Natural Born Killers (1994)

Director:

Oliver Stone

Writers (WGA):

Quentin Tarantino (story)
David Veloz (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

26 August 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

The Media Made Them Superstars.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Media | Satire | Serial Killer | Revenge | Prison

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

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
Terrylene	...	Julie
Maria Pitillo	...	Deborah
Josh Richman	...	Soundman
Sean Stone	...	Kevin
Melinda Renna	...	Antonia Chavez
Jerry Gardner	...	Work Boss #1
Jack Caffrey	...	Work Boss #2
Leon Skyhorse Thomas	...	Work Boss #3
Corinna Everson	...	TV Mallory (as Corey Everson)
Dale Dye	...	Dale Wrigley
Edward Conna	...	Gerald Nash (as Eddy 'Doogie' Conna)
Evan Handler	...	David
Matthew Faber	...	Kid #1
Jamie Harrold	...	Kid #2
Jake Grace	...	Kid #3 (as Jake Beecham)
Saemi Nakamura	...	Japanese Girl #1 / Japanese Reporter
Keiko Seiko	...	Japanese Girl #2 (as Seiko Yoshida)
Katharine McQueen	...	London Girl
Salvator Xuereb	...	French Boy #1
Natalie Karp	...	French Girl
Emmanuel Xuereb	...	French Boy #2
Balthazar Getty	...	Gas Station Attendant
Jessie Rutkowski	...	Young Girl
Sally Jackson	...	Mickey's Mom
Phil Neilson	...	Mickey's Dad
Brian Barker	...	Young Mickey
Corinna Laszlo	...	Emily, Hostage in Motel
Red West	...	Cowboy Sheriff
Gerry Runnels	...	Indian Cop
Jeremiah Bitsui	...	Young Indian Boy
Lorraine Farris	...	Pinky
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Warden Dwight McClusky
Glen Chin	...	Druggist
Steven Wright	...	Dr. Emil Reingold
Peter Crombie	...	Intense Cop
John M. Watson Sr.	...	Black Inmate
Joe Grifasi	...	Deputy Sheriff Duncan Homolka
Douglas Crosby	...	Mallory's Guard #1
Carl Ciarfalio	...	Mallory's Guard #2
Marshall Bell	...	Deputy #1
Carol-Renee Modrall	...	Short-Order Cook
Jim Carrane	...	Smithy
Robert Swan	...	Deputy Napalatoni (as Bob Swan)
Louis Lombardi	...	Deputy Sparky
Robert Jordan	...	WGN Newscaster
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ashley Judd	...	Grace Mulberry (scenes deleted)
David Paul	...	The Hun Brothers (scenes deleted)
Peter Paul	...	The Hun Brothers (scenes deleted)
O.J. Simpson	...	Himself
Rachel Ticotin	...	Wanda Bisbing (scenes deleted)
Adrien Brody	...	Cameraman (uncredited)
John Busse	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Hank Corwin	...	Headless Figure / Mickey's Dad Demon (uncredited)
Paul Dillon	...	Prison Inmate Who Breaks TV (uncredited)
Herb Gains	...	Wayne Gale's assistant (uncredited)
James Gammon	...	Redneck's Buddy in the Diner (uncredited)
Jennifer Say Gan	...	Asian Reporter (uncredited)
Danny Goldring	...	Grace Mulberry's father (uncredited)
Jane Hamsher	...	Female Demon (uncredited)
Mark Harmon	...	Mickey Knox in Wayne Gale's Reconstruction (uncredited)
Arliss Howard	...	Owen Traft, Mickey & Mallory's Guardian Angel / The Demon (uncredited)
Boris Karloff	...	The Monster (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kathy Long	...	Female deputy kicking Mickey (uncredited)
Robert Marshall	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Don Murphy	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
David Pasquesi	...	Cameraman (uncredited)
Robyn Reede	...	Lady Cop (uncredited)
Chris Renna	...	Prisoner with Swastika Tattoo on Forehead (uncredited)
Jack Rooney	...	Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Richard Rutowski	...	Prisoner with Mustache (uncredited)
Keith Schrader	...	Press Member (uncredited)
Kent Shelton	...	Prison Snitch (Barber's Chair) (uncredited)
Michael Thomas	...	Victim (uncredited)
Kevin Watson	...	Spirit (uncredited)

