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Overview

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6.6/10   1,188 votes
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Writer:
Alan Ormsby (writer)
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Release Date:
February 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Horror | Thriller more
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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One of the greatest movies depicting Ed Gein more

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
Country:
Canada | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:R | Singapore:PG (cut) | Germany:16 | UK:18
Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Trivia:
Harvey Keitel auditioned for the role of Ezra Cobb. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Ezra is clubbing Mary Ransom, the blood is clearly coming from the club, not her head. more
Quotes:
[after exhuming his dead mother]
Ezra Cobb: I apologize for calling you a hog, mama.
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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the greatest movies depicting Ed Gein, 13 June 2002
10/10
Author: lthseldy1 from Norfolk, VA

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.

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