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To Catch a Killer

Year:
Duration:
UK:178 min (video) | Sweden:182 min (video) | Argentina:180 min (video)
Genres:
Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB rate:
7.5
Director:
Eric Till
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations
Details
Country: Canada
Release Date: 1992-05-15
Filming Locations: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cast
Actor
Character
Brian Dennehy
John Wayne Gacy
Michael Riley
Joe Kozenczak
Martin Julien
Koslo
Scott Hylands
Paxton
David Eisner
Williams
John Boylan
Atkins
Tony De Santis
DeMarco (as Tony DeSantis)
Mark Humphrey
King
Gary Reineke
Petrie
Tim Progosh
Morris
Danny Pawlick
Santori
Bruce Ramsay
Bragg
Brenda Bazinet
Alice Pearson
Liliane Clune
Marcia Kozenczak
Toby Proctor
Michael Kozenczak
Christopher Marren
Billy
Gerry Quigley
Walden
Nicholas Pasco
Barton
Michael Copeman
Chief Cameron
James Kee
Hoskins
Brigette Lawson
Pam
Jay Brazeau
Jake Burns
Cynthia Preston
Cindy Beck (as Cyndy Preston)
Andrew Gillies
Vincent Austin
Kurt Reis
Waterloo Police Chief Waldron
Judith Goodwin
Mrs. Gant
Shawn Lawrence
Mr. Gant
Jacqueline Graham
Lorna Gant
Nicholas Shields
Christopher Gant
Sarah Gibney
Lisa Kozenczak
Aviva Magner
Debbie Kozenczak
Maureen McRae
Mrs. Trask
Timm Zemanek
Mr. Trask
Maria Ricossa
Helen Gacy
Darryl Palmer
Sheriff
Peter Langley
Mr. Miklovich
John Friesen
Detective #1
Ray Paisley
Illinois K-9 Officer
Brett Halsey
Stan Wilder
David Gardner
Judge
David Bolt
Asst. Principal Burke
Thomas Hauff
Foreman Hendricks
David McAree
Older Worker
J. Winston Carroll
Sergeant (Wabash Ave.)
Don Ritchie
Detective (Shakespeare Ave.)
Rudy Webb
Cemetery Staffer
Elliott Smith
Gas Station Attendant
Robbie Rox
Cicero Bar Owner
Larry Reynolds
Finger Lake Proprietor
Veliko Pajkovic
Man at Bus Station
Jon Granik
Narrator
Luis Guzmán
Waiter (uncredited)
Peter Kerenyi
Pool Player (uncredited)
Jacqueline Samuda
(uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
According to Brian Dennehy, John Wayne Gacy wrote him a letter in protest of the film and to proclaim his innocence.
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Goofs
In the scene where the detective is confronting Gacy, the first time while Gacy has his back to the bar, you can see the mike and boom at least on three different cuts.
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One of Gacy's potential victims is shown wearing a Michael Jordan t-shirt. Jordan would have been a junior in high school at the time of the murders.
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A Ryne Sandberg Cubs poster is hanging on the wall. At the time of the murders, Sandberg was with the Philadelphia Phillies. He didn't come to the Cubs until 1982.
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Photos from cast
Meg Foster Margot Kidder
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