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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Patty Jenkins (written by)
Release Date:
30 January 2004 (USA)
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Tagline:
Based on a true story
Plot:
Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 16 wins
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13 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(138 articles)
Monster Movies
(From FilmExperience. 11 December 2009, 4:07 AM, PST)
Exclusive: Tom Hardy On Charlize Theron And The 'Massive' Scale Of 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
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Exclusive: Tom Hardy On Charlize Theron And The 'Massive' Scale Of 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
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Black day for Hollywood if she doesn't win the Oscar
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Charlize Theron | ... | Aileen | |
| Christina Ricci | ... | Selby | |
| Bruce Dern | ... | Thomas | |
| Lee Tergesen | ... | Vincent Corey | |
| Annie Corley | ... | Donna | |
| Pruitt Taylor Vince | ... | Gene / Stuttering "John" | |
| Marco St. John | ... | Evan / Undercover "John" | |
| Marc Macaulay | ... | Will / Daddy "John" | |
| Scott Wilson | ... | Horton / Last "John" | |
| Rus Blackwell | ... | Cop | |
| Tim Ware | ... | Chuck | |
| Stephan Jones | ... | Lawyer | |
| Brett Rice | ... | Charles | |
| Kaitlin Riley | ... | Teenage Aileen | |
| Cree Ivey | ... | 7-Year-Old Aileen |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and sexual content, and for pervasive language.
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Runtime:
109 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) |
Japan:R-15 |
Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) |
Malaysia:18PL (DVD) |
Sweden:15 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Brazil:18 |
Czech Republic:15 |
Finland:K-15 |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:III |
New Zealand:R18 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Singapore:R(A) |
South Korea:18 |
UK:18 |
USA:R
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The skating rink is called Semoran Skateway, in Casselberry, Florida. Fun World, where Selby and Aileen ride the ferris wheel, is in Orlando, Florida on the tourist strip, International Drive.
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Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: After the red car crash, Aileen and Selby enter their bedroom. For a split second, you can see the boards lined up across the top of the set, where a real bedroom would have a ceiling.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Kelis (#29.12)" (2004)
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Soundtrack:
Space Age Love Song
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FAQ
How many men did Aileen Wuornos murder?What happened to Aileen's child?
When was Aileen Wuornos executed?
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Charlize Theron's performance in this movie was so incredible I felt compelled to shout about it to every single person I know. I was so blown away by her that her performance actually reignited my own passion for acting and made me realize why I'm trying so hard to break into this business and to do it well. I never thought that Charlize Theron (of whom I was never a big fan) of all people could make me remember what movie-making is all about. With one role, she's converted me into a life-long fan. If Oscar means anything anymore, she deserves that award, hands-down. The movie itself is one of the most gripping and emotional stories I've ever seen in a film, and, true or not, its right up there with the other great indies depicting the sorry lives of Middle-Americans, such as Boys Don't Cry and, ironically, Monster's Ball. I wept straight through the last twenty minutes of this movie, continued weeping intermittently throughout the day, and wept some more about it during my preparation for acting class the following day. Before I saw the film, I saw Charlize on The Daily Show, talking to John Stewart about how Aileen Wuornos' story (and I'm paraphrasing) forces one to re-examine how we might label someone "evil" for doing horrible things. I thought, that's just a bunch of liberal bulls**t. Then I saw the movie. Like I said, we can't know how much of the movie is one-hundred percent factual, but it's almost scary how little that mattered to me after I left the theater. This film moved me so much that I actually decided then and there that I would, that I would have to, think a little harder the next time I thought of someone as "evil". If the goal of the filmmakers was to just try to get people to think about the fairness of the death penalty, I believe they succeeded.