Raising Jeffrey Dahmer

2006 American film
  • April 13, 2006 (2006-04-13) (Kansas)
  • June 24, 2008 (2008-06-24) (DVD)
Running time
87 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Raising Jeffrey Dahmer is a 2006 American drama film based on the case of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. The film is directed by Rich Ambler and stars Rusty Sneary as Dahmer, Scott Cordes as his father, and Cathy Barnett as his stepmother.

Premise

The film explores the childhood of Jeffrey Dahmer (Rusty Sneary) and his relationship with his father, Lionel (Scott Cordes), all during a trial in late 1991.

Cast

  • Scott Cordes as Lionel Dahmer
  • Cathy Barnett as Shari Dahmer
  • Rusty Sneary as Jeffrey Dahmer
  • Jeannine Hutchings as Catherine Dahmer
  • Bo Svenson as Detective John Amos
  • Erin McGrane as Joyce Dahmer
  • Kip Niven as Attorney Howard Parker

Release

The film premiered at the Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee on April 13, 2006, and was not released in mainstream theaters. It was later released on DVD on June 24, 2008.

References

  • Mudge, James (May 8, 2009). "Beyond Hollywood". Beyond Hollywood. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  • "Raising Jeffrey Dahmer reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. San Francisco, California: Fandango Media.

External links

  • Raising Jeffrey Dahmer at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Raising Jeffrey Dahmer at AllMovie
  • Raising Jeffrey Dahmer at Rotten Tomatoes
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Jeffrey Dahmer
Cultural depictions
Books
Films
  • The Secret Life: Jeffrey Dahmer (1993)
  • Dahmer (2002)
  • Raising Jeffrey Dahmer (2006)
  • Dahmer vs. Gacy (2010)
  • The Jeffrey Dahmer Files (2012)
  • My Friend Dahmer (2017)
Television
  • "Hell on Earth 2006" (2006)
  • Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes (2022)
  • Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)
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