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Ed Gein (2000) on Netflix

NR20001h 29mBiographyCrimeDrama

Ed Gein is a Wisconsin farmer dominated by his mother, Augusta. After her death, he spirals into grave robbing and murder.

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  • Rotten Tomatoes10%

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Ed Gein grows up on a farm in rural Wisconsin, mistreated by his strict mother, Augusta, and his alcoholic father, George. After George dies of a heart attack and Augusta dies of a stroke, Ed is left alone. He sinks into depression, sealing off his mother's room while the rest of the house falls into decay. To support himself, he receives government subsidies and earns money from leasing land and babysitting. At night he visits the Plainfield Cemetery, exhumes recently buried elderly women, tries without success to revive them, and then uses their remains to decorate his home. Hallucinations of Augusta begin commanding him to kill women she considers sinful, and his grip on reality weakens.

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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Ed Gein (2000)

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  • Ed Gein premiered in America in a single theater in Los Angeles on May 4, 2001; on its opening weekend the film grossed $5,708, and by May 11 it had grossed $11,821.
  • The film took two prizes at the 2000 Sitges Film Festival: Chuck Parello won Best Film and Steve Railsback won Best Actor.
  • Chuck Parello and Stephen Johnston, the director and writer of this film, also made another true crime film together, The Hillside Strangler.

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