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The coins stolen from the laundromat are modern day quarters

Story

Sheryl Bradshaw, a single woman looking for a suitor on a hit 1970s TV show, chooses charming bachelor Rodney Alcala, unaware that, behind the man's gentle facade, he hides a deadly secret.. Some of Sheryl's bad experiences as an aspiring actor mirror Anna Kendrick’s own. The comment about Sheryl’s breasts is "lifted verbatim from something that happened to me when I was 19"..

Not 1979 or earlier

3 different Washington heads can be seen. These would be national park quarters and later minting.. Rodney: Do you feel seen?

Sheryl: I feel looked at

Referenced in CTV News at Six Toronto: Episode dated 8 September 2023 (2023). I Don’t Mind Doin’ ItWritten by Morris Bailey Jr. & Lee PhillipsPerformed by Jackie Lavant & The FashionsCourtesy of Jamie Record Co..

The scoring and cinematography are impressive and engaging, and the writing is well-paced and character-driven

Autumn Best easily has the standout acting performance in Anna Kendrick’s first directorial outing, but Daniel Zovatto as serial killer Rodney Alcala is perfectly creepy as well. I realize this is LOOSELY based on the real story of Alcala’s crimes, but the writer(s) got a tad creative compared to the real story (the character "Laura" (played by Nicolette Robinson) never existed, Rodney was bachelor number one, not three, etc.) I also could’ve used a little more background on him and how he became such a monster. All-in-all this was a tense, interesting, and quite frustrating look at what has to be one of the strangest serial-murder cases of the last 50 years.

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I see good things ahead for Anna Kendrick's directing career.. The final season of "What We Do in the Shadows" is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month.