Natural Born Killers (1994)

Directed by

Oliver Stone

Genre

drama film, satire, action film, prison film, crime film, rape and revenge film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 3,837 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two people with abusive pasts go on a murder spree across the American Southwest. The media turns them into celebrities as they fall deeper into violence and fame.

chaoticfreneticdarkly satiricalvisually assaultivehypnoticdisturbingintensegrotesquemanic

What happens

Natural Born Killers is a 1994 American romantic crime film co-written and directed by Oliver Stone and starring Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, and Tom Sizemore. The film tells the story of two victims of traumatic childhoods who become lovers and mass murderers, and are irresponsibly glorified by the mass media. The film is based on an original screenplay by Quentin Tarantino that was heavily revised by Stone, writer David Veloz, and associate producer Richard Rutowski. Tarantino received a story credit though he subsequently disowned the film. Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy, and Clayton Townsend produced the film, with Arnon Milchan, Thom Mount, and Stone as executive producers. Natural Born Killers was released by Warner Bros. on August 26, 1994, in the United States, and screened at the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 1994 where it won Grand Jury Prize. It was a box office success, grossing $110 million against a production budget of $34 million, but received polarized reviews. Some critics praised the plot, acting, humor, and combination of action and romance, while others found the film overly violent and graphic. Notorious for its violent content and inspiring "copycat" crimes, the film was named the eighth most controversial film in history by Entertainment Weekly in 2006. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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