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Based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who was executed in 2002 for the brutal murders of at least 6 men in Florida. Homeless most of her life, Wuornos subsisted by working as a prostitute. In Florida, down to her last five dollars and pondering suicide, she stopped into a bar for a...

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Other Authors: Jenkins, Patty (Screenwriter, Film director), Kushner, Donald (Film producer), Wyman, Brad (Film producer), Theron, Charlize (Film producer, Actor), Damon, Mark, 1933- (Film producer), Peterson, Clark (Film producer), Ricci, Christina (Actor), Dern, Bruce (Actor), Tergesen, Lee (Actor), Corley, Annie (Actor), St. John, Marco, 1939- (Actor), Taylor-Vince, Pruitt, 1960- (Actor), Wilson, Scott, 1942-2018 (Actor), Bernstein, Steven (director of photography.), McAvoy, Edward T., 1949- (Production designer), Kurson, Jane (Editor of moving image work), Coburn, Arthur (Editor of moving image work), B. T. (Brian Transeau), 1971- (composer (expression)), Meyers, Rhona (Costume designer)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Published: [Culver City, California] : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2004]
Subjects:
Wuornos, Aileen > Drama.
Women serial murderers > United States > Drama.
Prostitutes > Florida > Drama.
Prostitutes' customers > Florida > Drama.
Criminal behavior > Florida > Drama.
Abused women > United States > Drama.
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Feature films.
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Summary:Based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who was executed in 2002 for the brutal murders of at least 6 men in Florida. Homeless most of her life, Wuornos subsisted by working as a prostitute. In Florida, down to her last five dollars and pondering suicide, she stopped into a bar for a beer where she meets Selby. One night, after a john attacks her, Aileen pulls a gun and kills the man. Aileen's loathing for the men who pay her for sex becomes so extreme that she begins killing her customers regardless of their behavior.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2003.
Title from disc surface.
"Based on a true story" -- Container.
Anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1).
Special features include: 16 minute featurette; theatrical trailer; interview with Patty Jenkins and B.T.; trailers; DTS film mixing demo featurette.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:01:49:00
Format:DVD, region 1, DTS 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1), stereo and 5.1 surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: R ; Canadian Home Video rating: 18A.
Awards:Academy Award Winner Best Actress Charlize Theron, 2003
Production Credits:Director of photography, Steven Bernstein ; production designer, Edward T. McAvoy ; edited by Jane Kurson, Arthur Coburn ; music by BT ; costume designer, Rhona Meyers.
ISBN:1404958274
9781404958272
Access:Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.

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