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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   1,294 votes
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Writer:
Alan Ormsby (writer)
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Release Date:
February 1974 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Pretty Sally Mae died a very unnatural death! ... But the worst hasn't happened to her yet! DERANGED ... confessions of a necrophile
Plot:
Based on the Ed Gein case, a deranged rural farmer becomes a grave robber and murderer after the death of his possessive mother whom he keeps her corpse, among others, as his companions in his decaying farmhouse full summary | add synopsis
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Back Catalogue #4: Vci Entertainment
 (From Fangoria. 26 October 2009, 4:34 AM, PDT)

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Fun, but NOT for the whole family more (62 total)

Cast

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Roberts Blossom ... Ezra Cobb
Cosette Lee ... Ma Cobb
Leslie Carlson ... Tom Sims
Robert Warner ... Harlon Kootz
Marcia Diamond ... Jenny Kootz
Brian Smeagle ... Brad Kootz
Arlene Gillen ... Miss Johnson
Robert McHeady ... Sheriff
Marian Waldman ... Maureen Selby (as Marion Waldman)
Jack Mather ... Drunk

Micki Moore ... Mary
Pat Orr ... Sally
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Directed by
Jeff Gillen 
Alan Ormsby 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Alan Ormsby  writer

Produced by
Peter James .... executive producer
Tom Karr .... producer
Bob Clark .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Carl Zittrer 
 
Cinematography by
Jack McGowan 
 
Costume Design by
Elizabeth Leroy 
 
Makeup Department
Jerome Bergson .... makeup artist
Alan Ormsby .... makeup artist
Tom Savini .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Dennie Judson .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ken Goch .... first assistant director
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile (USA)
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Runtime:
82 min | UK:84 min
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Cosette Lee, who played Roberts Blossom elderly mother in the film, was in actuality only 14 years older than Blossom. more
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Revealing mistakes: When Ezra is clubbing Mary Ransom, the blood is clearly coming from the club, not her head. more
Quotes:
Ma Cobb: Remember what I've always told you: The wages of sin is gonorrhea, syphilis, and death. more

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What are the differences between the R-Rated version and the Unrated Version?
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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Fun, but NOT for the whole family, 18 February 1999
6/10
Author: Tito-8 from North Bay, Ontario

If you can stomach the plot of this movie, then I think that it's fair to say that you will like it. The bloodshed is kept to a minimum (considering the subject matter), but the film should still probably be avoided if you are squeamish or easily offended. However, for people like me who can enjoy a warped sense of humour and don't mind a little gore, it's a pleasant way to spend some time.

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Ed Gein's Birthday dominusluna
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