7 Biggest Rodney Alcala Details Woman Of The Hour Leaves Out

This article contains mentions of murder, rape, and sexual assault.
This article contains spoilers for Woman of the Hour.
Anna Kendrick's directorial debut, Netflix's Woman of the Hour, is based on the real-life serial killer Rodney Alcala (Daniel Zovatto), but it does leave out some details. The film is based on Alcala's real-life appearance on the popular 1970s television show The Dating Game in search of his next victim in 1978, which led to how Rodney Alcala was ultimately caught. This appearance has widely dubbed Alcala as "The Dating Game Killer" in the years since his imprisonment for his crimes. Woman of the Hour touches upon a number of Alcala's later crimes surrounding his appearance on the Dating Game, but ultimately focuses on how one woman's intuition saved her life.
In Woman of the Hour, Anna Kendrick plays Cheryl Bradshaw, the real-life host of The Dating Game that day,...
This article contains spoilers for Woman of the Hour.
Anna Kendrick's directorial debut, Netflix's Woman of the Hour, is based on the real-life serial killer Rodney Alcala (Daniel Zovatto), but it does leave out some details. The film is based on Alcala's real-life appearance on the popular 1970s television show The Dating Game in search of his next victim in 1978, which led to how Rodney Alcala was ultimately caught. This appearance has widely dubbed Alcala as "The Dating Game Killer" in the years since his imprisonment for his crimes. Woman of the Hour touches upon a number of Alcala's later crimes surrounding his appearance on the Dating Game, but ultimately focuses on how one woman's intuition saved her life.
In Woman of the Hour, Anna Kendrick plays Cheryl Bradshaw, the real-life host of The Dating Game that day,...
- 10/24/2024
- by Madison E. Goldberg
- ScreenRant
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