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Release Date:
21 November 2003 (UK) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
Nick Broomfield's second documentary on Aileen Carol Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was executed in 2002 for killing seven men in the state of Florida. This second installment includes the filmmaker's testimony at Wournous's trial. | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
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Documentary Filmmaker Helping Hollywood Producer
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User Comments:
Michael Moore Would Learn Something From This Documentary more (22 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Aileen Wuornos ... Herself
Nick Broomfield ... Himself
Terry Humphreys-Slay ... Herself - daughter of victim
Leitha Prather ... Herself - sister of victim
Shirley Humphreys ... Herself - wife of victim
Joe Hobson ... Himself - attorney
Steve Glazer ... Himself
Dawn Botkins ... Herself - friend
Arlene Pralle ... Herself - friend
Tyria Moore ... Herself - friend
Muriel Blount ... Herself (archive footage) (as Judge Muriel Blount)
Danny Caldwell ... Himself - witness
Jerry Moss ... Himself - witness
Michelle Chauvin ... Herself - witness
Dennis Allen ... Himself - childhood friend
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, including violent and sexual dialogue.
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Runtime:
USA:89 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R
Company:
Lafayette Films more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Aileen Wuornos: May your wife and kids get raped - right in the ass. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 50 Greatest Documentaries (2005) (TV) more

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Michael Moore Would Learn Something From This Documentary, 23 February 2005
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Author: Theo Robertson from Isle Of Bute, Scotland

This is a documentary dealing with the appeal of Aileen Wuornos murder convictions . Don't worry I have no idea who she was either and it's only when I'm told that Charlize Theron played her in MONSTER that I discovered who she was . Try asking someone who Aileen Wuornos was and they'll give a similar blank response , and it's only with the words " Charlize Theron - Monster " that their memory will be jogged . Somewhat sad that an acting performance is better known than a series of real life crimes

Nick Broomfield's documentary is black comedy of the highest order , he's worth a myriad of Michael Moores' and lets the facts speak for themselves . Wuornos employed " Dr Legal " at her original trial , a man , or rather spaced out hippy , with no legal experience and no office who attended court after smoking as many as seven joints . I can respect Dr Legal as a toker but how on Earth was someone like that able to defend someone on multiple murder charges ? We're later shown someone claiming being gay is a very modern invention :

" Where were the gays years ago ? "

" In the closet ? "

" No there weren't any gays years ago , they didn't exist back then . Were there any gays when you were at school ? "

" I went to a British public school . We invented it along with the Greeks "

Broomfield is very much anti death penalty and he's also very much against the cheque book circus that surrounded the case , but perhaps the beauty of this documentary is that despite being biased Broomfield doesn't feel the need to twist facts into lies or treat the audience as retarded schoolchildren , if you agree with the death penalty this documentary won't change your mind but does raise serious questions about the American legal system

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