In this episode of The Plop House, we discuss Mr. Brooks, the horrifying true-life tale of comedian Albert Brooks' serial killing adventures.

What do you mean I can't say that?

Slander.

And now for a partial synopsis of Mr. Brooks' courtesy of Wikipedia.

Earl Brooks, Kevin Costner, is an upstanding business owner and family man.

But in his secret life, Earl is a serial killer,

hounded by his gleefully sadistic alter ego, Marshall, William Hurt.

While he is refrained from killing for the last two years,

Brooks feels the urge rising once again and murders a couple in their home.

Despite killing them while their curtains are open,

Earl follows his meticulous motives operandi, destroying all clothing and cleaning up the crime scene.

The next day, Earl attends his weekly meeting of alcoholics anonymous,

where he vaguely reveals his addiction without elaborating on its nature.

Soon afterwards, Earl's daughter Jane returns home,

having abruptly dropped out of Stanford.

When pressed on her motives, Jane reveals that she's pregnant,

but Earl fears his daughter's hiding a much worse secret.

Even more worrisome is the appearance of Mr. Smith,

Dane Cook, a peeping Tom who photographed Earl murdering the couple.

Fully aware of Earl's thumbprint killer alter ego,

Smith demands to accompany Earl on his next murder.

As they troll for a victim, he becomes frustrated with Earl's meticulous preparations

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