The read
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do. Most of the 374 1970s crime movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies, he misses her, and a year later digs her up and takes her home. He learns about taxidermy and begins robbing graves to get materials to patch her up, and inevitably begins looking for fresher sources of materials. Based loosely on the true story of Ed Gein.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
119 audience votes
Key crew
- Jeff GillenDirector
- Alan OrmsbyDirector
- Carl ZittrerOriginal Music Composer
- Alan OrmsbyScreenplay
Cast
- Roberts BlossomEzra Cobb
- Cosette LeeMa Cobb
- Leslie CarlsonTom Sims
- Robert WarnerHarlon Kootz
- Marcia DiamondJenny Kootz
- Brian SmeagleBrad Kootz
- Arlene GillenMiss Johnson
- Robert McHeadySheriff
- Marian WaldmanMaureen Selby
- Micki MooreMary
- Pat OrrSally
Stills
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Themes
necrophiliawisconsindark comedymurderserial killerreporterslasherdead mothercannibalincestfarmerpsychotic