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How ‘Woman of the Hour’ Production Designers Remade ‘The Dating Game’ Set to Telegraph the Presence of a Serial Killer
'Woman of the Hour's' production designers drew inspiration from 'The Price Is Right,' 'Let's Make a Deal,' 'The Newlywed Game' & 'The Hunger Games.'
Approximately one-third of the Netflix true crime thriller “ Woman of the Hour ” takes place on set of “ The Dating Game,” where real-life serial killer Rodney Alcala was a contestant in the 1970s. So, production designers for the Anna Kendrick-directed film had two missions: to accurately recreate the well-known set and to make that colorful, cheery space highlight the irony of a murderer’s participation on a romantic game show. That detail was meant to underline one of the ideas Kendrick wanted to explore, Thomas recalls, that “your job, young lady, is simply to look pretty and not be too smart.”
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