Anna Kendricks movie focuses on key crimes committed by Alcala but it adds its own very current narrative.
Heres what happened in real life, what the film changed and what that means for the film.
Alcala was bachelor number one.
First Bradshaw asks him what his best time is and he says something about nighttime.
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Alcala replies Im called The Banana and I look really good.
kindly feel free to go and vomit now.
And according to the footage the banana thing actually won him the date.
In the film Bradshaws questions appeal to Alcala, who was, in real life, very intelligent.
Alcala is the obvious choice.
Bradshaw is initially impressed by Alcala until he starts to be slightly confrontational.
Its a tense scene, which culminates in Alcala following and intimidating Bradshaw.
We know Alcala is a serial killer.
But she knows shes not safe.
The reality is that they didnt check.
The reality is that Alcala was permitted to go on the show even though hed served two prison sentences.
In fact he was reported multiple times by multiple people during the time he was committing his crimes.
The teenager
In the film the young runaway played by Autumn Best is called Amy.
She survived and as the film points out, told Alcala not to tell anyone about the rape.
She did escape and Alcala was apprehended.
But his mother posted bail and he was released.
Later we see Laura attempt again to report Alcala to the police they ignore her.
Her frustrated scream of Do your fucking job!
sums up one of the main themes of the film.
The title
What could that title mean?
Alcala also had a massive collection of photographs of women, girls and boys in sexually explicit poses.
Woman of the Hour is available to stream on Netflix now.
