My Friend Dahmer is a movie directed by Marc Meyers in 2017 and based on the comic book of the same name by John “Derf” Backderf, first published in 2002. The movie features Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche, Dallas Roberts, Vincent Kartheiser, Miles Robbins, and others.
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Storyline
Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the Midwest United States between 1978 and 1991 before being captured and incarcerated. He would become one of America’s most infamous serial killers. This is the story before that story. Jeff Dahmer is an awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school with a family life in ruins.
Movie vs Book
Year
2017
Minutes
107
Movie Rate
6.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
My Friend Dahmer
Director: Marc Meyers
Country: USA
Year: 2017
Length: 1h47m
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Year
2002
Pages
29
Book Rate
7.60
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
My Friend Dahmer
Author: John 'Derf' Backderf
Country: USA
First published in: 2002
Length: 29 pages
Genre: Fiction
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