is one of the top 10 worst movies I have ever seen.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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Laurie S

I can see why it was direct to video for this 'B' movie; bad directing and poor editing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/11/23

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Kenny W

What was the point of it being about John Wayne Gacy when this is total fiction and bears little resemblance to reality.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/02/22

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the s

This movie is absolutely mind boggling. It's the movie someone would make if they didn't know anything about the Gacy murders except there were bodies found in the crawl space. It's almost absurd in how bad it is....literally half of the movie is about the smell coming from underneath his house and the bugs under his house. Ironically, I think at least half of the budget was spent on bugs. Imagine doing a movie about a guy who murdered 33 boys and making a movie that focuses on the bugs under his house. Absolutely boggles the mind. There is so much real life craziness to the story and the script writer ignored it all and wrote a movie about a guy who lives with his wife and mom who had a house infested with bugs. Go figure. Skip it...watch Dear Mr. Gacy instead. That movie at least tries to portray some level of truth to the situation.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Could have been better. The acting was decent but the film itself didn't nearly scratch the surface of all the fucked up things that had actually played out in real time. Movies such as these (that cover serial killers) at least go a bit more depth in the psychological being of these people and their backstory. The deepest it got was that his dad was a jerk. There are definitely better films that cover these sorts of things so if you're actually trying to be invested into a movie, this ain't it. Just something to pass the time really.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

This movie was okay. It had the worst acting ever and terrible cinematography, but the low budget feeling actually helped make the vibe more scary and seedy. I came out of this movie feeling disgusted but in a good way on the movie's part. I feel like Gacy himself would have emitted the same vibes as this movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Clive Saunders

Director

Mark Holton

John Wayne Gacy, Jr.

Charlie Weber

Tom Kovacs

Adam Baldwin

John Gacy, Sr.

Joleen Lutz

Kara Gacy

Allison Lange

Gretchen

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Mark Holton as Gacy is really the only redeeming quality the film has. The script is superficial and at best boring if it wasn't for Holton's performance, and the film itself looks terribly cheap. Overall, it's pretty useless.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 5, 2008

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Steve Crum

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Was this movie really necessary? Sickoid film content is far from entertaining.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 20, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 14, 2005

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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.

Dec 31, 2004

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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.

Rated: 1/4

May 24, 2003

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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.

Mar 27, 2003

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Synopsis

Real-life serial killer John Wayne Gacy (Mark Holton) is the subject of this disturbing biographical drama. Although Gacy is a family man and respected business owner, and even entertains locals as a clown, he hides a murderous pastime. Traumatized by his childhood experiences at the hands of an abusive father (Adam Baldwin), Gacy lures young men to their deaths, hiding their bodies in the crawlspace under his house. As Gacy's grisly rampage continues, the authorities start to close in.

Director: Clive Saunders
Screenwriter: David Birke, Clive Saunders
Production Co: DEJ Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 25, 2017
Runtime: 1h 29m