Salu's Movie Picks: 'Monster' (2003) Quiz

Answer: A serial killer

Aileen Wuornos was a serial killer in the United States and was charged with the murder of six men. She was executed in 2002 in Florida.

Charlize Theron played her in this movie. Theron gained a lot of weight and wore prosthetic teeth to look more like Aileen. Her performance was widely praised by critics as was the movie. She won many awards for this role including the SAG Award, the Oscar and the Golden Globe.

I think it is one of the best performances by an actress ever!

Answer: At a bar

Selby Wall is the name of the character played by Christina Ricci. She is the love interest and arguably an accomplice to the crimes committed by Aileen. This character is based on Aileen's real life lover, Tyria Moore. In the movie, they meet at a gay bar.

At the bar, Selby walks up to Aileen and offers to buy her a drink. They then talk over drinks and Aileen goes home with Selby.

Answer: At a roller skating rink

After meeting at a gay bar and spending the night together, Selby and Aileen meet at a roller skating rink and have their first kiss. This is where Aileen tells Selby her dark secrets and what her line of work really is.

Answer: Prostitute

Aileen is shown to be a prostitute at the time of the first murder. She kills the first man after he rapes her. She then goes on to kill five to six other men. She first asks them for money for her services and after she gets them alone, she would kill them and take all their money.

Answer: Aileen doesn't get a job

Selby realizes that there is no money and demands it from Aileen. To fulfill her desires, Aileen attends interviews and tries to look for a job but is rejected by every single one due to her past and demeanor.

Answer: In a restaurant

One of the staff members at a restaurant where Aileen and Selby are eating asks Selby not to smoke and reminds her that they are seated at a no-smoking area. After she doesn't put it out, he pulls the cigarette away from Selby. Aileen gets up to intimidate him and asks him not to touch her. She and Selby then leave shouting negative comments about the restaurant to all the customers who are in there at the time.

Aileen takes Selby to that restaurant in an attempt to give her the life she wants. She kills her johns and takes all their money and tries to provide for the both of them.

Answer: True

Aileen's lover, Selby, is sent away from her family home to live with her relatives because her conservative parents found out about her sexual orientation. During this time she meets Aileen at a gay bar and they both hit it off.

Answer: Commit suicide

In the first few minutes of the movie we learn that Aileen came to the bar to spend the money she got from a john on a beer, and planned to kill herself after that. But before she could carry out her plans, she meets Selby, and her life changes after that meet. They become lovers and Aileen becomes a serial killer.

Answer: Yes

Aileen confesses to the authorities about her crimes but doesn't include Selby in her stories. She takes complete blame and then urges Selby to testify against her and say that it was Aileen who did it all and that she was not involved in any of the crimes. Selby goes to court and testifies against Aileen during her trial, which ends in a guilty verdict punishable by death.

She is executed by the State of Florida by lethal injection for the murder of six men.

Answer: He tells her that he has never been with a prostitute and it was his first time.

Aileen kills men who offer to pay for her services and then steals all their money in an attempt to keep her lover, Selby Wall, satisfied, but she spares the life of one man. This scene occurs about half way through the movie. She pretends to want to service him but is prepared to pull a gun on him. She decides to let him go after he says that this is his first time with a prostitute.