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Overview

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Director:
Oliver Stone
Writers (WGA):
Quentin Tarantino (story)
David Veloz (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
26 August 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller more
Tagline:
The Media Made Them Superstars. more
Plot:
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(117 articles)
Taking Woodstock and cinema's love of trippy scenes | Anne Billson
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 12 November 2009, 2:30 PM, PST)
DVD Review: ‘Natural Born Killers’ Unrated Director’s Cut
 (From The Flickcast. 10 November 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)
User Comments:
A bizarre acid trip of a film that has good and bad points more (511 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Woody Harrelson ... Mickey Knox

Juliette Lewis ... Mallory Knox

Tom Sizemore ... Det. Jack Scagnetti

Rodney Dangerfield ... Ed Wilson, Mallory's Dad
Everett Quinton ... Deputy Warden Wurlitzer

Jared Harris ... London Boy
Pruitt Taylor Vince ... Deputy Warden Kavanaugh

Edie McClurg ... Mallory's Mom

Russell Means ... Old Indian
Lanny Flaherty ... Earl

O-Lan Jones ... Mabel

Robert Downey Jr. ... Wayne Gale
Richard Lineback ... Sonny

Kirk Baltz ... Roger

Ed White ... Pinball Cowboy
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for extreme violence and graphic carnage, for shocking images, and for strong language and sexuality.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
118 min | USA:122 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Navajo | Japanese
Color:
Black and White | Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | Dolby SR
Certification:
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Italy:VM14 | Italy:VM18 (director's cut) (direct to video) (self applied) | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | Norway:15 | Germany:18 (cut) | Norway:18 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 (director's cut) | Finland:K-15 (director's cut) (DVD) | Brazil:18 | Sweden:18 (director's cut, original dvd release) | France:-16 (original rating) | France:-16 (director's cut) | Philippines:(Banned) | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | USA:R | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Belgium:KNT | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Finland:K-18 (director's cut) | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:16 | Ireland:(Banned) (original rating) | Ireland:18 (re-rating) | Israel:16 | Japan:R-15 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Canada:18+ (Quebec)
Filming Locations:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA more
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The story told on "American Maniacs" about Mickey killing a cop after asking him for directions is taken almost verbatim from a story made up by J. Edgar Hoover in the 1930s about bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker to try to quash the public's growing favorable opinion of the pair. According to Hoover, Barrow approached an Oklahoma City officer, asked for directions and then blew his head off with a shotgun. The story fell apart, though, when questions were raised as to how, if the officer was alone when he was killed, Hoover could possibly have determined that it was Barrow who killed him, as there were no witnesses to the "murder." more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Kavanaugh gets up on his knees after Mickey takes control of the interview, one can easily make out the knee pads he is wearing underneath the uniform. more
Quotes:
Mickey: The media is like the weather, only it's man-made weather. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Vena Cava more

FAQ

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User Comments

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65 out of 102 people found the following comment useful.
A bizarre acid trip of a film that has good and bad points, 20 October 2003
7/10
Author: FilmOtaku (ssampon@hotmail.com) from Milwaukee, WI

Oliver Stone seems to have outdone himself on this one. Not only is Natural Born Killers a visual masterpiece, but it is probably one of the most insane and nonsensical social commentary films I have ever seen. Disappointing, since it was penned by one of my favorite film directors, Mr. Quentin `Bad Motherf***er' Tarantino himself. The elements of a good story are there: Boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love and go on a mass murdering spree which is lapped up by the media. While there is definitely a strong social statement, the story is too erratic and scattered to be completely coherent.

Visually however, Natural Born Killers is stunning. It is intensely colorful, unflinchingly violent and innovative in its cinematography. This movie is not for most, but if you decide to try it out, be warned: It is not for the faint of heart, and not for the weak of stomach. But it is an important film for its visual merits, at the very least.

--Shelly

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