Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (2007) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (2007) |
| Director | Michael Feifer |
| Screenplay Writer | Michael Feifer |
| Based on Novel by | Based on the real-life serial killer Ed Gein |
| Lead Actors | Kane Hodder |
| Cast | Kane Hodder, Adrienne Frantz, Michael Berryman, Priscilla Barnes |
| Genre | Horror, Crime, Biography |
| Release Date | 2007 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 30m (90 minutes approx.) |
| Budget | Low-budget independent production |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | Limited data available |
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On November 16th, 1957, officers of the Plainfield Police Department went to the house of Edward Gein to question him in the disappearance of Bernice Worden, a local shop clerk. Upon entering the house officers were horrified at what they discovered. Gein’s house was adorned with severed heads, human skin lampshades, necklaces made of varied body parts and most disturbing a skin suit complete with breasts and a vagina made from the remains of Gein’s other victims. His deeds became legendary and his actions would go on to inspire countless horror movies such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs, but to the people in the small Wisconsin town, he forever became known as The Butcher of Plainfield.
Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield is not the first movie about the life of Ed Gein, nor is it the best, but it may be the darkest.
The biggest problem with this film is that it takes great liberties with the story and life of Gein. Anyone who has ever read up on him will immediately take exception to the facts and truths in the story as many things are exaggerated and at times down right wrong, but the film does do one thing I found quite interesting, it shows Gein in a new light.
If you have ever seen a picture of Gein he looks like a human version of the cartoon character Elmer Fudd. He appears to be a weak, dim witted farmer with no social skills whatsoever, and this is how he is depicted in other films. Gein is small in stature and very physically unimposing, scary, but not by his physical prowess. In that respect this film on Gein does something very strange it casts Kane Hodder as Gein. Hodder, as most of you know, is most famous for playing Jason Voorhees in several of the Friday the 13th films. And I can tell you from meeting Mr. Hodder numerous times, he is physically imposing and looks nothing like Ed Gein, but he actually pulls the role off quite well and did something I didn’t think was possible in his performance, he removed the stigma of Jason from his career for me.
Hodder’s version of Gein is not the grave robbing, recluse who kills when the opportunity strikes, this Gein is a haunted man who breaks into a beastly rage when the voices in his head get to loud and that’s where Hodder shines. He really impressed me with his acting abilities.
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