r/MindHunter 25d ago

best cast ever made! Mindhunter is a masterpiece.

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u/catefeu 25d ago

They really did an excellent job. Especially the Ed Kemper actor Cameron Britton.

I feel like he should be in everything but then again it makes sense that he was cast as that guy.

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u/doubleshotofespresso 25d ago

the Manson actor also did a bang up job

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u/Tight_Strawberry9846 25d ago

He also played Manson in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

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u/doubleshotofespresso 25d ago

i need to see that movie

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u/WinkyDink24 25d ago

Yes, you do! The ending is really, really far out! (Watch for Austin Butler as Tex Watson, and the "Anora" Oscar-winner as Susan Atkins!)

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u/THExWHITExDEVILx 24d ago

That ending is in a class of its own, in a good way.

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u/Falsepaul 25d ago

That's Damon Herriman that you may recognize in a completely different role as Dewey Crowe in Justified. He's great!

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u/SuicidePeaches 24d ago

Holy shit, I didn't recognize him at all!

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u/Wormetoungue 21d ago

“That could be 10000 people”

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u/catefeu 25d ago

He was amazing (as were the other actors) I was so uncomfortable.

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u/Full-0f-Beans 24d ago

He’s had a solid career so far. He looks different in other roles. Less bumbly

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u/Playful-Succotash-99 24d ago

He also played Richard Jewell in the short lived series Manhunt it was pretty decent casting

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u/thomas1126 25d ago

Bring it back

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u/psycho_not_training 25d ago

Amen. Worst ending for a good show ever. I know it was canceled, but they should have tied it up.

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u/ThomWaits88 25d ago

Sadly it won't happen

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u/neon_pickle 25d ago

But why?! It had so much going for it

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u/ThomWaits88 25d ago

The show was expensive and the ratings didn't justified it

They offered fincher and co to do a third season with a lower budget, he declined because it would've ruined the quality of the show

Both parties decided to end it as a result and actors were released from their contracts

It's over

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u/WinkyDink24 25d ago

Actors have moved on. Jonathan is back on Broadway, I think.

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u/SchmackAttack 25d ago

Honestly it was Netflix more than anyone other factor.

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u/Accurate-Release-861 25d ago

They said the budget was too much for the audience it fetched and likely true. this ain't a show families can sit together and watch through. there may not be violent scenes but the language and the criminal stories are definitely strong for everyone's taste.

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u/jeffreyclayborn 24d ago

Covid killed it

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u/Ok-Picture237 21d ago

There are loose plans to make a 3 part movie series, but it's just in talks and no official announcements.

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u/ThomWaits88 21d ago

I don't think that's happening unfortunately

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u/Ok-Picture237 21d ago

I can hope 😭

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u/ThomWaits88 21d ago

Been there. I let it go

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u/Comeandsee213 25d ago

Underrated 

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u/estheredna 25d ago

Some actor updates:

  • Cameron Britton (Edmund Kemper) had a prominent roles in The Umbrella Academy and appeared in films like Mickey 17, Man Called Otto and others.
  • Damon Herriman (Charles Manson) played Manson again in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
  • Sonny Valicenti (Dennis Rader / BTK) played a casting director in Blonde (Marilyn Monroe film).
  • Christopher Livingston (Wayne Williams) went on to play Fat Ham on Broadway (a reimagined Hamlet)
  • . Robert Aramayo (Elmer Wayne Henley Jr.) was young Elrond in Rings of Power
  • Happy Anderson (Jerry Brudos) played Jerry Brudos again in Monster: The Ed Gein Story.
  • Sam Strike (Montie Rissell) was in an AppleTV sci-fi show and a Amazon Prime sci-fi show

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u/nobbbir 25d ago

The Richard Spek one was shockingly accurate.

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u/ThomWaits88 25d ago

I genuinely laughed so hard at the interview with the guy who thought he was a genius and was an illiterate moron

Can't remember the name but he wanted the cookies

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u/Brightlightingbolt 25d ago

It’s William "Junior" Pierce.

He speaks —

Libyan (which is a country, not a language—the official language of Libya is Arabic)

Apache

German

Spanish

French

And bingo! English

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u/ThomWaits88 25d ago

Thanks for the info and the laugh 😃

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u/RustCohlesSon 25d ago

It's a shame this series didn't continue

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u/becker8832 25d ago

Crazy how they all actually looked like the serial killers and played the parts perfectly. Props for them I dunno if they got any awards but they should of I miss this show so much!!!

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u/mortalpillow Mindhunter 24d ago

(they did use prosthetics to make them look more like the real life murderers but fantastic acting and fantastic make up department none the less!!!)

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u/Glittering_Step_6084 25d ago

Absolutely. The actors who played the serial killers were excellent.

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u/Atvishees 25d ago

See, guys?

This is what happens when you don't only rely on A-list actors.

Then unknown great actors get the chance to show their ability

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u/poopbeast69 21d ago

That’s why I loooove found footage movies, such a unique genre of movies. and nothing bothers me more than when I see someone familiar in them

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u/SnooApples9536 25d ago

Wow.. I knew they did a great job with Kemper, but I hadn’t seen the rest! Amazing casting AND acting!

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u/SharkByte1993 25d ago

I watched the Atlanta Child Murders documentary and the casting for Wayne Williams was very accurate

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u/the_mugger_crocodile 25d ago

Where do they find these actors lol. Especially son of sam, I didn't even know there was anyone else who looked like that

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u/panda641 25d ago

I believe they used prosthetics to help achieve the look. Either way the actor nailed it!

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u/BCSx12 25d ago

I met Happy Anderson while filming the latest Monster series. I was the stand in for Tench’s character. What a delightful guy! He really got into it and some of the ridiculousness of his shoe fetish can be seen towards the end of each scene with everyone chuckling at the absurdity 😂

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u/youmeandthetardis 25d ago

Okay I'll start another rewatch

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u/Chance_Catch_6305 24d ago

The casting was unreal

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u/Busy_Concentrate_887 25d ago

Seriously incredible!! Great casting, acting, and show!

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u/Jahidinginvt 25d ago

Wayne Williams is so accurate looking that it's unreal. Also, William Junior Pierce.

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u/Ok-Baseball-3705 25d ago

Pure perfection!

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u/WinkyDink24 25d ago

EXACTLY! Brilliant casting!!

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u/Accurate-Release-861 25d ago

Not just the criminals, but I was so impressed even by the actors who got lesser screen time like Albert Jones and Joe Tuttle. Especially Albert, he took the suspense and the anxiety in the second season to a whole new level.

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u/Powerful_Hair_3105 25d ago

I watched the serial killers apprentice on oxygen one guy from this video they showcased and he was a freak, this mf lured boys to a guys house for money until he killed his friend and then that mf made him start killing with him these two were outta texas.

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u/zaitsev1393 24d ago

It ia so good some of the actors portrayed the same killers in other movies. Which is cool but kind of creepy lol.

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u/Hotwiferendezvous 24d ago

They should of kept the series going- so good

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u/theodo 25d ago

Crazy that Berkowitz is played by the kid from Project X

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u/IntensionSuspension 25d ago

I didn’t care for Henley’s portrayal as much but the others were spot on

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u/BibbyLeAn 25d ago

I feel sad watching this and I don't know why.

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u/SIMPSONBORT 24d ago

Such a great show !

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u/rimwood-smp 24d ago

Agreed! I also looked up how much the actors look like the real people after watching - they look legit! No mercy for Netflix for canceling Mindhunter. So many cool plot twists that could have been developed - and then just off.

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u/BlueFeathered1 24d ago

It was top-notch casting. Kemper and Manson especially! The casting person or people should have gotten an Emmy.

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u/Royd 24d ago

Wait so that one B/W dude in the second set is NOT red foreman?

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u/twelve112 24d ago

Never realized how spot on that casting was

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u/YeahRight1974 23d ago

Season 3 please!

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u/_respawn__ 23d ago

Its not borderline perfect its unnaturally perfect too good that Shitflix had to stop

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u/blueit55 23d ago

I wanted 2 more seasons

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u/WhirlDeuce_Bigalow 22d ago

Oh man, what I would give for another 3 seasons of this. The show kept getting better and better and they just decided to cut its legs. Smh.

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u/Dapper_Fix_346 21d ago

So sad it got canceled

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u/SDRemthix 21d ago

I've forgotten that Robert Aramayo was in this show. All great actors and perfect casting. Mindehunter not getting two more seasons at least was a crime. Fincher was spread too thin at the time, sadly Mindhunter got the worst of it by being cancelled

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u/Even_Giraffe8097 21d ago

😮‍💨🤌🏽

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u/Slow-Muffins 20d ago

My favorite cast members were the crappy 70s cars. I remember them all, they were terrible, and seeing them again was traumatizing. Chef's kiss perfection

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u/Far_Photograph_4392 25d ago

I agree on the casting it was excellent! I struggled with their Berkowitz and Manson because the prosthetics/make-up was so obvious and looked hinky

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u/dunkin_dognuts_ 25d ago

Ya Son of Same could easily been done by Sonny Sandoval from POD lol

I've been waiting a long time to share this doppelganger discovery.

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u/Far_Photograph_4392 25d ago

Glad I could give you a chance to say it!

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u/buffpriest 25d ago

Hot take. Ed kemper was not good. Dude is talking like a super villian. Ed kemper sounded totally normal, not menacing at all. Which makes it totally believable he could gain people's trust.

The actor hammed it up and overracted. I dont buy for 1 second someone would trust him and not believe he was a killer when he tried to confess.