Viewers were left “holding their breath” at a “terrifying” scene in Netflix’s latest true crime hit, Woman of the Hour, and it wasn’t even close to being the bloodiest or most violent scene in the film.
It tells the story of Cheryl Bradshaw, a contestant on The Dating Game (written as Sheryl in the film), who almost went on a date with American serial killer Rodney Alcalá in 1978; recounts many of the prolific murderer’s horrible crimes.
Actor Daniel Zovatto portrayed his numerous violent encounters, including moments where unsuspecting victims are brutally assaulted.
But many women took to social media to praise a chilling scene in the film that left them “on the edge of their seats.”
It took place in a dark, empty parking lot, after Sheryl, played by the thriller’s director Anna Kendrick, went to her car after having a drink with Rodney.
While the couple seemed to get along well on the dating show, leading her to choose him as the victorious “Bachelor,” she began to find his presence and comments disturbing, and decided not to go on a date with him, giving him a number. fake. before walking away.
But a terrifying Rodney suddenly asked him to repeat the digits, stating: “I just want to make sure I have the right one… You know, sometimes fours, they look like nines.”
When Sheryl asked to see the newspaper again, he scoffed: ‘Can’t you repeat it from memory?’
Viewers were left “holding their breath” at a “terrifying” scene in Netflix’s latest true crime hit, Woman of the Hour, and it wasn’t even close to being the bloodiest or most violent scene in the film.
Many women took to social media to praise a chilling scene from the film that left them “on the edge of their seats.”
The confrontation continued and she finally admitted that she is “not going anywhere” with Rodney.
The intimidating killer said, “Okay, fair enough, maybe we’ll see you around,” before quietly adding, “Then they’d knock your fucking head in.”
It followed with a horrifying sequence in which Sheryl tried to calmly walk back to her car, while Rodney creepily walked behind her.
The terrified ‘bachelorette’ began to jog lightly, and as she finally reached her vehicle, the killer managed to advance menacingly behind her, clearly prepared to attack, before the pair were interrupted by a group of men suddenly arriving at the car park. .
Sheryl took advantage of the situation and quickly walked away, while X viewers admitted they “held their breath” amid the terrifying tension.
Many women also took advantage of the comments on the clip shared by netflix‘, to highlight the chilling fear of having an unknown man walking behind you, when there is no one around.
“Every woman knows the fear of walking to her car at night in a parking lot or garage,” one wrote.
‘All women have had this feeling and some of us have had the experience of a scoundrel following you. It exists to this day and it sucks,” added another.
“It’s actually so scary,” wrote a third.
It took place in a dark, empty parking lot, after Sheryl, played by the thriller’s director Anna Kendrick, went to her car after having a drink with Rodney.
It followed with a horrifying sequence in which Sheryl tried to calmly walk back to her car, while Rodney creepily walked behind her.
Sheryl took advantage of the situation and quickly walked away, while X viewers admitted they “held their breath” amid the terrifying tension.
Even though the terrifying encounter between Rodney and Cheryl didn’t happen in real life (it’s actually understood that they didn’t go out for drinks together either), people called the scene “scary and exciting,” admitting that they felt “scared.” ” by Sheryl.
“Anna Kendrick really made this scene look straight out of a horror movie and it gave us chills,” said one.
Woman of the Hour has been highly praised by terrified fans who know the real story behind the new film.
Alcalá’s crime spree began years before he killed his alleged first murder victim in 1971.
He assaulted several young women while in the military in the 1960s and nearly killed eight-year-old Tali Shapiro in 1968.
Alcalá escaped from police and murdered at least four more women before appearing on The Dating Game.
It took years for law enforcement to finally capture ‘The Dating Game’ killer in 1979, but he had already murdered 12-year-old Jill Parenteau and Robin Samsoe before he was arrested.
He was ultimately linked to eight murders, but authorities believe the number of victims is much higher.
Even though the terrifying encounter between Rodney and Cheryl didn’t happen in real life (it’s actually understood that they didn’t go out for drinks together either), people called the scene “scary and exciting,” admitting that they felt “scared.” ” by Sheryl.
Woman of the Hour has been highly praised by terrified fans who know the real story behind the new film.
Rodney Alcalá appeared on an episode of The Dating Show in 1978 and landed a date with his bachelorette, Cheryl Bradshaw (left).
Alcalá died of natural causes while on death row in 2021, and Bradshaw is apparently living a quiet life after moving from California.
Critics who have seen the film since its debut on Netflix have praised it and its Tomatometer rose as high as 92 percent on rotten tomatoes.
It also left them a little scared, with one reviewer insisting it was “entertaining and worrying in turns.’
“More a social commentary than a pulp thriller, the film spends more time listening to the women who were long ignored – those who suspected him, those who trusted him, those who reported him – than it does ogling his crimes. “wrote one critic for Empire.
“It is not necessary to see the evil inflicted on a woman to feel her suffering.”
“The Woman of the Hour will surely have many seeking out this stranger-than-fiction story,” wrote one reviewer of the Associated Press.
“But Kendrick’s achievement is to capture, from a woman’s point of view, how difficult it can be to cast a serial killer among an all-male cast.”
During an appearance on The View last month, Anna spoke about how important it was for her to make sure the story was directed from a female perspective.
During an appearance on The View last month, Anna (pictured last month) talked about how important it was for her to make sure the story was driven by a female perspective.
“I knew going into it that there were a couple of things I wasn’t interested in, one of them being really graphic violence,” he explained.
“But the other thing is that I didn’t want to make a whole movie about why he does this, it doesn’t matter and we can’t know.
“And I really wanted to do something that talked about the kind of fear that most women have to deal with every day, every interaction we have is like, how do I survive this interaction emotionally, maybe financially or physically and do a movie? That was more about that.’
Host Sara Haines then said, “Well, how many times do you have to suppress that creepy feeling until it costs you your life,” to which Anna responded, “Good, and smile because if I look uncomfortable, maybe that will help you.” . unleash you.’
Elsewhere last week, Anna revealed that she donated all the money she made from Woman of the Hour to charity.
He said he didn’t expect the film to make money and that it wasn’t until the film’s release that he began to think about how popular it would be.
Speaking to Ashley Flowers, host of SiriusXM’s Crime Junkie AF podcast, the actress said: “This was never a money-making venture for me.
‘Finally, Netflix bought the film. But it wasn’t until the week before TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) that I thought, “Oh, this movie is going to make money.”
The star said that was when his conscience began to take effect. “I asked myself the question, ‘Do you feel gross about this?’ And I did,” he said.
At the time, Netflix was reported to have paid $11m (£8.5m) for the rights.
While Anna did not reveal her fee, she said she donated to the Rainn charities (the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network) and the National Center for Victims of Crime.
“That seemed like the least I could do,” he added.