Directed by
Oliver Stone

Writing credits (WGA)
Quentin Tarantino		(story)
David Veloz		(screenplay) &
Richard Rutowski		(screenplay) &
Oliver Stone		(screenplay)

Produced by
Risa Bramon Garcia	....	associate producer
Jane Hamsher	....	producer
Arnon Milchan	....	executive producer
Thom Mount	....	executive producer
Don Murphy	....	producer
Richard Rutowski	....	associate producer
Clayton Townsend	....	producer
Rand Vossler	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Brent Lewis

Cinematography by
Robert Richardson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Brian Berdan
Hank Corwin

Casting by
Risa Bramon Garcia
Billy Hopkins
Heidi Levitt

Production Design by
Victor Kempster

Art Direction by
Alan Tomkins		(supervising art director) (as Alan R. Tomkins)
Margery Zweizig

Set Decoration by
Merideth Boswell

Costume Design by
Richard Hornung

Makeup Department
Cydney Cornell	....	hair designer
John E. Jackson	....	makeup artist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	key makeup artist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist
Gordon J. Smith	....	special makeup effects artist
Melissa A. Yonkey	....	hair stylist (as Melissa Yonkey)

Production Management
Bill Brown	....	post-production supervisor
Leeann Stonebreaker	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Herb Gains	....	first assistant director
Noga Isackson	....	second assistant director
Philip C. Pfeiffer	....	second unit director (as Philip Pfeiffer)
Adam Rosen	....	dga trainee
B. Scott Senechal	....	second assistant director (as Scott Senechal)
David H. Venghaus Jr.	....	second second assistant director (as David Venghaus Jr.)
Kevin Barry Howe	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Alan Allinger	....	general forman
Rodney Armanino	....	construction coordinator
Tana Bishop	....	art department coordinator
Troy Borisy	....	lead man: Chicago
Bill Darrow	....	stand-by painter
Glenn Forbes	....	assistant property master
John P. Goldsmith	....	set designer (as John Perry Goldsmith)
Dale Haugo	....	lead scenic artist
Wendell A. Bud Hill II	....	stand-by carpenter (as Wendell A. 'Bud' Hill II)
John A. Kelly	....	lead set painter (as John Kelly)
Amie McCarthy	....	prop assistant (as Amie Frances McCarthy)
Wayne Shepherd	....	lead man: Southwest
Charles Stewart	....	property master
Stella Vaccaro	....	set designer (as Stella Furner)
Alice Baker	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Dick Hansen	....	props (uncredited)
John O. Hartman	....	buyer (uncredited)
Gary Petersen	....	propmaker (uncredited)
John J. Slove Jr.	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Peter Tosti Stephenson	....	swing gang gang boss: New Mexico (uncredited)
Glenn Stevens	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Christopher Windisch	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer (as Jim Ashwill)
Robert Batha	....	sound editor
Gregg Baxter	....	supervising adr editor
Lon Bender	....	additional sound (as Lon E. Bender)
Steve Bowerman	....	boom operator
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Victor Ray Ennis	....	first assistant sound editor
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary 'Wrecker' Hecker)
Craig S. Jaeger	....	foley editor (as Craig Jaeger)
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor (as Mark A. Lanza)
Peter J. Lehman	....	sound effects editor
David MacMillan	....	sound mixer
Joseph A. Mayer	....	adr editor (as Joe Mayer)
Christian P. Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Christian Minkler)
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip D. Morrill	....	assistant sound editor (as Phil Morrill)
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist (as Dan O'Connel)
Kelly Oxford	....	dubbing editor
Kevin E. Patterson	....	utility sound
Joseph Phillips	....	sound effects editor
Dan M. Rich	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Dan Rich)
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
Wylie Stateman	....	supervising sound editor
Bill Voigtlander	....	adr editor
Jeff Watts	....	sound editor
Kim Waugh	....	additional sound
Michael D. Wilhoit	....	supervising sound editor (as Michael Wilhoit)
Barney Cabral	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Scott Martin Gershin	....	sound designer (uncredited)
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley recordist (uncredited)
Nicholas James	....	sound editor (uncredited)
David Kneupper	....	sound designer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Larry L. Fuentes	....	special effects foreman
Steve Luport	....	special effects
Frank L. Pope	....	special effects
James D. Schwalm	....	special effects (as Jim Schwalm)
Bob Stoker	....	special effects foreman
Lucinda Strub	....	special effects
Matt Sweeney	....	special effects coordinator
G. Peter King	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Daniel Chuba	....	visual effects producer: PDI
Rebecca Marie	....	visual effects supervisor: PDI
Alex Olivares	....	optical effects coordinator
Wendy Rogers	....	lead animator: PDI
Cathy Wagner	....	animator: PDI
Aaron Dem	....	assistant to the producers: PDI (uncredited)
Al Magliochetti	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Carter Tomassi	....	animation camera (uncredited)

