Anna Kendrick Meets the 'Dating Game' Killer: The TRUE Story Behind the Chilling Trailer | E! News

[@janetDT1904]

Blown away by the quick thinking of the young girl who was able to escape

[@tinygold772]

She probably had endured massive trauma in her life previously and had to talk or act her way out of danger many times - thank God she got away

[@alexubel]

She never went on the date. She didn't have to escape anything. She simply trusted her gut and backed out.

[@wilhelmscream1836]

@@alexubel She’s talking about the young runaway girl not Anna Kendricks character

[@LoneStarStinger]

Worth the watch… It was very well done, without glorifying that creep either... All the subtle details had my heart beating.

[@nunyabidness143]

For real! I was more afraid watching this film than I was watching the newest scream or the IT chpt two movie 😭 very well done.

[@DarkNighttyy]

@@LoneStarStinger you know so little abot RA I assume

[@dianagal]

@@nunyabidness143me too! I was totally schocked.

[@dimitrytimothee1590]

Anna's character doesn't look like the 60's 70's look including the antagonist. There are a lot of flaws in this movie. And obviously she can't direct. She is more of an actress

[@soni8995]

I just had to stop and sob... to so many souls, Rest In Peace.

[@Melody-ks7mo]

Thank you

[@sithlordkaeyl21]

I literally just finished watching this movie, and everyone involved did such an amazing job telling the horrific stories of the victims, without going too gory, or too sensationalized, just to get some cheap “shocks”. I’ve known the story for years, but I was still so on edge throughout the whole film, and Anna Kendrick should be incredibly proud of the work she did in bringing this story to younger generations.

[@Soper.Nova69]

Trailer alone is very promising. How much more the entire movie. Can't wait! Congrats Anna on your directorial debut!

[@HandsomeMalcolmcats]

It was so good!

[@dimitrytimothee1590]

​@@HandsomeMalcolmcatsit not

[@公主_maya]

Right?! I think she's found her calling

[@yamil.343]

This looks good. Anna stands out in anything she does.

[@Iamanillusion1]

No she doesn't she's the same every role

[@vonniedemers5683]

The movie is soooooooo far off.. Watch a documentary.

[@999gothchick]

I remember seeing a crime documentary on him and they stated she didn’t go on the date with him because she thought he was “creepy”

[@alexubel]

Yep. This movie took some liberties. Including an encounter that was completely fabricated.

[@justinbryson352]

@@alexubel Well, she did encounter him. They chatted after she picked him as the winner, and found him to be creepy. Is that not an encounter? Anyways, I thought it was a great movie.

[@amj1733]

Im so looking forward to seeing her in this

[@317besosxx]

Only 3 men & one was a serial killer. Crazy.

[@brendanalexcurran3429]

i remember this story very well. It’s crazy it’s taking them THIS long to make it into a movie.

[@stephanyhdz92]

Its cause it was a sensitive matter and I'm sure they did not want to hurt the victim's families in the process of making it

[@QueenK88]

There’s already a movie about it

[@tyrtlewax]

Honestly if you really think about it, its kind of sick. People get rich off stories of serial killers and their victims. Imagine someone you loved got yeeted and after years of grieving, someone makes a movie about it.

[@IslanderloverBKK]

Us women have strong intuition or discernment, it's just that we can also be stubborn and think we can fix a broken vase. If women would only follow that gut feeling, we could have avoided many things. We can be red flags to our own red flags like dating "bad boys," thinking it's fun and that you're the woman who can change him. When it feels creepy...it is creepy!

[@maxinetischler9856]

Great advice

[@maxinetischler9856]

Great advice

[@aiai-j7i]

Uhuh, but we are talking about children here...

[@IndigoCosmic]

Sometimes sociopaths are very convincing.

[@dianagal]

Exactly!!! And girls should be raised to trust their gut feelings!

[@jjmarty]

I remember doing a research project on this guy my senior year of high school for my forensics class.

[@MochiColorsZanos]

Wow they made a movie about this creep. Can't wait to see it!

[@EM-mw2qr]

Truth is stranger than fiction.

[@amj1733]

Anna Kendrick ❤

[@misskarinaleigh]

This was a great watch!

[@amandabrowne3335]

Can you explain in this whole video where Anna Kenrick meets Rodney Alcala.

[@nance73]

On the dating show

[@gabrielle916]

I thought they were going to show her going to prison or something 😮

[@melodylaila]

Yes def a clickbaity title. That's what misled me into clicking this as well.

[@petej3525]

Watched it yesterday at my local cinema. Great movie.

[@glennstandish10]

Just seen it. Great movie

[@Soper.Nova69]

He could be the NEXT FEATURE on Netflix's MONSTERS Series!!!

[@JustMe-ld5sq]

Next one is about Ed Gein. But if this movie is well received on Netflix, Ryan Murphy will probably jump on it for a future season.

[@Cletus-Hellfire]

Serial Killer Cinematic Universe. Now we need someone akin to Michael Myers.

[@GailFeldman-o3p]

Anna Kendrick is not only a talented a copra and vocalist but s stellar director!

