Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer
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| Directed by | Nick Broomfield |
| Written by | Nick Broomfield |
| Starring | Aileen Wuornos Nick Broomfield |
| Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Language | English |
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer is a 1992 documentary film about Aileen Wuornos, made by Nick Broomfield. It documents Broomfield's attempts to interview Wuornos, which involves a long process of mediation through her adoptive mother, Arlene Pralle, and her lawyer, Steve Glazer.
The film essentially highlights the exploitation of Wuornos by those around her and questions the fairness of her trial, given the vested interests of the police.
The film was used by the defense in the Wuornos trial in 2001 to highlight the incompetence of Wuornos' original lawyer. It was through this process that Broomfield decided to make a second film, Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer.
For the feature film Monster, Charlize Theron used this film as source material, apparently watching clips in-between takes in order to perfect her character. For her performance, Theron won a Best Actress Oscar, awarded on what would have been Wuornos's birthday.[1][2]
Synopsis
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Cast
[edit]- Aileen Wuornos as herself[3]
- Nick Broomfield as himself – Interviewer
- Jesse Aviles as himself (Jesse "The Human Bomb" Aviles)
- Cannonball as himself
- Steve Glazer as himself
- Sgt. Brian Jarvis as himself
- Michael McCarthy as himself
- Dick Mills as himself
- Arlene Pralle as herself
- Mike Reynolds as himself
Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.9/10.[4] The documentary holds a 6.9/10 weighted rating based on 3000 reviews on IMDb.[5]
Awards
[edit]- 1993 – Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival
References
[edit]- ^ "Monster - Awards - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Aileen Carol Wuornos #805".
- ^ "Aileen Wuornos: Selling of a Serial Killer (1992) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer". IMDb. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1992 films
- 1992 documentary films
- 1990s English-language films
- 1990s American films
- Documentary films about serial killers
- Documentary films about women
- Documentary films about prostitution in the United States
- Documentary films about lesbians
- Documentary films about post-traumatic stress disorder
- Documentary films about violence against women
- Films directed by Nick Broomfield
- Films about Aileen Wuornos
- Films set in Florida
- American LGBTQ-related documentary films
- 1992 LGBTQ-related films
- English-language documentary films