Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1993)

Director:

Nick Broomfield

Writer:

Nick Broomfield

Stars:

Jesse 'The Human Bomb' Aviles, Nick Broomfield, Cannonball

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jesse 'The Human Bomb' Aviles	...	Himself (as The Human Bomb)
Nick Broomfield	...	Himself - Interviewer
Cannonball	...	Himself
Steve Glazer	...	Himself
Brian Jarvis	...	Himself (as Sgt. Brian Jarvis)
Stéphane Markcovich	...	Himself
Michael McCarthy	...	Himself
Dick Mills	...	Himself
Arlene Pralle	...	Herself
Mike Reynolds	...	Himself
Aileen Wuornos	...	Herself

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

ranch | human bomb | newspaper article | killer | murderer | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual references

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aileen Wuornos eli miten murhaaja markkinoidaan

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Channel 4 Television Corporation, Lafayette Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Aileen Wuornos: [In court] I wanna be back in prison. I don't care what the sentence is. I'm already on death row, I'm gonna see the chair, I don't... this is all re-electional purposes. This is not for nothing but to get you guys re-elected. And this is a bunch of bull-shit. This doesn't even need to happen. I'm trying to save tax payers money; you people don't care. You wanna press on with a jury and everything else to try to impress the public. And all I wanna do is go back to prison, wait for the chair, and...

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Connections

References Take the Money and Run (1969)

User Reviews

A haunting classic of pitch black comedy

This film, and Broomfield's follow up, should be viewed by anyone who wants to reexamine their feelings about capital punishment. Wurous is abused by everyone, obviously at least half mad, and in a state of terror at being incarcerated. A ghoulish group of hanger ons try to exploit her at every turn (interestingly, the lawyer is given a questionable reprieve in the sequel) and even grease her path to the electric chair. The system to takes a crack at exploiting her "fame."

Some dismiss Broomfield's work as egocentric and cheap shot ridden; I find it honest and actually quite compassionate. I think he was derided for presenting an unflattering portrait of the then in vogue Courtney Love. Well, looks like he was right on that one too.

This is, I think, his strongest film. But see the sequel too; one the grim jokes turn themselves inside out.