Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer
“The True Story of America's First Female Serial Killer”
1992•R•1h 27m•6.7•Released
DocumentaryCrime
In this documentary, filmmaker Nick Broomfield follows the saga of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who has been accused of committing a brutal series of murders. Broomfield conducts interviews with Wuornos herself, and his crew films her trial as well as her interactions with religious fanatic Arlene Pralle, who gives Wuornos dubious advice and legally adopts her. The cameras also roll as the accused's attorney ignores the case at hand to negotiate a deal to sell his client's story.
Director
Nick Broomfield
Writer
Nick Broomfield
Languages
English
Studio
Channel 4 Television
Cast
Aileen Wuornos
Self
Nick Broomfield
Self
Arlene Pralle
Self
Tyria Moore
Self - Aileen's Girlfriend
Mike Reynolds
Self - Biographer
Steve Glazer
Self - Lawyer
Merle Cannonball
Self - Bartender, Last Resort
Jesse 'The Human Bomb' Aviles
Self
Brian Jarvis
Self
Stéphane Markcovich
Self
Michael McCarthy
Self
Dick Mills
Self
Production
Company
Channel 4 Television
Company
Lafayette Film
Producer
Nick Broomfield
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