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True Romance (1993) -- Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
True Romance (1993) -- Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   67,328 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Quentin Tarantino (written by)
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Release Date:
10 September 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Stealing, Cheating, Killing. Who said romance is dead? more
Plot:
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
6 nominations more
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(98 articles)
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User Comments:
Tony Scott vs Quentin Tarantino. The winner? Us! more (379 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Breakaway (Philippines: English title)
True Romance (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality and drug use.
Runtime:
120 min | USA:121 min (unrated director's cut)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Finland:(Banned) (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:18A (British Columbia) (1999) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:III | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (edited for re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (director's cut) | USA:R | USA:Unrated (director's cut)

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Trivia:
Samuel L. Jackson went on to appear in three subsequent films actually directed by Quentin Tarantino himself: Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Obvious stunt driver in place of Clarence as he drives away from the Safari Motor Inn. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Clarence Worley: In Jailhouse Rock he was everything rockabilly's about. I mean, he is rockabilly. Mean, surly, nasty, rude. In that movie he couldn't give a fuck about nothing except rockin' and rollin', living fast, dying young and leaving a good-looking corpse.
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Movie Connections:
References Who'll Stop the Rain (1978) more
Soundtrack:
Will You Love Me Tomorrow more

FAQ

Is there an alternate ending?
Why did Clarence's Dad speak so disrespectfully to Vincent Coccotti?
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68 out of 93 people found the following comment useful.
Tony Scott vs Quentin Tarantino. The winner? Us!, 4 June 2002
Author: Infofreak from Perth, Australia

Cynical, seen-it-all-before smart ass that I am, I can't but help love 'True Romance'! On paper it looks like a sure fire recipe for disaster. A typically hip pop-culture saturated Quentin Tarantino script directed by schlockmeister Tony Scott, the man responsible for rancid Simpson/Bruckheimer "blockbusters" like 'Top Gun' and 'Days Of Thunder'. But some how it really works! The movie is especially helped by a dynamite cast, one of the most impressive in many years. Possibly only Julian Schnabel's underrated biopic 'Basquiat' can rival its mixture of star power and cult faves. Slater, Arquette, Walken, Hopper, Oldman, Kilmer, Penn, Sizemore, Jackson, Rapaport, Gandolfini, Argo, Corrigan, etc.etc. These are many of the finest actors working today. Add them to an electric story of love on the run, jam packed with amusing, highly quotable dialogue and plenty of action and laughs, and you have yourself a genuinely entertaining update of a classic 70s drive-in movie. 'True Romance' is a wild ride not to be missed!

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