Anna Kendrick’s “Dating Game” thriller is inspired by true events.
Anna Kendricks directorial debut charts the 1978 appearance of serial killer Rodney Alcala onThe Dating Game.
Read on to learn more about theWoman of the Hourcast and the inspiration for their characters.
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Anna Kendrick as Sheryl Bradshaw, a.k.a.
Cheryl Bradshaw
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Kendrick stars as Bradshaw,a fictionalized versionof contestant Cheryl Bradshaw.
“Sheryl is the most fictionalized piece of the movie,” Kendrick said in the films press notes.
Anna Kendrick as Sheryl Bradshaw; Cheryl Bradshaw.Leah Gallo/Netflix; ABC
Because maybe for the first time in Sheryl’s life, maybe she’s not making herself small."
Unlike in the film, Bradshaw never met Alcala again after selecting him onThe Dating Game.
“She said, ‘Ellen, I cant go out with this guy,'” Metzger told20/20.
Tony Hale as Ed Burke; Jim Lange.Leah Gallo/Netflix; ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
“‘Theres weird vibes that are coming off of him.
I am not comfortable.
Is that going to be a problem?
Daniel Zovatto as Rodney Alcala; Rodney James Alcala.Leah Gallo/Netflix; Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty
Metzger recalled And, of course, I said, ‘No.'”
Tony Hale as Ed Burke, a.k.a.
“He had this rhythm and cadence that really symbolized his disconnection from reality,” he explained.
Matt Visser as Bachelor No. 1 in ‘Woman of the Hour’.Netflix
“[The movie] doesn’t glorify the serial killer.
It’s about the victims, and that was important to me.”
“He was able to just be a chameleon and charm people and manipulate them.
Jedidiah Goodacre as Bachelor No. 2 in ‘Woman of the Hour’.Netflix
And, for me, that was the golden key to it all.
Matt Visser as Bachelor No.
3 on the actualDating Gameepisode.
Autumn Best as Amy in ‘Woman of the Hour’.Netflix
(Alcala was Bachelor No.
1 in real life, but thats been changed for the film.)
Little is known about Cerami, but in 2010, he recalled that theDating Gameaudiencewasnt rooting for Alcalato win.
Jedidiah Goodacre as Bachelor No.
Jed Mills
Goodacre plays a version of Jed Mills, who was Bachelor No.
2 on the actual episode and would go on to play the owner of the fat-free yogurt shop onSeinfeld.
2 in which the serial killer admits he usually lands the woman he sets his sights upon.
When Sheryl selects Alcala as the show’s winner, Bachelor No.
2 warns her to “be careful with that a–hole” as he departs the stage.
Shapiro alsotestified against Alcalaas a surprise witness at his final trial.
“Danny is just the nicest guy on the planet,” she told PEOPLE.
“He’s so friendly and warm and supportive.
“Woman of the Houris Best’s film debut, and Zovatto helped her move past any anxiety.
Woman of the Houris streaming on Netflix.
