
1993. Overachieving college student Jason Moss, fascinated by serial crime, decides to write his criminology class term paper on John Wayne Gacy, who is on death row and scheduled to be executed in six months time. Jason's criminology professor, Mr. Harris, will only allow Jason to write his paper on Gacy if Jason can come up with a fresh angle, as he himself believes the topic of serial killers is already overexposed. After writing Gacy a nondescript letter and receiving a q... (Full plot summary below)
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1993. Overachieving college student Jason Moss, fascinated by serial crime, decides to write his criminology class term paper on John Wayne Gacy, who is on death row and scheduled to be executed in six months time. Jason's criminology professor, Mr. Harris, will only allow Jason to write his paper on Gacy if Jason can come up with a fresh angle, as he himself believes the topic of serial killers is already overexposed. After writing Gacy a nondescript letter and receiving a questionnaire from Gacy in return, Jason believes the fresh angle would be truly to get inside Gacy's head, specifically to learn what makes him tick, by presenting himself in subsequent correspondence to Gacy as Gacy's "type", i.e. a vulnerable young man from a dysfunctional family and thus who is possibly at risk. Despite the advice that he needs to watch out for cunning Gacy, Jason is certain he can outsmart the serial criminal at his own game. Things take an unexpected turn for Jason when he starts receiving telephone calls from Gacy, who was able to find out his number. As Jason feels he has to do further field work based on things that Gacy wants him to report back on, Jason may find that he is not as well equipped emotionally to handle the situation than he first believed, potentially leading to serious consequences both for himself and those around him.
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| User ReviewHero Jabsolutely one of the best movies ive ever seen...independent movie but still awesome |
| User ReviewEarly Babsolutely one of the best movies ive ever seen...independent movie but still awesome |
| User ReviewRandy POne of the best real life serial killer movies! Sad ending... |
| User ReviewPete SAn absolutely thrilling movie. I loved this movie and watch it on rainy days. |
| User ReviewDan GThis was one of the most amazing, dramatic, emotional and psychological thrillers I have ever seen. Based on the true story about John Wayne Gacy, the serial killer, this is a MUST-SEE. It was so good I bought it on DVD. |
| User ReviewJack Tan idealistic student seeks to get into the mind of one of America's most infamous serial killers. |
| User ReviewJohn PThis true story. Was brilliant. Jesse Moss was great. Gacy was a real crazy sexcase. Kinda reminded me of Selience of the lambs. It was a great thriller. |
| User ReviewI am AI love this movie. Serial killers are wow. The police always takes for Ever to find those awesome killers. Master minds. Wow wow police suck in real life and in movies and in nightmares always late and they are always wrong. |
| User ReviewLcfr MInteresting movie about the guy who befriended Gacy and had an encounter with him. If you're interested in serial killers its a movie worth checking out. On NETFLIX |
| User ReviewEric WGripping!! A must watch for those interested in getting inside the criminal mind of John Wayne Gacy. |