Monster [videorecording] / Newmarket Films in association with Media 8 Entertainment and DEJ Productions present a K/W Productions and Denver & Delilah Films production in association with VIP Medienfonds 2/MDP Filmproduktion, a Patty Jenkins film ; produced by Donald Kushner, Brad Wyman, Charlize Theron, Mark Damon, Clark Peterson ; written and directed by Patty Jenkins.
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
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
- Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2004.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Special features: featurette; theatrical trailer; interview with Patty Jenkins and BT; international trailer Originally released as a motion picture in 2003 Digital video disc |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Steven Bernstein ; editors, Jane Kurson, Arthur Coburn ; music, BT ; costume designer, Rhona Meyers ; production designer, Edward T. McAvoy |
Participant or Performer Note: | Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen, Annie Corley, Marco St. John, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Scott Wilson |
Target Audience Note: | Rating RESTRICTED - Strong violence and sexual content - Pervasive language |
System Details Note: | DVD ; widescreen presentation |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only |
Language Note: | Includes audio tracks in English and French with subtitles in French Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired |
Awards Note: | Academy Award for Best Actress (Theron), 2003 |
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Subject: | Wuornos, Aileen > Fiction. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Criminal behavior > Fiction. Women serial murderers > Fiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Sechelt Public Library | DVD F MONS (Text) | 40167237 | DVD | Not holdable | Lost | 2009-09-15 |