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Starring: Nick Broomfield,  Jeb Bush,  Aileen Wuornos, 
Directed By: Nick Broomfield, 
Rated: R (Restricted)
Release Date: 2003
Studio: Columbia Tristar
Format: Closed-captioned,  Color,  Dolby,  DVD-Video,  Full Screen,  Subtitled,  Widescreen,  NTSC, 

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Product Description
Acclaimed director Nick Broomfield s vision takes you behind the sensational headlines of America s first female serial killer and into the true life and unbalanced mind of a woman trying to deal with a brutal past and an even more deadly future. Both timely and terrifying this powerful film provides an unsparing look at a madwoman s trial appeal and execution. You will be mesmerized by the true and tragic story of a paranoid prostitute who began killing her customers in a murderous rage. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone says her eyes radiating madness will haunt your dreams. Filmed at Aileen Wuornos request and containing her last interviews this unflinching film recounts Aileen s life at the margins of society and shows her escalating psychological unraveling as she approaches her execution.System Requirements:Running Time: 89 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: R UPC: 043396057258 Manufacturer No: 05725

Amazon.com
"We have evil in us, all of us do, and my evil just happened to come out because of the circumstances," said serial killer Aileen Wuornos in an interview conducted shortly before her execution in 2002. Director Nick Broomfield, in this sequel to his previous documentary Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer, delves further into Wuornos's horrific childhood (including an interview with her biological mother) and follows the appeals process as her case goes through its final efforts. But the movie's core are the fascinating, devastating interviews with Wuornos herself, alternately lucid and delusional as she obsesses about the police, whom she believes allowed her murders to happen to increase the potential for profit from movies and books about the case. Anyone who's seen Monster, based on Wuornos's story, will find the real woman even more compelling and frightening than Charlize Theron's award-winning portrayal. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews for Aileen - Life and Death of a Serial Killer

Aileen
Great video. She wasn't as crazy as everyone thought she was. Her actions and mannerisms were taken out of context. Example...On the cover of the Dvd, she was pullint her hair back not choking herself. She got tired of JeB Bush keeping her on death row for 12 years so she admitted something that wasn't true to get her excecution carried out and not be commuted to life in prison. If you have ever worked on the inside you understand where she is coming from. I don't think the punishment fit the crimes. She killed yes but wasn't a serial killer. The difference is a numberAileen - Life and Death of a Serial Killer

Amazing and tragic story
I honestly wonder how much of her final tirade was real (at least in her mind) or just another story she made up to get attention.

She appeared to have been quite intelligent, so who knows what she might have become had she been raised under different circumstances?

I had to crack up when her friend Dawn said she believes homosexuality was only invented in recent years. lolAileen - Life and Death of a Serial Killer

The Real "Monster"..
After seeing the movie Monster which was based on the life of the first female serial killer Aileen Wuornos, I was interested in seeing the real Aileen herself speaking of the murders she commited. This film does a great job of delivering to us a glimpse into the childhood and mind of a disturbed woman. The interviews are great and Aileen holds nothing back while talking to Nick. We get to see actual footage of her trials and of her proclaiming her innocence to admitting the she lied about being raped and having to kill in self defense. We are able to look into her black eyes and see the rage she felt. We see interviews with her few close friends who explain the terrible things that happened in Aileen's life that led her to Florida and eventually to being a hooker. She's labeled a serial killer because as she said, "she has a number". She murdered 7 men with the motive being to take their money and their vehicle. She admits that she had to kill them so they wouldn't go to the police. Aileen always believed that the police knew it was her killing these men but that they let her kill so they could make money off of her. However way you want to look at it, Aileen was a murderer but also a victim of circumstance. It is almost sad to see her speaking of her execution right until the day before it took place. Aileen came clean before her execution in 2002 by lethal injection after serving many years on death row. In her own words...."You have to kill Aileen Wuornos or she will kill again". Also, I must say what a Excellent job Charlize Theron did playing Aileen in the movie Monster. It is no wonder she won an award for the movie. This DVD of real interviews is very revealing and very interesting for anyone who is curious about the real "Monster".Aileen - Life and Death of a Serial Killer

A MUST SEE !!!
This is Mr. Broomfield's sequel to "The Selling of a Serial Killer". Both are very well researched. It isn't often that you are treated to the facts as they really are. We are usually served the psycho-babble of distortion which is not present in either of these films. After viewing these films one is left feeling that maybe, just maybe there might be something wrong with our system of justice. When someone (Tye) is an accomplice to murder,an accessory after the fact and received stolen property (victim's cars and cash) can walk away with movie and book deals and their freedom there is a serious problem with the system. This movie is very well done and left me feeling that I knew Aileen Wournos as a person not as a serial killer.
I highly recommend this movie and the prequel.Aileen - Life and Death of a Serial Killer

Get to know the real Aileen
Interesting look at the life of Aileen Wuronos Serial Killer. Powerful informative Documentary about the life and trials of Aileen. It tells her whole story from when she was born up until the last minute of her death. Covers all aspects and you get to meet the real Aileen. Charlize Theron did a great job portraying her in Monster but this is true to life and in your face reality. We get to see Aileens motives for killing , why she did it, how she feels etc. At times you feel for her and think this is a real human being and does she deserve this, at other times one could think she might be mentally ill due to her accusations that the police knew she was going to commit her crimes. We get to see her anger, hate, fear, pain and all the human aspects of her personality. At times she can come off as normal and engaging and at other times full of hate and anger. We get to find out her last meal, see her last interviews and know what song she requested at her funeral. This is a must see if you liked Monster. 4 Stars.Aileen - Life and Death of a Serial Killer