New Release Review - "Woman of the Hour"
In 1978, a woman named Cheryl Bradshaw found herself in the role of the "bachelorette" on an episode of The Dating Game. Her job was to choose from one of three "bachelors", who were hidden behind a screen, by asking them a serious of questions and determining their suitability for a date by their answers. On shows like this, the guys do their best to provide witty answers and come off as charming, but the reality is that the woman is simply trying to determine which of them is the least creepy. After asking a series of questions, Cheryl decided that the least creepy bachelor was a 35-year-old named Rodney Alcala. Ironically, Rodney was a serial killer who had murdered at least five women at that point and would go on to claim more victims.
The Real Cheryl Bradshaw Felt ‘Weird Vibes’ From Serial Killer Rodney Alcala After He Won a Date With Her—Here’s Where She Is Now
Netflix’s newest crime-thriller film Woman of the Hour explores what would happen if a serial killer went on a very popular dating competition show. The scariest part of it is that the premise is entirely true.Here's Where the 2 Survivors of the Real Dating Game Killer From Woman of the Hour Are Now The film, directed and starring Anna Kendrick, follows Rodney Alcala’s (Daniel Zovatto) murders where he would lure unsuspecting women in the 1970s. It also chronicles the brave actions of Cheryl Bradshaw (Kendrick) and how she maneuvered sexism when she was a contestant on The Dating Game. Alcala appeared on...