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My Friend Dahmer is a 2017 American biographical psychological drama film written and directed by Marc Meyers about American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.The film 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, until the time Dahmer began his killing spree in 1978.
- $1.4 million
- Andrew Hollander
Mar 2, 2018 · A movie based on the graphic novel by John Backderf, who was Jeffrey Dahmer's classmate in high school. It depicts Dahmer's struggles, his relationship with his family and friends, and his first murder.
- Marc Meyers
- 148
- 2 min
My Friend Dahmer. The cover of My Friend Dahmer. Artwork by Derf. My Friend Dahmer is a 2012 graphic novel and memoir by artist John "Derf" Backderf about his teenage friendship with Jeffrey Dahmer, who later became a serial killer. The book evolved from a 24-page, self-published version by Backderf in 2002.
- 2012
- Derf Backderf
- Trashed
- Abrams ComicArts
My Friend Dahmer. Disney's Ross Lynch stars as the awkward, adolescent Jeffrey Dahmer - before he became one of America's most infamous serial killers. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel, this is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of Dahmer in high school. 1,866 IMDb 6.2 1 h 47 min 2017. X-Ray R.
- 107 min
A biographical drama about the young Jeffrey Dahmer, a serial killer who became notorious for his cannibalism. The film explores his high school years, his relationship with his classmate Derf, and his troubled family background.
- (172)
- Marc Meyers
- R
- Ross Lynch
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Mar 1, 2012 · A national bestseller, Derf Backderf’s Alex Award winner My Friend Dahmer is the bone-chilling graphic novel that inspired the major motion picture starring Ross Lynch as Jeffrey Dahmer. You only think you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer—the most notorious serial killer since Jack the Ripper—seared himself into the American ...