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.

[@jendee1260]

@@alexubelthe way it happened it may of been fabricated, but the encounter wasn’t.

[@317besosxx]

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

[@amj1733]

Im so looking forward to seeing her in this

[@EM-mw2qr]

Truth is stranger than fiction.

[@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.

[@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.

[@amj1733]

Anna Kendrick ❤

[@secreteobsession3584]

The police and authorities failed these woman

[@pamsbirding]

Actually the parole board did

[@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.

[@misskarinaleigh]

This was a great watch!

[@GailFeldman-o3p]

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

[@MochiColorsZanos]

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

[@glennstandish10]

Just seen it. Great movie

[@petej3525]

Watched it yesterday at my local cinema. Great movie.

[@abhi739]

rodney alcala was so charming california declared him innocent

[@carmenpalacios7620]

Can’t wait to see this one

[@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!

[@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.

[@angelabatterton5080]

Fab film had me glued to my seat what a wicked man!

[@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..

[@anythingvidz2003]

She was a child and survived because a neighbor saw him go in the house with her and it seemed odd so he called the cops, a cop came and broke in saving the girl who was in coma for months waking up and didnt remember anything between her and the sick mf

[@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.

[@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.

[@LegendarySpaceRipper]

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

[@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

[@JohanLebbing]

In real, he was bachelor nr 1.

[@MadKochVlogs]

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

[@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

[@SHANDI1967]

Great movie

[@FightKidsTeamUSAMMA]

Good movie.

[@TeamMshaw]

Good movie

[@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

[@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!!

[@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.

[@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.🤣

[@BonnieKennedy-pj7tn]

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

[@MamboKing215]

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

[@DruzenjeSplit-nn2um]

She looks nothing like real Sheryl which was sassy and gorgeous

[@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.

[@iamjungle5703]

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

[@grinchoi1]

It was pretty different from the actual events.

[@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.

[@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.

[@darrylskylar8757]

Rest In Heavenly Peace🙏🤍🕊🙏💙

[@maloneaqua]

great film but clickbait title is bs

[@chroylikesfish]

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

[@HauntingswithDavid]

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

[@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.

[@avr0819]

Why were the feds sleeping on this

[@DarkNighttyy]

Also the hair didn't look that late 70s

[@lyssah819]

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

[@OWlsfordshire]

The guy playing the killer and the actress playing the runaway both did well, but overall this movie was a bit of a mess. It was all over the place. The lead actress was also annoying, but that could be partially due to the writing.

[@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

[@itsbreezybxntch]

s0o0o she didnt MEET THE KILLER tf..stupid clickbait

[@teenagebunny]

clickbait, as she didn't meet him at all

[@whereyoubean]

Is the real Cheryl still alive?

[@theatergeek82]

She never went on the date with him

[@pamsbirding]

She died of cancer.

[@janejane-tk3wx]

no dating thanks e

[@mellysomethingclever]

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

[@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.

[@dawniebabe65]

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

[@elmobolan4274]

He also killed men, too...

[@DarkNighttyy]

Source?

[@CC-kl4nh]

Creepy!!!

[@shoujofanatic]

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

[@alexubel]

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

[@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

[@AllenHansford-xz3mv]

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

[@AngelsDiamonds]

Seen a different movie version of this earlier this year

[@jendee1260]

clickbait title. 👎

[@aydenroperti1244]

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

[@sam-k7n]

More likely like 159

[@lila2028]

OMG does this woman have teeth!

[@giovanahc]

I thought he was dead!?

[@vonniedemers5683]

That movie had so much wrong.....

[@Iamanillusion1]

Terrible portrayal the real lady was curvy and exciting

[@lila2028]

The actor looks nothing like Alacala.

[@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