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 Charlize Theron, Mark Damon, Clark Peterson, Donald Kushner, Brad Wyman ; written and directed by Patty Jenkins.
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FilmPublisher number: FLP-20234 | First Look StudiosLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publication details: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : First Look Studios, [2009]Description: 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1592419364
- 9781592419364
- Monster (Motion picture : 2003)
- Director of photography, Steven Bernstein ; editors, Jane Kurson, Arthur Coburn ; music, BT ; costume designer, Rhona Meyers ; production designer, Edward T. McAvoy.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | DRAMA Monster | Available | 33111007413350 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Model-turned-actress Charlize Theron leaves her glamorous image behind for this gritty drama, in which she plays a disturbed prostitute who becomes a serial killer. Aileen Wuornos (Theron) was a woman who survived a brutal and abusive childhood in Michigan to become a thick-skinned but emotionally damaged adult. Homeless most of her life, Wuornos subsisted by working as a street prostitute; later, when she was in Florida, down to her last five dollars and pondering suicide, she stopped into a bar for a beer. There, Aileen met Selby Wall (Christina Ricci), a woman in her early twenties who had been sent to live with relatives after her Christian parents became aware of her lesbian lifestyle. Selby is immediately attracted to Aileen, and while Aileen tells Selby she's never been in a lesbian relationship, she soon finds herself equally infatuated with her. Selby runs away from her family and moves into a cheap hotel with Aileen, who initially pays the bills by hooking. However, as their money runs low and Aileen finds herself unable to land a regular job, tensions mount between the two. One night, after a john attacks her, Aileen pulls a gun and kills the man. Although her first murder can be categorized as self-defense, Aileen's loathing for the men who pay her for sex becomes so extreme that she begins killing her customers regardless of their behavior. Meanwhile, Selby slowly becomes aware of the full extent of her lover's instability and the bloody consequences of her actions. Monster was inspired by the true story of Aileen Wuornos, whose life and death was chronicled in two documentaries by filmmaker Nick Broomfield, Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer, and Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Special features: "Based on a true story: the making of Monster" featurette (16 min.); DTS film making demo featurette; interview with Patty Jenkins & composer BT; international trailer; theatrical trailer.
Title from container.
Director of photography, Steven Bernstein ; editors, Jane Kurson, Arthur Coburn ; music, BT ; costume designer, Rhona Meyers ; production designer, Edward T. McAvoy.
Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen, Annie Corley, Scott Wilson.
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.
MPAA rating: R; strong violence and sexual content, and for pervasive language.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC.
English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.