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Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman
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Wikipedia article
'Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman' is a 2021 American horror thriller film written and directed by Daniel Farrands, which is based on the facts of the biography of serial killer Aileen Wuornos and supplemented with elements of fiction. It stars Peyton List as a young Wuornos, supporting cast includes Tobin Bell, Lydia Hearst, Nick Vallelonga, Swen Temmel, and Andrew Biernat.
The film was released as Video-on-demand on October 8, 2021 and on DVD on October 15, 2021, via Dark Star Pictures.
Premise
The film details the early life of Aileen Wuornos in 1976 when she marries wealthy yacht club commodore Lewis Fell, only to inflict mayhem within her new family and Florida's high society.
Cast
* Peyton List as Aileen Wuornos
* Tobin Bell as Lewis Fell, Wuornos' husband
* Lydia Hearst as Jennifer Fell
* Nick Vallelonga as Victor Miller
* Swen Temmel as Grady Miller
* Andrew Biernat as Mitch Miller
* Meadow Williams as Diane Pittman
* Joseph Schwartz as Keith
* Ashley Atwood as Aileen Wuornos in middle age
* Hamish Sturgeon as Peter
Production
In March 2021, it was announced that Voltage Pictures acquired distribution rights to 'Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman', a prequel to the 2003 film 'Monster'. Daniel Farrands, who directed the films 'Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman' and 'The Haunting of Sharon Tate', became the prequel's director; Peyton List was cast in the lead role of a young Wuornos.
'Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman' is "inspired by true events" and centers on Wuornos' life in 1976.
Release and reception
Release
The film was originally scheduled for a theatrical release in the United States on September 20, 2021, by Fathom Events, but the release was canceled. It was shown at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival on October 13, 2021.The film was released as Video-on-demand on October 8, 2021 and on DVD on October 15, 2021, via Dark Star Pictures.
Critical reception
Brian Orndorf of Blu-ray.com gave the film 2 stars out of 10: "Its crude exploitation from a one-note helmer who keeps trying to make his mark as some type of master of true crime fiction [...] This is really just horrible B-moviemaking."See also
* 'Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman'
References
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