Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story (1992) (TV)

Director:

Peter Levin

Writer (WGA):

Fred Mills (written by)

Release Date:

17 November 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Crime | Drama

Plot:

This film is based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos a prostitute-turned-serial killer who preyed mostly on truck drivers. |

Plot Keywords:

Prostitution | Serial Killer | Killer | Murderer | Prostitute

Cast

Jean Smart	...	Aileen Wuornos
Park Overall	...	Tyria Moore
Tim Grimm	...	Capt. Steve Binegar
Ernie Lively	...	Maj. Dan Henry
Geoffrey Rivas
Erich Anderson
Anthony Dean Fields
T.C. Warner	...	Amy
Dave Florek
Brion James	...	Bruce Munster
Marc Alaimo	...	Sheriff Walton
Arell Blanton	...	Douglas Chambers
Joe Bratcher	...	Dennis
Robert Alan Browne	...	Businessman
Lee de Broux	...	Sheriff Benson

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Iceland:16 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Company:

C.M. Two Production

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992)

Monster

This story was done again in 2003. It was done much better. TV movies generally restrict the viewers and this is no exception. It's a horribly botched film with explicit content toned down to fit the television standards. Aileen Wuornos deserves better than this. Her story was done justice in "Monster" (2003) with Charlize Theron, who won an Oscar(tm) for her performance. Just kidding. Both films suck. It's better to stuck to the documentary.

Aileen Wuornos was a prostitute with a lesbian lover who murdered her clients. Why? I have no idea; at least not after watching this movie. Jean Smart is bad as Wuornos and the film is incompetent.

This is just bad acting filling in for a mediocre movie, and bad directing trying to make up for absence of quality. Bring on the Monster.