[@carmenpalacios7620]

Can’t wait to see this one

[@secreteobsession3584]

The police and authorities failed these woman

[@pamsbirding]

Actually the parole board did

[@joshuaa1605]

34 months for doing that to an 8 year old... smh the justice system of america is so backwards. You had people doing life for selling weed.

[@kenyattaclay7666]

The victim’s family had moved to Mexico & didn’t participate in the trial. They had to try & get him on something so they pled. If you’re going to blame anyone it’s the parents for not cooperating with prosecutors.

[@mind-brainstudio927]

A very well done film! Tony Hale is miscast and weak as the game show host but otherwise Anna Kendrick scores with her directorial debut. Congratulations to a very talented woman!

[@xoxoMoonChildxoxo]

Misleading title since Rodney died in 2021. Makes it kinda difficult to meet him.

[@geekyheadquarters]

It’s misleading on purpose to make you click on the video and watch it. It’s clickbait. They know he died in 2021 and stated it in the video.

[@jenshaw8085]

Clickbait got me too 🤦‍♀️

[@Mattlifts]

​@nightwanderr massively misleading. I timed it and its over an hour long.

[@DooRstoper]

Heard this story on mr ballen. He covers the best stories. A few of the stories I've heard from him are on Netflix now .

[@LoneStarStinger]

Got to meet him last October in austin when he did a live reading. Was pretty cool to hear stories in person… His fam came out with flowers on stage and it was too wholesome.

[@MadKochVlogs]

Looking forward to seeing this one. This case was WILD!

[@bill592011]

He was caught with a girl knocked out on his kitchen floor, she had her head bashed in with a steel bar, she survived..

[@alexistrebexis3195]

No attempt to make the actor look like the real guy at all. Hair is totally different, most obviously. Second, his personality is way off from the real show.

[@malcriadamedina5358]

The likes of Netflix will end filmmaking as we know it

[@aiai-j7i]

Exactly, and the actor portraying his is actually attractive.

[@mychaeljones7526]

Its nice that Netflix can finally do a dark story without sensationalism.

[@CC-kl4nh]

Psychopathy are pathological liars and sweet talkers. They know the psychology.

[@nancydorn2524]

This is not covering the true life story….in real life the girl never goes out with Rodney.

[@bluecollarmenproductions]

She doesn’t really in the movie either

[@ED80s]

Thank God she trusted her gut. She was uncomfortable around him and refused to go out with him

[@dimitrytimothee1590]

​@@bluecollarmenproductions It shows she is in the bar with him. Watch it again

[@nancydorn2524]

@@dimitrytimothee1590 in real life she never sees him again after the show….smart girl.

[@dimitrytimothee1590]

@@nancydorn2524 she ask the people from backstage that he was creepy and then never seen him again

[@marcoglara2012]

He was bachelor number one in real life. Why not just keep them there?

[@ED80s]

And the same questions She asked him?

[@KK-pm7ud]

Dramatic effect. Just like she decided to girlboss it during the game show and pull a Beyonce in the 'Irreplaceable' video.

[@alexistrebexis3195]

How is this more than a 5 minute story? And why do they not even ATTEMPT to make his hair even look similar? So, as long as he’s got longish hair, it’ll look the same as the real guys

[@haleyphipps0417]

I never heard of this story before. However I know about The Dating Game game show because of the fictional TV show That Girl where the character Ann Marie (Marlow Thomas) played on the game show and didn't know her boyfriend Donald Hollinger ( Ted Bessett) was competing on it and picked another guy instead. It was hilarious.🤣

[@TeamMshaw]

Good movie

[@JohanLebbing]

In real, he was bachelor nr 1.

[@FightKidsTeamUSAMMA]

Good movie.

[@BonnieKennedy-pj7tn]

Creepy story! No spoiler from me. This guy was dangerous and charming. I know this story

[@jessicacl2689]

Its true follow your gut and that being said in no way are you required to start any verbal conflict or confrontaions. Just get to safety and never dismiss warning signs. No matter how potentially paranoid it may feel

[@puretiger3959]

I agree with so many the comments- It is a brilliant film. Anna Kendrick definitely has a future as an upcoming and exciting director. All the actors are excellent and portray the survivors, let alone the many victims (RIP) 😊with the dignity and the respect they deserve. BUT why the CLICKBAIT E!NEWS? Anna isn’t shown meeting him (considering he died in jail 2021) let alone being mentioned that she ever met him in person

[@MamboKing215]

The clip-title miskeads to believe Kendrick actually spoke w/ Alcala

[@MichaelCrosby-ei5zq]

If you actually seen the dating game episode, anna kendrick pushed the annoying feminist agenda. Is seems almost as if she didnt like Cheryl was just a regualr ditzy sounding comtestant in the epsiode. I thought the movie was okay until i looked deeper into the case it completely changed my view on the movie. The creaters of Monsters wouldve done such a better job

[@KK-pm7ud]

The movie felt phoned in, woke, and poorly executed. The only scene that showed any promise was the parking lot scene after Anna decided to girlboss it half way through the gameshow. Netflix continues to lower the bar on quality filmmaking.