Stunts
Phil Neilson	....	stunt coordinator
Janet Paparazzo	....	stunt double
Linda Perlin	....	stunts
Tim Trella	....	stunt double (as Timothy P. Trella)
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ned Corrigan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary Guercio	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ronald Jaynes	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Jeffreys	....	stunts (uncredited)
Kathy Long	....	stunts (uncredited)
Daniel Maldonado	....	stunts (uncredited)
Carol-Renee Modrall	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ken Moreno	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mark Nearing	....	stunts (uncredited)
Phil Neilson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ron Nix	....	stunts (uncredited)
Carl Paoli	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts (uncredited)
Kent Shelton	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Brian Smyj	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Benny Urquidez	....	stunts (uncredited)
Spice Williams-Crosby	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Sidney Ray Baldwin	....	still photographer (as Sidney Baldwin)
Robert C. Carlson	....	first assistant camera: Chicago
Chris Centrella	....	key grip
Scott Gillis	....	rigging key grip
Wayne D. Goldwyn	....	time-lapse photographer (as Wayne Goldwyn)
Jeffrey Hurt	....	grip
Marty Kassab-Chaney	....	video assist operator (as Marty Kassab)
Dean M. King	....	best boy grip
Brett Mabry	....	electrician
Ed Maloney	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Eddy Maloney)
Michael A. Mendez	....	best boy rigging grip (as Michael Mendez)
Reinhart 'Rayteam' Peschke	....	chief lighting technician
Brad Rea	....	dolly grip
Keith L. Smith	....	second assistant camera (as Keith Smith)
Richard Sobin	....	second assistant camera: Chicago
Gregor Tavenner	....	first assistant camera
Amy Vincent	....	second assistant camera
Shaw Hawkins Burrows	....	rigging grip: New Mexico (uncredited)
Dante Cardone	....	gaffer: second unit (uncredited)
Clifton Dance	....	electrician (uncredited)
Kevin Edwards	....	key grip: second unit (uncredited)
Adam C. Eichhorst	....	grip (uncredited)
Harland Espeset	....	grip (uncredited)
Fred Folmer	....	best boy grip (uncredited)
Samuel Hughes	....	electrician (uncredited)
Samuel Hughes	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Alan Jacques	....	process photographer (uncredited)
Hugh McCallum	....	grip (uncredited)
Larry McConkey	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Fred L. McLane	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Randy Nolen	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Ray Ortega	....	electrician (uncredited)
Steve Parrington	....	video playback engineer (uncredited)
Philip C. Pfeiffer	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Animation Department
Paul Golden	....	animation producer: Colossal Pictures
Richard Quan	....	animation producer: Colossal Pictures

Casting Department
Jane Alderman	....	casting: Chicago
Erica Arvold	....	casting associate: Chicago
Ronnie Hollis	....	location casting assistant: Southwest
Sally Jackson	....	location casting: Southwest
Mikella Kievman	....	casting assistant
Laurel Miller	....	casting assistant
Suzanne Smith	....	casting associate
Mary Vernieu	....	casting associate
Regina Prokop	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Bridges	....	assistant costume designer
Eden Clark Coblenz	....	key costumer: Southwest (as Eden E. Clark)
Michelle Kurpaska	....	costume supervisor
David Page	....	key costumer
Mary Zophres	....	assistant costume designer
Susan J. Bonno-Buckner	....	wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
David Glaubke	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Maryann Scinto	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Julie Dole	....	assistant editor
Quincy Z. Gunderson	....	assistant editor (as Quincy Zane Gunderson)
Christine Lee	....	assistant editor
Thomas J. Nordberg	....	first assistant editor
David Orr	....	color timer
John Venzon	....	assistant editor
Eric Whitfield	....	assistant editor
Charles Bunn	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Babette Dickerson	....	post-production intern (uncredited)

