The film, which Kendrick told The Independent is the “most revealing piece of work I’ve ever done”, focuses on Rodney Alcala, who appeared on The Dating Game, a Blind Date style show, in 1978.
Clips from the real The Dating Game episode are available online but when speaking to the YouTube channel Jake’s Takes, Kendrick revealed that they had to improvise parts of the film.
This was not before he’d managed to woo contestant Cheryl Bradshaw on live TV, played in the film by Kendrick herself.
Cheryl would pick Alcala to go on a date with her but their date never actually happened.
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