[@chroylikesfish]

Great movie... i will say tho RA legacy wouldve been forgotten if it wasnt for this movie... know he will be trending

[@ssimplydeliriouss]

i have some things to say as a 13 year old who's watched this movie 1. if you don't like when killers aren't glamorized or made into a fetish, that's insane. 2. the movie is /based/ on a true story. people can take as many artistic liberties as they'd like. ryan murphy fabricated a bunch of crap in BOTH his murderer series' 3: i'm about 90% sure this is the first movie anna kendrick has fully directed, so give her some grace. 4: movies & shows don't always satisfy your needs, so if you think you wasted your time, it's alright - you're not gonna die, not over that. 5: i've seen some WEIRD comments, specifically one about anna kendrick being an secret fbi agent. make sure to take your meds, cause i know i'm taking mine!!

[@grinchoi1]

It was pretty different from the actual events.

[@DruzenjeSplit-nn2um]

She looks nothing like real Sheryl which was sassy and gorgeous

[@SpongeBobSquarePantsNickJr]

How many killers have been on game shows? We’ll never know. 😮

[@darrylskylar8757]

Rest In Heavenly Peace🙏🤍🕊🙏💙

[@diian27]

Im interested in the story…but if your directing the movie why must she also be the main protagonist…she doesn’t look nothing like her..not even the outfit, hair.

[@zoejnobaptiste3332]

She was already starring in it before she became the director. The movie didn't have a director yet and I believe she volunteered herself when time was running out.

[@diian27]

@@zoejnobaptiste3332 thanks for that info… I still feel they should of done a better job portraying the real woman .

[@RachMonPhoebs]

@@diian27 A lot of movies do not accurately represent the makeup and hair looks of women in a way that is true to the period because it has been found to be distracting to modern audiences to the extent that some won't watch movies because people look too "strange" to their modern eye.

[@lisawicks8205]

Well, the actor portraying Alcala looks nothing like him either, even less so…

[@unexpectedvixen5685]

And the lack of personality. The lady in the video was very charismatic.

[@avr0819]

Why were the feds sleeping on this

[@DugEphresh]

Unsubscribing from channels that can't tell the story under 7 minutes, sorry if it's a KZbin thing for you to make money but not my problem. Subbed to E! News.

[@HauntingswithDavid]

Who seen the Short a few years ago. The Guy asked the girl. What are girls for and she didn't know??

[@pattichambley2779]

Omg

[@realSimoneCherie]

great film but clickbait title is bs

[@itsbreezybxntch]

s0o0o she didnt MEET THE KILLER tf..stupid clickbait

[@DarkNighttyy]

Also the hair didn't look that late 70s

[@Geooramirez]

My question is how did they get that estimate ? How would they know it’s more than 100 victims ?

[@sandycakez8908]

They found pictures of 130 girls in his possession, they just can’t match the deaths because there’s so many of them and they would need people to come forward, but they believe it happened throughout the states

[@hermanrosario7045]

he was with those women and they were never seen again, but they have no proof or body to convict him

[@Hirnlego999]

An estimate based on the photos he took

[@iamjungle5703]

It was OK. Anna missed alot of facts. The Dating Game shouldn't have been the focus. She missed it

[@lyssah819]

This movie was horrible. Including the acting of all the actors. Don't waste your life.

[@WaterFalls-go2ci]

I'm interested because it's reported that he had a genius IQ.

[@janejane-tk3wx]

no dating thanks e

[@st7728]

It was good, had 2 great scenes, but felt like an after school special, from the early 80's. Todays movies lack grit and are afraid to offend. Anna has talent, but still ends up one of the many. Be different, be politically incorrect, be real.

[@whereyoubean]

Is the real Cheryl still alive?

[@theatergeek82]

She never went on the date with him

[@pamsbirding]

She died of cancer.

[@elmobolan4274]

He also killed men, too...

[@DarkNighttyy]

Source?

[@dawniebabe65]

So we don’t see her meet him. Click bate

[@shoujofanatic]

I wish they had styled Anna Kendrick better, the eyeliner and mostly straight hair is getting pretty old.

[@mellysomethingclever]

All the men in the comments showing why we choose the bear. 🙄🙄

[@aydenroperti1244]

100???? You mean 130????

[@AllenHansford-xz3mv]

😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😊😊😊

[@alexubel]

So... she never met the killer. Got it.

[@AngelsDiamonds]

Seen a different movie version of this earlier this year

[@CC-kl4nh]

Creepy!!!

[@vonniedemers5683]

That movie had so much wrong.....

[@sam-k7n]

More likely like 159

[@Iamanillusion1]

Terrible portrayal the real lady was curvy and exciting

[@giovanahc]

I thought he was dead!?

[@lindagurrera685]

So he rapes an 8 year old goes to jail and gets to go on the dating gsme ok

[@1derekwinter1]

The film is a major disappointment. It’s nowhere near as entertaining or informative as the podcast.

[@AquaNikki]

Terrible movie