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Synopsis: The true story of serial killer Aileen Wuernos who was convicted of luring men to their death and eventually executed in 2002. In 1989, she was working as a prostitute and finally makes a friend when she meets and begins a relationship with a young woman, Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, she tries to find legitimate work but with little education and limited social skills, she fails at every turn. She starts working as a hooker hitching rides along the local interstate highway and after robbing a few clients has an encounter with a vicious client whom she kills in self-defense. After that however she just takes to killing clients taking their money and car. Once arrested she claims self-defense but is eventually convicted.
Director(s): Patty Jenkins
Production: Newmarket Film Group
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 29 wins & 25 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
74
Rotten Tomatoes:
81%
R
Year:
2003
109 min
$34,187,787
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the 1st real celebrity I've seen...

And this was exactly the

kind of thing I wanted to learn...

How to follow in the

footsteps of...

I don't even write it

down, you know

Just stay right...

just stay right there

And you should know that

I've worked with people all my life

So I'm real good with

people and...

I know how to work the rolodex

So I listen real hard to any advice he had

For sure he said something

that stuck right in my real mind

It was all you need in

life... is love

And to believe in

yourself

then there's nothing you can't do

To make sure that i have all

this straight

Basically, you've no experience,

no college degree...

No resume, no work history

what-so-ever in fact

And now you would

like to be... a lawyer

No, see... I'm sorry,

but when I read the ad...

It said you were looking

for a secretary

Ok, well you need to

learn how to type...

You'll need computer skills

Most of our secretaries

have college degree

In fact most of them have

specialized in law

I don't mean to sound harsh, but

frankly this is a little insulting

All that looks great,

It must be wonderful, but...

Can I tell you something?

When the beach party is over, you

don't get to say, you know what

I think now I would like to have what everybody

else has worked their entire life for...

It doesn't work that way

F*** you, man!

Yeah f*** you!

You don't f***ing

know me

Ok, great, that's great, see?

Now I'm so sorry I didn't hire you before.

Leslie could you please escort miss...

I don't even know her name, because of course

she doesn't have a resume...

No need, you f***ing a**hole,

you piece of sh*t

What you think I'm

f***ing retard?

Take your f***ing job and f***ing shove it!

F*** you Leslie!

All I need is love and to

believe in yourself

Nice idea, it doesn't exactly

work out that way

But I guess it was better to hear

flat out lying then to know the truth at thirteen

F*** this phoney sh*t, told him to f*** himself,

kiss my f***ing sweet ass

Slamped me out of the f***ing

door, just like that, man

What did he do?

Not a f***ing thing

Not one f***ing thing

Stupid mother f***er

I've bet nobody f***ing ever talked

to him like that in his whole life

F***ing office job, who the

f*** wants a job like that

You gotta f***ing sitting

in a little desk...

You got your little phone...

You got your piece of paper,

your little pen...

You write sh*t down,

bla bla bla

F***ing a monkey can

do that sh*t, man, f***!

I thought you wanted a

job like that

You know what?

No. Toby, 2 more

Honey, Al says I can't give you

any tab

Toby, how long have I

been the customer here?

Would you cut me some

f***ing slack here?

Go get me 2 more

F***ing lazy bastard,

it's no big deal, man

Al runs a tab all the time

you know...

he just probably doesn't

know it

Leen, what are you

gonna do?

I got it on f***ing

control, man

I'm kind of starving here

There's no way, you could

maybe ah...

I don't know, call your

dad or...

Yeah I know I know,

I'm just saying for you, you know?

F*** it, man, I got sh*t

line up, you know

It's not a f***ing big deal

Can I just give it to

you straight

The truth is,

I'm... I'm a hooker

I'm trying to clean my life up

here, you know...

Go straight and questions

and all, so...

If there's any link that you

can help me with...

That's because I was...

- That's not even matter gonna matter

Because the best you're gonna get is

factory work

Hey Todd, do we even have any

factory work?

F***!

I'm sorry, I'm just trying

to talk to you here...

You don't have any

change, do you?

Madam, I'm afraid I've to

ask you to come with me

Why?

Well we've had some complains

out here, so...

So what they complained about?

Cause I just got out,

it's my day off

A day off?

And what's a day off for a

whore, you go to church or something?

Don't you remember me?

No

I busted you not eight months ago for

tricking up on 95

It seems to me you might

owe me one

Yeah, you sure went easy

on me

You almost broke my

f***ing jaw

Please, you do time

Climb over

Sel?

Selby?

Selby? Jesus Christ,

what're you doing

What the f*** are you doing?

Please drop the f***ing blade

I take you to a f***ing

doctor, ok

Just stop it

What are you talking about?

You can stop Leen.

Stop what?

You can stop the game

I'm out there trying

my best, ok?

Why did you quit

hooking?

Cause I needed to,

alright?

Because you thought I was stupid,

enough to support you?

No, Selby

That you wouldn't even

have to f*** me to get it

Because I'm so hard-up

No! no! Selby, that's

not the reason

You said we were gonna

party, party, party...

Well there hasn't been a f***ing party!

Nothing! when I told you

that I'm starving

Cause you're using me

- No! I just...

Because I f***ing killed

someone, alright?

My last john, alright,

I f***ing killed my last john

I was raped and beat to

f*** and was gonna get killed

But I won't... I didn't wanna

lose you, you know...

All I could think about was that for the rest of

your f***ing life

And you never know that

I f***ing meant to be there

I didn't wanna die,

thinking that maybe

Maybe you could love me

So I killed him

I shot him, alright...

I f***ing shot him

I'm sorry, I let you

f***ing down alright

Now, you know me Sel,

now you f***ing know me alright

No, I don't wanna go

Sure you do,

sure you f***ing do!

Leave me fun,

leave me f***ing fun!

I'm sorry

I know...

He would have killed you

I need to get this taken off and

I'm gonna get a job

No, I understand that

if you can't get a work

I don't even mind

I wanted to go back before

it was just... so sh*t scared of getting caught

You know that was the

only reason

I'm a hooker

You got a wet p*ssy?

Yes, sure

You like to f***?

Yup

Jesus Christ, you'll think nobody

ever talked dirty to you before

I just like to settle

first, you know

Call me daddy,

while I f*** you

I try, what you like

to f*** your kids?

What? I'm just kidding

with you

I'm just messing with you

I'll call you daddy

Daddy, see?

See, I'm calling you daddy

I do it all the time

$20 huh?

Yup

Some good sh*t here!

Come on, you wanna suck it for me

Come on baby

Life is funny... it's hard

But it's also strange, how things can

be so different than you think

I remember I was just a

kid in before age club...

Set up this beautiful gigantic red and yellow ferris

wheel. It lit up to night sky

They called it... the Monster

You want some money?

Oh my god,

are you serious?

When I was a kid I thought that was

about the coolest thing I ever seen

Then I couldn't wait to ride it

Sure enough, when I finally got my

chance I got so scared and nauseous...

I threw up all over myself

before it even made 1 full turn

I gonna go and wash up ok

Just hang on a sec, babe, I gotta

wash up here, ok?

Ok

Hey where did you

get the car?

My friend, Thomas, saw me on my way

home, he let us borrow it to move

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Patricia Lea Jenkins (born July 24, 1971) is an American film director and screenwriter. She directed Monster (2003) and Wonder Woman (2017) and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020). more…

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