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Overview
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Release Date:
26 August 1994 (USA)
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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
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 2 wins
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3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(119 articles)
Review: Law Abiding Citizen - Stupid and nasty
(From t5m.com. 3 December 2009, 3:08 AM, PST)
Taking Woodstock and cinema's love of trippy scenes | Anne Billson
(From The Guardian - Film News. 12 November 2009, 2:30 PM, PST)
(From t5m.com. 3 December 2009, 3:08 AM, PST)
Taking Woodstock and cinema's love of trippy scenes | Anne Billson
(From The Guardian - Film News. 12 November 2009, 2:30 PM, PST)
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Blame the media
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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 |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for extreme violence and graphic carnage, for shocking images, and for strong language and sexuality.
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Runtime:
118 min | USA:122 min (director's cut)
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Color:
Black and White |
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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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)
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Trivia:
During filming, director Oliver Stone would play African tribal music at full blast on the set, as a way of keeping a frantic mood.
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Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During the pharmacy shootout scene, the letters in front of the counter behind which Mickey is hiding change a couple of times. At first, during Mickey's standoff with Scagnetti, the counter reads "FOLLOW YOUR ... PROTOCOL", with a column obstructing the middle word. After the Japanese reporter says "Mickey's quite virile" the second L in "FOLLOW" disappears. Then after the reporter says "He has a very large gun" the O and the first L in "FOLLOW" also disappear. This may be deliberate however, and not an accidental error in continuity.
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Quotes:
Wayne Gale:
Their subsequent trial turned into a sick, pathetic circus. The trial of Mickey and Mallory Knox was SUCH an event, that it made the crime spree that preceded it pale by comparison. The nation caught Mickey and Mallory fire!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Natural Born Komics (2007) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Drums a-Go-Go
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Natural Born Killers is a disturbing film. It is a great film as well. Visually it looks great and between all that violence there is a message. Criticizing the influence of media with another form of media called film.
With a lot of cuts, strange camera angles, different colors, the kind of music and a lot of symbolism the sick world of mass murderers Mickey (Woody Harrelson) and Mallory (Juliette Lewis) is presented. And the sick world of how people react to their violence. Director Oliver Stone shows it to us with this satire in a great and really disturbing way.
Harrelson and Lewis hit the right tone for Mickey and Mallory. Tom Sizemore as a cop, Robert Downey Jr. as a journalist (representing the whole media) and especially Tommy Lee Jones as the prison warden are great too. Originally written by Quentin Tarantino, although he was not too happy with the result in the end, this is one of the best satires I have seen. May be it is not for everyone, the images are not always that nice, but the meaning must be for everyone.