My Friend Dahmer ( film ) - wikipedia My Friend Dahmer ( film ) My Friend Dahmer Theatrical release poster Directed by Marc Meyers Produced by Jody Girgenti Marc Meyers Adam Goldworm Michael Merlob Milan Chakrabooty Screenplay by Marc Meyers Based on My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf Starring Ross Lynch Anne Heche Alex Wolff Dallas Roberts Tommy Nelson Vincent Kartheiser Music by Andrew Hollander Cinematography Daniel Katz Edited by Jamie Kirkpatrick Production company Ibid Filmworks Aperture Entertainment Attic Light Films Distributed by FilmRise Release date April 21, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 21 ) ( Tribeca Film Festival ) November 3, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 03 ) ( United States ) Running time 107 minutes Country United States Language English Box office $1.3 million My Friend Dahmer is a 2017 American biographical drama film written and directed by Marc Meyers about the American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. It is based on the 2012 graphic novel of the same name by cartoonist John `` Derf '' Backderf, who had been friends with Dahmer in high school in the 1970s, soon before Dahmer began his killing spree. The film stars Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Dallas Roberts, and Anne Heche. The film premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and was released in the United States on November 3, 2017. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 4.1 Critical response 5 References 6 External links Plot In 1974, Jeffrey Dahmer is a high school freshman living in Bath, Ohio, with his parents, Lionel and Joyce, and his little brother, Dave. Jeffrey develops an obsession with a male jogger that he sees every day from his school bus. For a hobby, Jeffrey collects dead animals that he dissolves to the bones using chemicals provided by his father, who is a chemist. In 1978, Lionel trashes Jeffrey 's collection of bones and orders him to make friends at school. During school, Jeffrey imitates spasms, clears his backpack, and makes loud noises, catching the attention of aspiring artist John `` Derf '' Backderf and his friends. Jeffrey inspires Derf to draw him in various situations ; drawings that would later form Derf 's graphic novel My Friend Dahmer. Derf and his friends form the `` Dahmer Fan Club '', using Jeffrey for a variety of pranks such as sneaking him in every club yearbook photo, and conning their way to a meeting with then Vice President Walter Mondale during a school field trip to Washington, D.C. Jeffrey is eager to introduce his new friends to his family. But Joyce starts relapsing into chronic mental illness, leading to increasingly bitter fights between her and Lionel. To cope, Jeffrey turns to drinking heavily. He also starts killing animals himself. The jogger Jeffrey has a crush on turns out to be Dr. Matthews, the physician of one of Derf 's friends. Jeffrey fakes a cold so that he can get an appointment with him, and he can examine Jeffrey naked. The following night, Jeffrey fantasizes about being with Dr. Matthews 's corpse. He starts stalking Dr. Matthews with a baseball bat, but never goes through with attacking him. Jeffrey 's father moves out while Jeffrey 's away on the field trip. After the trip, Jeffrey makes some attempts to stay connected to his friends such as bringing a date to the prom, but ultimately drifts away from them. Right before graduation, Joyce leaves the house to live with relatives, taking Dave with her. At graduation, Lionel hands the keys to both the house and the family Volkswagen to Jeffrey, leaving him completely alone in the family home. That evening, Derf spots Jeffrey walking home alone, with blood on his fingernails. Derf offers a ride to Jeffrey, finding him living alone with no plans for the future. Derf tells him that he 's leaving for college the following day and offers him his drawings of Jeffrey, which he declines. He menacingly invites Derf inside for a beer, but Derf turns him down. As Derf walks back to his car, Jeffrey picks up a baseball bat and is about to strike him with it, although he later puts it down. As Derf gets in the car and drives home, he notices the bat. Jeffrey never has contact with his high school friends again. The next morning, Jeffrey drives around and picks up hitchhiker Steven Hicks from a concert. The closing credits note that Steven Hicks was never seen again, and that Jeffrey Dahmer admitted to killing 17 men when he was finally arrested. Cast Ross Lynch as Jeffrey Dahmer, Lionel and Joyce 's son, who has obsessive