Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1993) is a documentary film about Aileen Wuornos, made by Nick Broomfield. It documents Broomfield's attempts to interview Wuornos, which involves a long process of mediation through her adopted mother Arlene Pralle and lawyer, Steve Glazer.

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• Cast
• Awards
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The film essentially highlights the exploitation of Wuornos by those around her and questions the fairness of her trial, given the vested interests of the police.

The film was used by the defense in the Wuornos trial in 2001 to highlight the incompetence of Wuornos' original lawyer. It was through this process that Broomfield decided to make a second film, Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer.

For the feature film Monster, Charlize Theron used this film as source material, apparently watching clips in-between takes in order to perfect her character. For her performance, Theron won a Best Actress Oscar, awarded on what would have been Wuornos's birthday.

Cast

Jesse Aviles as Himself (Jesse "The Human Bomb" Aviles)

Nick Broomfield as Himself – Interviewer

Cannonball as Himself

Steve Glazer as Himself

Sgt. Grian Jarvis as Himself

Michael McCarthy as Himself

Dick Mills as Himself

Arlene Pralle as Herself

Mike Reynolds as Himself

Aileen Wuornos as Herself

Awards

1993 – Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival