Monster
(DVD) 

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2003.

"Based on a true story"--Container

Title from disc surface.

Anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1.

Special features: featurette; theatrical trailer; international trailer; film mixing demo; interview with Patty Jenkins and B.T.

Director of photography, Steven Bernstein ; production designer, Edward T. McAvoy ; edited by Jane Kurson, Arthur Coburn ; music by BT ; costume designer, Rhona Meyers.

Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen, Annie Corley, Marco St. John, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Scott Wilson.

Based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who was executed in 2002 for the brutal murders of at least 6 men in Florida. Homeless most of her life, Wuornos subsisted by working as a prostitute. In Florida, down to her last five dollars and pondering suicide, she stopped into a bar for a beer where she meets Selby. One night, after a john attacks her, Aileen pulls a gun and kills the man. Aileen's loathing for the men who pay her for sex becomes so extreme that she begins killing her customers regardless of their behavior.

MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and sexual content, and for pervasice language ;,Canadian Home Video rating: 18A.

DVD, region 1, widescreen; DTS 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1.

For private home use only.

English dialogue; optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned for the hard-of-hearing.

Academy Awards, 2004: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Theron)

Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2004: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Theron)

Golden Globes, 2004: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Theron)