Gacy (2003)

You won't be disappointed!

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

I wasn't expecting much going into this film. It was direct-to-VHS, so i figured it would be bad. It lived up to that. The writing is the main problem in this movie. Sometimes the scenes are set up to be akin to a horror movie, while others are written like a drama. The writing is so bad it's like a joke. In one scene, a man goes to Gacy's house and tells Gacy's elderly mother that her son is a serial rapist. Her response to the man is "You son of a b***h!" and slams the door. It was hilarious for all the wrong reasons. In another scene, two undercover cops go to Gacy's house. One of them asks Gacy, "We'd like to look around, if you don't mind," in what is either a terrible Canadian accent or a parody of a terrible Canadian accent. Gacy's response is "do you have a warrant," followed by "F**k off... d*****bags." It qualifies to be one of the worst lines in movie history. The acting for the most part is horrible. Gacy's wife in particular is a terrible actress in this film, but that goes for most of the acting. I could tell that Mark Holton was trying to act good in this, but it was impossible with the shitty, laughable script. The story is poorly structured with events not being tied together in any significant way. Gacy kills a boy, the cops look for the boy, then they forget about it until he kills someone else. Most of the movie is just isolated events. It doesn't even really show how the cops know he's the killer. I guess at one point they decide to assume he's the killer based on evidence we aren't shown they have. There is no character development but i wasn't expecting any. The first scene is Gacy being slapped by his father when he was a kid, and that is literally the only back story we get for Gacy, so it isn't even explained how that turned him into a killer. This movie could have been good if it was structured like a documentary or if the writing was good, but instead we get this. This movie might be worth a rent/view on the internet if you look at it as a B movie, even then it's not a good one. The only good part about it are the occasional "so bad it's funny" line or in one scene, Gacy hires an exterminator played by Carl from Billy Madison, so I thought that was cool. Still, if you want the real Gacy story, watch a documentary about it on Youtube. 2 out of 10

Having a low budget doesn't always mean having a bad movie, but in this case it does. While other directors use their minimal budget to produce the best film they can, Clive Saunders seems to have blown it all on something, because this film looks like it could have easily been made on $1,000. I found it to be dull, poorly written/acted/directed, and an insult to the intelligence of viewers who have actually done the research on Gacy that these film makers neglected to do.The setting is horrible. The movie is supposed to be taking place in Chicago, but the Southern California architecture, mountains and palm trees make it clear that the production never left Los Angeles. The film is supposed to take place in the seventies, but it doesn't give off the authentic feel at all. The script gives one the feeling that it was a first draft whipped up in one weekend and put to film without so much as one editing session. The dialogue is weak and unbelievable in many scenes, and there seemed no basic plot whatsoever. With directing, editing and shoddy camera work such as appears in this film, these people should be banned from ever making films again. Seriously, I could do better with a bunch of friends and a camcorder.Now, I want to start right off by saying that I did not go into this hoping for blood and guts and gore...what I wanted was to learn a little background on the man himself. Although I love those aspects of horror films, I wanted more of a psychological view of Gacy, and that is what the film failed to deliver. All it managed to do was show scenes of bugs in his crawl space, him going to and from work, him being harassed and beaten up for the money he owes, and the overwhelming emphasis placed on the stench of the decomposing bodies hidden under the house.Worst of all, Gacy is portrayed as somewhat of a bumbling idiot rather than the scarily intelligent being he was. All of the deaths that are shown seem to have been committed on accident - such as the boy he was drowning in the bathtub when he was interrupted. When the boy fell down dead, he looked like he'd "made a boo-boo."- Not to mention the fact that he would leave dead bodies lying around the house and his roommates wouldn't take any notice. I realize that some people don't make it their business to report suspicious crimes or get involved, but that is just ridiculous.Yes, I will admit that I wanted at least one scene of brutal violence from the film, but only for it to give me a full perspective of Gacy's crimes. I wanted a true story that did the story of the killer justice as well as creep me out, but instead I received this boring mess. Don't do like I did. Spare your intelligence and read up on Gacy instead, I guarantee you that what you read will entertain and scare you more than this film ever could.

This film is the most boring horror film ever made! Im currently still watching it and he hasn't killed anyone yet 49 Min's in..........I DEMAND BLOOD. First things first the acting in this film is pretty lame by the twins (when you watch it you'll understand) but the guy who plays john Wayne gacy is brilliant seems nice but is a nut job! This may be based on true events but who gives a hoot the guy got killed a while back so we are pretty safe....i think! this film doesn't scare me one bit its just poor poor film avoid if you value your mind! if you like watching boring films though be my guest and watch. Let me know what you think of it because i want to know if i'm the only dude that doesn't like this film

I could save you some time by advising you to track down the far superior "To Catch a Killer." If you want to see a disturbing and accurate portrayal of the Gacy killings, then don't waste your time with "Gacy" itself.What I found to be the worst thing about this flick are the numerous attempts the filmmakers made to garner sympathy from the audience for "poor John Wayne Gacy" Let's get something straight, homicidal rapists are not people to be pitied or idolised, they have lost their rights and place in society by causing horror and pain beyond anything their victims could have imagined. Try picturing yourself being sexually tortured and strangled to death by a sweating overweight slob, not a pleasant thought is it? Not only does this film insult the audience by painting a portrait of a tortured Gacy, it also takes severe liberties with the story itself, if this is not meant to be a true life story, then please rename it to Killer Klowns 2 or some such, the blending of facts with utter fantasy makes for some frustrating viewing.The depiction of the "police" work is laughable at best and for those wanting to see the actual horrific details of the tortures and murders, no luck, if anything this Gacy is the original's gentle twin.Disturbing scenes including images of the bugs in the crawlspace and Gacy drowning a youth in his bathtub, but honestly, this whole dumb film made for painful viewing.Give it a miss.