Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Editing
300+ cuts, animation, sitcom laugh tracks — pure sensory assault.
Direction
Stone at his most unhinged; Tarantino script butchered beautifully.
Acting
Lewis and Harrelson terrifyingly magnetic; RDJ's vile host career peak.
Director
Oliver Stone
Woody Harrelson
Mickey Knox
Juliette Lewis
Mallory Knox
Robert Downey Jr.
Wayne Gale
Tommy Lee Jones
Warden Dwight McClusky
Tom Sizemore
Det. Jack Scagnetti
Rodney Dangerfield
Mallory's Dad
Edie McClurg
Mallory's Mom
Jared Harris
London Boy
Russell Means
Old Indian
Maria Pitillo
Deborah
Sean Stone
Kevin
Everett Quinton
Deputy Warden Wurlitzer
O-Lan Jones
Mabel
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Deputy Warden Kavanaugh
Steven Wright
Dr. Emil Reingold
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Banned in Ireland and heavily cut elsewhere; blamed for multiple copycat killings including the Columbine shooters' obsession.
Tarantino disowned Stone's version so hard he tried to remove his writing credit; sold the script for $10,000 to fund True Romance.
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