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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Quentin Tarantino (written by)
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Release Date:
10 September 1993 (USA) more
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
Awards:
6 nominations more
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(98 articles)
Harry Brown – Martyn’s Review
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praise to a truly great film more (378 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Christian Slater | ... | Clarence Worley | |
| Patricia Arquette | ... | Alabama Whitman | |
| Dennis Hopper | ... | Clifford Worley | |
| Val Kilmer | ... | Mentor | |
| Gary Oldman | ... | Drexl Spivey | |
| Brad Pitt | ... | Floyd - Dick's Roommate | |
| Christopher Walken | ... | Vincenzo Coccotti | |
| Bronson Pinchot | ... | Elliot Blitzer | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Big Don | |
| Michael Rapaport | ... | Dick Ritchie | |
| Saul Rubinek | ... | Lee Donowitz | |
| Conchata Ferrell | ... | Mary Louise Ravencroft | |
| James Gandolfini | ... | Virgil | |
| Anna Levine | ... | Lucy (as Anna Thomson) | |
| Frank Adonis | ... | Frankie |
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.
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Runtime:
120 min | USA:121 min (unrated director's cut)
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Aspect Ratio:
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)
Filming Locations:
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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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: When Clarence and Alabama arrive in Los Angeles, we see them driving along the freeway with the Capitol Records building in the background and the sun low on the horizon, indicating that it is evening. However, a radio announcer is talking about it being morning. more
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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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Soundtrack:
You're So Cool more
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Is there an alternate ending?Why did Clarence's Dad speak so disrespectfully to Vincent Coccotti?
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"True Romance" is one of those few movies that has it all: Action, romance, drama and brilliant acting. Not to mention TR has an all-star cast, but many contribute their finest work in this film. Oldman, Arquette and Slater arguably give their best performances. Christopher Walken's scene is nothing short of pure brilliance. I loved him in "The Dead Zone" and "The Deer Hunter" as well as his brief appearance in "Pulp". I was happy with the ending, and I'm glad it ended the way it did. We've come to not expect that type of ending anymore. This along with numerous other reasons too long to explain here is why I truly believe "True Romance" is one of the greatest films ever made. Period.