Monster

Starring: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Scott Wilson, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Annie Corley Lee Tergesen,
Director: Patty Jenkins
Studio: DEJ PRODUCTIONS
Run time: 104 mins
Released: 2004

Charlize Theron stars in this gritty drama based on a true store about prostitute, Aileen Wuornos who killed 6 men in 1989-90 (she was on death row for 12 years until eventually executed in 2002} She meets Selby Wall (Christine Ricci) in a lesbian club. Even though she"s not gay, she forms a relationship with Selby, a young runaway. Wuornos is spurred on by this new kind of love to get a real job but with no success. After too much humiliation, she goes back on the game. The first man she picks up tries to rape and kill her who she then shoots in self defence. Unfortunately fed up of being the victim all the time, She takes it out on the other men she picks up by robbing and shooting them dead. The killing spree ended after she shot entirely innocent Scott Wilson.
Heavily made up for the part as Wuornos, Charlize Theron is barely recognisable from her usual beauty as portrayed in films like THE ITALIAN JOB 2003 and THE DEVIL"S ADVOCATE 1997. One of the most memorable performances of a true story in film history.

Script was written by director: Patty Jenkins