Al Pacino in "Kramer vs. Kramer"—a role that Pacino had declined. During the 1970s, Pacino had four Oscar nominations for Best Actor, for his performances in "Serpico", "The Godfather Part II", "Dog Day Afternoon", and "...And Justice for All". Pacino's career slumped in the early 1980s; his appearances in the controversial "Cruising", a film that provoked protests from New York's gay community, and the comedy-drama "Author! Author!", were critically panned. However, his performance in "Scarface" (1983), directed by Brian De Palma, proved to be a career highlight and a defining role. Upon its initial release, the film was critically panned due to
My Friend Dahmer personality. The original self-published comic book was adapted and staged as a one-act play by the NYU Theater Department. The novel was adapted into a film in 2017, directed by Marc Meyers and starring Ross Lynch as Jeffrey Dahmer. In May 2017, it was announced FilmRise had acquired all North American rights to the film version of "My Friend Dahmer". It was announced by FilmRise that "My Friend Dahmer" would be released in theaters on November 3, 2017. The original self-published comic book was nominated for an Eisner Award. Lev Grossman, book critic of "Time" magazine, named "My Friend Dahmer"