fantasies of rape, cannibalism and necrophilia. Lynch had previously been known for playing wholesome roles on the Disney Channel. John Backderf, the author of the graphic novel, was enthusiastic about this casting against type, stating that Lynch 's performance would make viewers `` uncomfortable because it 's so familiar ''. Alex Wolff as John `` Derf '' Backderf, Dahmer 's closest friend and an aspiring graphic artist Vincent Kartheiser as Dr. Matthews Anne Heche as Joyce Dahmer, Lionel 's wife and Jeffrey 's mother Dallas Roberts as Lionel Dahmer, Joyce 's husband and Jeffrey 's father Tommy Nelson as Neil, one of Dahmer and Backderf 's friends Harrison Holzer as Mike, one of Dahmer and Backderf 's friends Production The script appeared on 2014 's Black List. Ross Lynch was cast as the teenage Dahmer in 2016. Later in the month Alex Wolff, Vincent Kartheiser and Anne Heche joined the cast, with Heche playing Dahmer 's mother. Filming took place in Akron, Ohio and Middleburg Heights, Ohio. Release My Friend Dahmer premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival on April 21, 2017. On May 15, 2017, FilmRise acquired distribution rights to the film, planning to release it in the fall. The film was released in limited theaters on November 3, 2017, with a wider release the following month. Critical response On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 84 % rating based on 61 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9 / 10. The website 's critical consensus reads, `` My Friend Dahmer opens a window into the making of a serial killer whose conclusions are as empathetic as they are deeply troubling. '' Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating `` generally favorable reviews ''. References Jump up ^ `` My Friend Dahmer ( 2017 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 17, 2017. Jump up ^ Cox, Gordon ( March 2, 2017 ). `` Tribeca Film Festival Unveils 2017 Feature Film Slate ( Full List ) ''. Variety. Retrieved March 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Lovett, Bryn ( July 28, 2016 ). `` ' My Friend Dahmer ' : Inside Movie Adaptation of Serial Killer 's Teen Life ''. Rolling Stone. New York City : Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2017. Jump up ^ Ford, Rebecca ( July 14, 2016 ). `` Ross Lynch to Play Young Jeffrey Dahmer in ' My Friend Dahmer ' ( Exclusive ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved March 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. ( July 27, 2016 ). `` Anne Heche Plays Killer 's Mom In ' My Friend Dahmer ' ''. Deadline.com. Los Angeles, California : Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved March 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` My Friend Dahmer ''. Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved May 15, 2017. Jump up ^ Collis, Clark ( May 15, 2017 ). `` Ross Lynch - starring serial killer film My Friend Dahmer to be released this fall ''. Entertainment Weekly. New York City : Meredith Corporation. Retrieved December 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Collis, Clark ( October 9, 2017 ). `` See Ross Lynch Play a Future Killer in ' My Friend Dahmer ' Trailer ''. Entertainment Weekly. New York City : Meredith Corporation. Retrieved December 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` My Friend Dahmer ( 2017 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Los Angeles, California : Fandango Media. Retrieved March 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` My Friend Dahmer Reviews ''. Metacritic. San Francisco, California : CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 3, 2017. External links My Friend Dahmer on IMDb My Friend Dahmer at Rotten Tomatoes My Friend Dahmer at Box Office Mojo Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=My_Friend_Dahmer_(film)&oldid=843011152 '' Categories : 2017 films English - language films 2017 horror films 2010s biographical films 2010s horror thriller films American biographical films American drama films American horror films American thriller films American horror thriller films Drama films based on actual events Horror films based on actual events Horror drama films Films about Jeffrey Dahmer Films based on American comics Films based on American novels Films set in the 1970s Films set in the 1980s Films shot in Ohio Live - action films based on comics Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Edit links This page was last edited on 26 May 2018, at 07 : 26. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who plays the dad in my friend dahmer
Answer: Dallas Roberts