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Monster (2003) -- Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.
Monster (2003) -- Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.

Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   34,515 votes
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Director:
Patty Jenkins
Writer (WGA):
Patty Jenkins (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
30 January 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
Based on a true story
Plot:
Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 16 wins & 13 nominations more
User Comments:
Extraordinary performances. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Charlize Theron ... Aileen

Christina Ricci ... Selby
Bruce Dern ... Thomas

Lee Tergesen ... Vincent Corey

Annie Corley ... Donna
Pruitt Taylor Vince ... Gene / Stuttering "John"

Marco St. John ... Evan / Undercover "John"

Marc Macaulay ... Will / Daddy "John"
Scott Wilson ... Horton / Last "John"
Rus Blackwell ... Cop

Tim Ware ... Chuck

Stephan Jones ... Lawyer

Brett Rice ... Charles
Kaitlin Riley ... Teenage Aileen

Cree Ivey ... 7-Year-Old Aileen
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and sexual content, and for pervasive language.
Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Casselberry, Florida, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Steve Perry from the band Journey was the music consultant. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Aileen and Selby crash a mid '90s Grand Am in 1990. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Aileen: I always wanted to be in the movies...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
A Road Runner: Road Runner's 'G' Jam more

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99 out of 124 people found the following comment useful:-
Extraordinary performances., 20 October 2004
10/10
Author: oliver-123 from United Kingdom

I watched this on video and was completely blown away. I thought Charlize Theron's performance as Aileen was extraordinary, not simply in the scenes with the men (especially the "last john", when she has to shut herself off from the humanity of the man she is about to kill) and in generally suggesting an increasingly out of control personality, but in the scenes with Shelby (Christina Ricci), right up to her near-breakdown when she is putting Shelby on the bus. Despite adverse comments from other reviewers, I consider Christina Ricci's portrayal of Shelby equally remarkable, conveying childlike naivety, seductiveness, stubbornness and growing manipulativeness very well. They dominate the film between them, but the supporting performances are fine also. I gave this 10 out of 10.

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grossest movie that i ever had seen easytoenvy3
Why did they change Tyria for the movie? Katie_B88
The real 'Selby'.. jessicass
[ACTING] The best in the history of cinema evergrey-3
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