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Rodney Alcala was born in San Antonio, Texas, the third of four children born to a Mexican American couple, [10] Raul Alcala Buquor and Anna Maria Gutierrez. [11] In 1951, Alcala's father moved the family to Mexico, then abandoned them three years later.
Netflix's new film "Woman of the Hour" is based on a true story about serial killer Rodney Alcala. In real life, Alcala competed on "The Dating Game" and won a date with bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw.
Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, is based on the true story of murderer Rodney Alcala — but who was the Dating Game killer, really?. The film, set to hit Netflix on Friday ...
“Woman of the Hour” star and director Anna Kendrick says watching the real Rodney Alcala’s appearance on a dating game show “really informed” his character in the Netflix thriller ...
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.
It tells the shocking true story of how a serial killer managed to become a contestant on a dating show in the late 1970s, which has naturally piqued the interest of true crime fans.
The Dating Game is an American television game show that first aired on December 20, 1965, and was the first of many shows created and packaged by Chuck Barris from the 1960s through the 1980s. ABC dropped the show on July 6, 1973, but it continued in syndication for another year (1973–1974) as The New Dating Game .
This story was originally published in 2023 when Woman of the Hour premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.We are republishing it as the movie hits Netflix on Oct. 18, 2024. There are ...