Deranged (1974)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Directors:

Jeff Gillen
Alan Ormsby

Writer:

Alan Ormsby (writer)

Release Date:

February 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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

Plot Keywords:

Grave | Corpse | Farmer | Wisconsin | Grave Robber

Cast

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

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

Production Companies

• Karr International Pictures

Distributors

• American International Pictures (AIP) (1974) (USA) (theatrical)
• Astral Films (1974) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Exploited Film (1998) (UK) (VHS)
• Fright Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Moore Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile (USA)

Runtime:

82 min | UK:84 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:PG (cut) | Germany:16 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Karr International Pictures

Trivia:

Harvey Keitel auditioned for the role of Ezra Cobb.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Ezra is clubbing Mary Ransom, the blood is clearly coming from the club, not her head.

Quotes:

[after exhuming his dead mother]
Ezra Cobb: I apologize for calling you a hog, mama.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Cinemacabre TV Trailers (1993) (V)

One of the greatest movies depicting Ed Gein

Ok, we've seen "Texas Chainsaw Massacure", "Motel Hell" and that other newer film I forgot the name but all are not as good as this one. This movie tells the true story of cannible Ed Gein known in this movie as Ezra Cobb. Ez is a sympathetic character in this movie and I really do feel sorry for him as he takes care of his ailing mother and then she passes away. Ez kidnaps her corpse and sends her home and treats her as if she were alive again. During his state of dementia he finds himself being facinated with embolming bodies, cannibalism and things that are down right gross. This one is one that must be seen for those into real life crimes of the deranged.