Music Department
Budd Carr	....	executive music producer
Amy Dunn	....	assistant music supervisor
Art Ford	....	music consultant
Alex Gibson	....	music editor
Carlton Kaller	....	music editor
Randy Lee	....	musician: bass
Sylvia Nestor	....	associate music supervisor
Denise Okimoto	....	assistant music editor
tomandandy	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Michael Avallon	....	driver
Dan Brizendine	....	transportation captain (as Daniel W. Brizendine)
Calvin Chin	....	transportation co-captain: Chicago
Peter R. Chittell	....	transportation captain (as Peter Chittell)
Richard Deangelo	....	transportation captain: Chicago
Dusty Saunders	....	transportation coordinator
Ted Basso	....	production van driver operator (uncredited)

Other crew
Jacolyn Baker	....	location manager (as Jacolyn J. Baker)
Tom Berto	....	animal wrangler: Southwest
Angela H. Brice	....	assistant production coordinator: Chicago
Charles Bunn	....	post-production staff assistant (as Charles R. Bunn)
Ian Calip	....	staff assistant
Mindy Cole	....	assistant: Mr. Townsend
P.J. Connelly	....	assistant location manager: Southwest (as P.J. Connolly)
Keith Cooper	....	warden: Joliet Correctional Center, Illinois Department of Corrections
Dale Dye	....	technical advisor (as Capt. Dale Dye)
Yolande Geralds	....	set production assistant: Southwest
Leslie Godfrey	....	assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles
Salvador A. Godinez	....	warden: Stateville Correctional Center, Illinois Department of Corrections
Debra Hill	....	accounting assistant
Rose Hlaing	....	production secretary: Chicago
Pamela Hochschartner	....	production coordinator
Deirdre Horgan	....	script supervisor
Nicholas Irwin	....	post-production accountant
James J. Klekowski	....	assistant location manager: Chicago
Brady Kuhlman	....	production secretary (as Braden Kuhlman)
Diana E. Latham	....	production secretary: Chicago (as Diana Latham)
Jay Lehrfeld	....	assistant location manager
Todd Lent	....	staff assistant
Rick Little	....	snake wrangler: Southwest
Arthur Manson	....	producers' representative
Christopher Medak	....	set production assistant
Leo Meyer	....	deputy director: Adult Institutions, Illinois Department of Corrections
Cee Moravec	....	staff assistant
Suzanne Schnulle Murphy	....	first assistant accountant (as Sue Schnulle Murphy)
Carole Nix	....	assistant production coordinator
George Patterson	....	office staff assistant: Chicago
Howard Peters	....	director: Illinois Department of Corrections
Paul Byrne Prenderville	....	set production assistant (as Paul Prenderville)
Susan G. Reifer	....	research and clearance
Chris Renna	....	production physician (as Christian Renna)
Denyse Rossi	....	payroll accountant
Barbara Simpson	....	assistant location manager: Southwest
Michael Singer	....	unit publicist
Christopher Solmssen	....	set production assistant (as Christopher T. Solmssen)
Justin Stanley	....	assistant: Mr. Murphy
Barbara-Ann Stein	....	controller
Barbara Stoia	....	script supervisor
Paul Stojanovich	....	video advisor (as Paul Stajanovich)
Amy Tindell	....	assistant: Ms. Hamsher
Ron Towery	....	stock footage researcher
Lisa Ullmann	....	office staff assistant: Chicago
Nadia Venesse	....	dialogue coach
Benjamin Von Nagel	....	staff assistant
Jerri Whiteman	....	second assistant accountant
Calvin Wimmer	....	post-production staff assistant
Azita Zendel	....	assistant: Mr. Stone
Paula Zimmer	....	production secretary: Southwest
Peter D'Alessio	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Rob Disner	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Gina Genova	....	unit manager: Southwest (uncredited)
Moira Michiels	....	extras coordinator (uncredited)
Michael Morgenthal	....	construction accountant (uncredited)
Clive Ng	....	financial services: Triumph Sound Holding (uncredited)
Mia Ries-Wicklund	....	extras coordinator (uncredited)
Jeff Smith	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Oliver Stone	....	executive album producer (uncredited)

