Exactly twenty years after her screen debut in the awesome musical Camp, Anna Kendrick embarked on her feature directorial debut. Woman of the Hour was a hit at TIFF last year, with Kendrick pulling double duty as director and star of a film that is so insane you’d be forgiven for thinking it a work of fiction. Incredibly, this entry in the “worst date ever” Hall of Fame is all too true.
Woman of the Hour is based on the true story of a woman who selected a serial killer while on a 1978 episode of The Dating Game. The killer, Rodney Alcala, had already murdered five women before his appearance on the show, earning himself the nickname “The Dating Game Killer.”
Playing Alcala is red-hot Penny Dreadful and Lady Bird actor Daniel Zovatto. Kendrick stars as Cheryl Bradshaw, the woman who made the worst decision in the game show’s history. Others in the cast include Tony Hale, Nicolette Robinson, Kathryn Gallagher, Kelley Jakle, and Autumn Best. The script was written by Ian McDonald.
SYNOPSIS: The stranger-than-fiction story of an aspiring actress in 1970s Los Angeles and a serial killer in the midst of a yearslong murder spree, whose lives intersect when they’re cast on an episode of The Dating Game.
Netflix premieres Woman of the Hour on October 18th.
