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Anna Kendrick makes her directorial debut with 'Woman of the Hour,' a film based on the genuinely creepy true story of Cheryl Bradshaw, who appeared on the TV show 'The Dating Game' in 1978 and chose active serial killer Rodney Alcala as her date.

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00:01Anna Kendrick is marking her directorial debut this year with a film that has just
00:05been snapped up by Netflix and its premise comes from a genuinely creepy real life story.
00:10Kendrick also stars as the lead in the film, called Woman of the Hour, which is based on
00:14the true story of Cheryl Bradshaw who, in 1978, went on the dating game as the episode's
00:20bachelorette.
00:21So far, so normal, right?
00:23Only then-active serial killer Rodney L. Sala was a contestant on the same episode and ended
00:29up winning it too, meaning he got a date with Bradshaw.
00:32L. Sala was eventually caught and found guilty of five murders but is suspected to have committed
00:37as many as 130, three of which were said to have been committed immediately after his dating
00:42game appearance.
00:43No word currently on when this one is going to get a wide release but it will be distributed
00:46in the US via Netflix and is coming to international markets through different channels.
00:51Woman of the Hour has also received some very positive reviews so it looks like Kendrick's
00:55debut could be a strong one.
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