A drama based on the true story of the time that a serial killer competed on and won a date on the popular TV game show The Dating Game. The killer, Rodney Alcala, was in the midst of a killing spree in 1978 when he brazenly took part in the show.
Mmm… yeah.
I’m pretty sure that if someone had just told me the outline of this movie and that the lead actress was also making her directorial debut, I likely would’ve guessed it was Anna Kendrick.
Something about the very serious topic of a serial sexual predator and killer and the pointedly misogynistic but still somewhat kitschy and silly idea of him actually appearing on The Dating Game right in the middle of it all - and winning - seems like just the sort of thing that would grab her attention.