Thanks
Howard Fabrick	....	special thanks
Anne Iverson	....	special thanks
Phil Krone	....	special thanks
Dean Nakano	....	special thanks
Stanley White	....	special thanks
Fred Wyche	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures (as Warner Bros.) (presents)
• Regency Enterprises (in association with)
• Alcor Films (in association with)
• Ixtlan
• New Regency Pictures
• J D Productions (in association with)

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (1994) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1995) (UK) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Pioneer Entertainment (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Vidmark Entertainment (1996) (USA) (VHS) (director's cut widescreen)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Trimark Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Manga Films (2006) (Spain) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Finland (1994) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Atlantic Film (2000) (Sweden) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Future Film (2001) (Finland) (VHS) (DVD)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1998) (2001) (Finland) (TV)
• Nelonen (2007) (2009) (Finland) (TV)
• Sandrews (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1995) (Finland) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1995) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (director's cut)

Special Effects

• Pacific Data Images (PDI)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies and cranes
• Colossal Pictures  animation
• D. Bassett & Associates  negative cutting
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Gala Catering  catering
• M/S Billings Publicity Ltd.  publicity
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Paskal Lighting  lighting
• Reed Rigging  rigging crew and equipment supplied by
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• Sonoton Recorded Music  music
• The Pogachefsky Company  publicity
• Warriors  technical advisor

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for extreme violence and graphic carnage, for shocking images, and for strong language and sexuality

Runtime:

118 min | USA:122 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Navajo | Japanese

Color:

Black and White | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

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 | Norway:18 (DVD rating) | Germany:18 | Finland:K-15 (director's cut) (DVD) | Finland:K-15 (director's cut) | Brazil:18 | Sweden:18 (director's cut, original dvd release) | France:-16 (director's cut) | France:-16 (original rating) | Philippines:(Banned) | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Singapore:PG | Germany:16 (cut) | 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 (Qualidade) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Canada:18+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Republican Sen. Bob Dole publicly denounced the film for its promotion of violence - even though, as he was later forced to admit, he had never actually seen the film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Owen is leading the group through the passage in the prison, the barrel of the gun in his left hand is not a barrel at all, but a solid rod as it has no hole in it.

Quotes:

[On a TV interview]
Boy 1:Mickey and Mallory are the best thing to happen to mass murder since Manson.
Boy 2:Yeah! But... they're way cooler!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Malevolence (2004/II)

Soundtrack:

La Vie en Rose

One Of The Wildest, Sickest & Craziest Films You'll Ever See

Yikes, this is a sick movie and one of the wildest I've ever watched.

THE GOOD - This is so stylishly-filmed it's unbelievable. The wild camera techniques - quick flashes, sudden changes from color to black-and-white and back, distorted sound bytes, tilted camera angles, wild colors and symbolic images, distorted sound bytes - are all fascinating to watch. Then there's the crazy story, which ranges from really good to really bad. It's good to see the tabloid media mentality mocked for the trash it is, glorifying evil just to get ratings and the evil killers feeding off that media frenzy. Most of the characters in this film, as bad as they are, are definitely attention-getting. The two leads, "Mickey and Mallory" are two names that now go together, thanks to this film and the ultra-sleazy portrayals of them by Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis.

THE BAD NEWS - Most of the people in this film, if not all, are so vile, so profane, so morally bankrupt, so disgusting you want to take a shower after watching this film. Even the film critics who gravitate toward evil were repulsed by this movie. I actually enjoyed the story up to a point: about the halfway mark. After that, it becomes one gigantic mess, almost too difficult to watch in one sitting. I am mainly referring to all the scenes in the prison including the drawn- out riot/prison break, which goes on way too long. Over 20 usages of the Lord's name in vain - almost all of them in the second half of the movie, didn't help in my rating. Tommy Lee Jones, as the warden, and Robert Downey, as the Aussie scumbag tabloid reporter, absolutely go over-the-top.

OVERALL - In order to stomach this film, you have to look at it as some outrageous satire on violence and the media and take these characters as extreme cartoon-like people and nothing else. Take nothing seriously here. It might help to wear earplugs, too, in profanity and just plan noise bother you.