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The film tells the story of Rodney Alcala, a convicted serial killer believed to be responsible for over 130 murders. In 1971, he is caught after having raped and beaten 8-year-old Rosie Hoffman, but because her parents move her to Mexico, she does not testify at Alcala's trial, and he is charged only with assault.
Woman of the Hour is a 2023 American crime thriller film directed by Anna Kendrick in her directorial debut and written by Ian McDonald. It is based on the factual incident of Rodney Alcala appearing in 1978 on the television show The Dating Game before he was captured in 1979 and identified as a serial killer for murdering numerous women and girls.
Based on the true story of murderer Rodney Alcala, Woman of the Hour, which hit Netflix on Friday, October 18, explores the notorious serial killer and sex offender who found his next potential ...
In Woman of the Hour, Zovatto stars as the real-life serial killer and sex offender Alcala who was convicted of seven murders in two states, California and New York.(His actual victim count is ...
In 1978, Rodney Alcala appeared on ‘The Dating Game’ while in the midst of a killing spree Woman of the Hour: Anna Kendrick movie is based on real-life serial killer who won dating show Skip ...
The true-crime thriller, which Entertainment Weekly covered in our Fall Movie Preview, dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction inclusion of serial killer Rodney Alcala on The Dating Game, a popular ...
In 2021, the series 20/20 broadcast on ABC did an episode about Alcala called The Dating Game Killer. [78] [79] [80] In 2017, a biographical film about Alcala's life titled The Dating Game Killer was directed by Peter Medak and broadcast on the American television network Investigation Discovery. [81] [82]
Was the 'Dating Game' killer an L.A. Times employee? Did Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala really go out for a drink? Your questions about Anna Kendrick's new film, answered.