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Mark Holton ("Pee-wee's Big Adventure") stars in this chilling docudrama about the life of John Wayne Gacy, the suburban Chicago man whose seemingly normal disposition hid a seething murderer, responsible for killing over 30 young men and interring their bodies in a makeshift crypt under his house. With Adam Baldwin, Charlie Weber. 89 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Okay, so the one thing I've noticed from previous reviewers is that they were all looking for the same thing from this film: a deeper glimpse inside Gacy. But that concept has been so played in films about serial killers. In fact, it's been played twice--quite adequately, in fact--with respect to Gacy himself.
I think this film attempts to do the reverse. To look at how the community reacts while all these murders are going on right on their doorstep. This movie is different. It's a parody, complete with almost "Texas-Chainsaw" gore for effect, to show how Gacy was able, for years, to rape and kill marginalized young men right under the noses of his "unsuspecting" neighbors. It also has a darkly comic undertone to it. Just watch this movie and think about how many people come and go from his house and how many people complain of the smell, all the while, 29 bodies rotting in the basement. I almost found myself rooting for Gacy against the idiotic neighborhood.
Forget Gacy. This movie is aimed at us, and I think it does a pretty damned good job.
I think this film attempts to do the reverse. To look at how the community reacts while all these murders are going on right on their doorstep. This movie is different. It's a parody, complete with almost "Texas-Chainsaw" gore for effect, to show how Gacy was able, for years, to rape and kill marginalized young men right under the noses of his "unsuspecting" neighbors. It also has a darkly comic undertone to it. Just watch this movie and think about how many people come and go from his house and how many people complain of the smell, all the while, 29 bodies rotting in the basement. I almost found myself rooting for Gacy against the idiotic neighborhood.
Forget Gacy. This movie is aimed at us, and I think it does a pretty damned good job.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I know the John Wayne Gacy story, I live in Chicago, how could I not???
But where are we in this movie? The scenes follow no order and give the audience no clue as to where we are in his life at any given point in the movie. Not only that, but most of the scenes seem to "cut off" too early as if they were edited for TV to fill a time-slot. The whole thing is one big confusing mess.
That being said, the portrayal of Gacy by Mark Houlton was really good. He looks like him physically and pulls off friendly, yet scary appearance very well. He makes this movie worth watching. THe one thing that the writers/directors did well in this was to not get psychological. They simply portray what was actually done, without trying to explain WHY Gacy killed people. He was a serial killer, nobody knows what he was thinking... THe movie succeeded in staying very objective.
Worth watching on a rainy day.
P.S. NOt really much discussed about POGO the clown, even though it's on the cover.
But where are we in this movie? The scenes follow no order and give the audience no clue as to where we are in his life at any given point in the movie. Not only that, but most of the scenes seem to "cut off" too early as if they were edited for TV to fill a time-slot. The whole thing is one big confusing mess.
That being said, the portrayal of Gacy by Mark Houlton was really good. He looks like him physically and pulls off friendly, yet scary appearance very well. He makes this movie worth watching. THe one thing that the writers/directors did well in this was to not get psychological. They simply portray what was actually done, without trying to explain WHY Gacy killed people. He was a serial killer, nobody knows what he was thinking... THe movie succeeded in staying very objective.
Worth watching on a rainy day.
P.S. NOt really much discussed about POGO the clown, even though it's on the cover.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This movie is a virtual candyland of missed opportunities. first, like a lot of serial killer movies, it's structured almost as a series of episodic vignettes, which is okay, but here they don't flow together all that well (here's gacy digging in the crawlspace...now he's wrestling with young boys...now he's cruising the streets, etc). the filmmakers didn't seem to realize that there was an actual straightforward story here. second, and most heinous, is that a lot of what's presented is just flat-out WRONG! Whole chunks of the Gacy story are, for no good reason, left out--chunks that would've made the film much better, such as his back story, his civic & political activitism. the events leading to his arrest are wholly inaccurate, too. (and what was the deal with the two sleazy detectives, anyway? they look like they wandered onto the set from the David Lynch movie shooting on the next lot over.) in the end, Gacy drives away, the bodies are found, we see Gacy in jail, and...the movie ends!! no trial, no outraged neighbors, none of Gacy's bogus "Jack Handley" defense, no gas chamber, nada. In short, they cut out anything that might have made this a dramatically compelling film. A much MUCH better movie about the Gacy case is TO CATCH A KILLER, with Brian Dennehy playing Gacy.
The only reason to see this movie is the amazing performance by Mark Holton as Gacy. i was skeptical going in; I figured I'd be thinking of him as francis from Pee-wee's Big Adventure the whole time, but he actually does a stunning job. why isn't this guy working more anyway?
The only reason to see this movie is the amazing performance by Mark Holton as Gacy. i was skeptical going in; I figured I'd be thinking of him as francis from Pee-wee's Big Adventure the whole time, but he actually does a stunning job. why isn't this guy working more anyway?
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facts?
This movie is not based on any facts other than Gacy's name, location of most of the victim's bodies, and the time period. Read more
Published 4 months ago by T. Bowers
Could (should) have been better
Typecasting can be fatal to an actor's career, as Mark Holton will forever be known as "Francis Buxton" from "Pee Wee's big Adventure. Read more
Published 14 months ago by A Hermit
gacy sucks
Who ever made this film should have a gun pointed at them and be made to swear that they will never grace our screens again.
Published 20 months ago by prozak
el stinko,le lamo
holy moly,skip this lame,waste if time bore fest.besides the name gacy this flick is so inatrecet and slow moving and all over the place. Read more
Published 22 months ago by shaggy b 215448
Gacy
I watched this film on Netflicks and came away surprised at how Mark Holton captured John Wayne Gacy for awhile I thought I was actually watching Gacy in person. Read more
Published on February 24, 2010 by arturo olivo
sick movie
Gacy was a disturbing movie to watch. It's about a guy who does the worst things imaginable to teenage boys. Eventually the bugs and the smell gets so bad... Read more
Published on August 16, 2009 by B. E Jackson
Mark Holton rocks!
I finally watched this after reading many reviews on how horrible it was. I definately agree about the acting being horrible by most of the actors. Read more
Published on July 30, 2009 by M. Unruh
Truly Awful Movie with a Decent Performance by Holton
Like others have mentioned, Holton does an admirable acting job as one of America's most notorious serial killers John Wayne Gacy. Read more
Published on January 11, 2009 by The Salsa-nator
Gacy-save your money
No real gore, which is ok but there was so little shown or reasons given as to why he did things or how often or what he did to his victims. Read more
Published on December 9, 2008 by TJ-STL
gacy or the real gacy
Growing up being friends with ex step daughters and my mother being friends with his ex wife, This movie hits close to home but not quite. Read more
Published on December 4, 2008 by wanda stratmann
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