Natural Born Killers (1994)

The media made them superstars.

Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

Directed by: Oliver Stone

Written by: David Veloz, Richard Rutowski, Oliver Stone

Music by: Brent Lewis

Starring: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield, Edie McClurg, Jared Harris, Russell Means, Maria Pitillo

Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama

Released: 1994-08-26

Runtime: 119 minutes

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Natural Born Killers (1994): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• Tom Sizemore was cast as Detective Jack Scagnetti, the psychotic police officer with murderous impulses himself, while Tommy Lee Jones was cast as Dwight McClusky, a prison warden who appears in the last act of the film.
• From almost the moment of its release, the film has been accused of encouraging and inspiring numerous murderers in North America, including the perpetrators of the 1997 Heath High School shooting and the Columbine High School massacre.
• Tarantino had sold an option for his script to producers Jane Hamsher and Don Murphy for $10,000 after he had tried, and failed, to direct it himself for $500,000.
• While shooting the POV scene wherein Mallory runs into the wire mesh, director of photography Robert Richardson broke his finger and the replacement cameraman cut his eye.
• Rodney Dangerfield, primarily known as a stand-up comedian, portrayed Mallory's rapist father and was allowed by Stone to rewrite all of his own character's lines.
• 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.
• 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.
• On his television show, his partner Gene Siskel agreed with him, adding extra praise to the scene featuring Rodney Dangerfield.
• Stone got in trouble with the Native American community for the use of Russell Means.
• For the film's 25th anniversary in 2019, critics wrote about the film's impact in popular culture and its relevance today.
• Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy, and Clayton Townsend produced the film, with Arnon Milchan, Thom Mount, and Stone as executive producers.

Source: Wikipedia

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