Monster (2003)
Coming Out at 9 January 2004 in theaters.
Biography, Crime, Drama
Monster is biographical crime drama film written and directed by Patty Jenkins. The film is about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a former street prostitute who murdered seven of her male clients between 1989 and 1990 and was executed in Florida in 2002. Charlize Theron produced the film and played the role of Aileen Wuornos; Christina Ricci played her semi-fictionalized lover, Selby Wall (based on Wuornos’s real-life girlfriend Tyria Moore).
Monster had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 16, 2003. On February 8, 2004, the film was presented in the main competition section of the 54th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Actress (Charlize Theron). The film was released in the United States on December 24, 2003, by Newmarket Films and on April 15, 2004, in Germany. Monster received positive reviews from critics and achieved box office success, grossing $60.4 million on an $8 million budget.
In 1989, after moving from Michigan to Daytona Beach, Florida, and on the verge of committing suicide, street prostitute Aileen Wuornos meets Selby Wall in a gay bar. Although she is initially hostile and declares that she is not gay, Aileen talks to Selby over a drink of beer. Selby takes to Aileen almost immediately, as she likes that she is very protective of her. Selby invites Aileen to spend the night with her. The two women return to the house where Selby is staying (temporarily exiled by her parents following the accusation from another girl that Selby tried to kiss her). They later agree to meet at a roller skating rink, and they kiss for the first time. Aileen and Selby fall in love, but they have nowhere to go, so Selby goes back to her aunt’s home.
Director: Patty Jenkins
Writer: Patty Jenkins
Stars: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen, Annie Corley, Pruitt Taylor Vince
Cast:
| 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 |
| Catherine Mangan | … | Justy |
| Magdalena Manville | … | Bar Lap Girl |
| T. Robert Pigott | … | Bartender |
| Romonda Shaver | … | Employment Agent |
| Glenn R. Wilder | … | Restaurant Manager |
| Elaine Stebbins | … | Wife at Accident |
| Kane Hodder | … | Undercover Cop |
| Christian Stokes | … | Undercover Cop |
| Lyllian Barcaski | … | Bar Girl |
| Nonalee Davis | … | Bar Girl |
| Bubba Baker | … | Cubby |
| Al | … | |
| Cannonball | … | |
| Chad Vaccarino | … | Trevor |
| Gene R. Stephenson | … | Judge |
| Jesse Stern | … | Skate Rink Attendant |
| Bill Boylan | … | Police Chief |
| Jim R. Coleman | … | Newscaster |
| Chandra Leigh | … | Cute Teenage Attendant |
| Lori McDonald | … | Attendant |
| Adam Brown | … | Attendant |
| Robb Chamberlain | … | Prosecutor |
| Ed Donovan | … | State Prison Guard |
| Khris Gibston | … | Prosecuting Attorney |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia