Monster
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Criminal behavior -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women serial murderers -- Drama.
Wuornos, Aileen -- Drama.
Other Subjects
Mujeres delincuentes -- Teatro.

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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2004].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1404958274
UPC
043396055520

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
General Note
Special features: featurette; theatrical trailer; interview with Patty Jenkins and BT; international trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Steven Bernstein ; editors, Jane Kurson, Arthur Coburn ; music, BT ; costume designer, Rhona Meyers ; production designer, Edward T. McAvoy.
Participants/Performers
Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen, Annie Corley, Marco St. John, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Scott Wilson.
Description
Based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who was executed in 2002 for the brutal murders of at least 6 men in Florida. Homeless most of her life, Wuornos subsisted by working as a prostitute. In Florida, down to her last five dollars and pondering suicide, she stopped into a bar for a beer where she meets Selby. One night, after a john attacks her, Aileen pulls a gun and kills the man. Aileen's loathing for the men who pay her for sex becomes so extreme that she begins killing her customers regardless of their behavior.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and sexual content and for pervasive language.
System Details
DVD, Region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital, DTS.
Language
English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kushner, D., Wyman, B., Theron, C., Damon, M., Peterson, C., Jenkins, P., Ricci, C., Dern, B., Tergesen, L., Corley, A., St. John, M., Taylor-Vince, P., Wilson, S., Bernstein, S., Kurson, J., B. T. 1971-., Meyers, R., & McAvoy, E. T. (2004). Monster (Widescreen.). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Donald. Kushner et al.. 2004. Monster. Culver City, Calif.: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Donald. Kushner et al.. Monster Culver City, Calif.: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Kushner, D., Wyman, B., Theron, C., Damon, M., Peterson, C., Jenkins, P. and Ricci, C. et al (2004). Monster. Widescreen. Culver City, Calif.: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kushner, Donald., et al. Monster Widescreen., Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004.

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