A small time crook flees to Mexico to evade the authorities, loan sharks, and his murderous ex-partner with only his fiancé and a trusted Colt .45.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Gil Bellows | ... | Watty Watts | |
| Renée Zellweger | ... | Starlene Cheatham | |
| Rory Cochrane | ... | Billy Mack Black | |
| Jeffrey Combs | ... | Dinosaur Bob | |
| Jace Alexander | ... | Creepy Cody | |
| Ann Wedgeworth | ... | Thaylene Cheatham | |
| Peter Fonda | ... | Vergil Cheatham | |
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Tammy Le Blanc | ... | Stripper |
| Wiley Wiggins | ... | Young Clerk | |
| Jack Nance | ... | Justice Thurman | |
| Charlotte Ross | ... | Mary Ann | |
| Michael Bowen | ... | Ranger X | |
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Scott Roland | ... | Simp |
| Todd Conner | ... | Young Cop | |
| Richard Rothenberg | ... | Camera Store Clerk | |
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Watty Watts (Gil Bellows) has made a living out of robbing convenience stores, but after one of these jobs turned into murder by his partner, the psychopath Billy Mack Black (Rory Cochrane), he is on the run with his fiancé Starlene Cheatham (Renée Zellweger) and with both Billy Mack, the Police, and some loan sharks on his trail. Their plan is to go to Mexico, but before they do that, they want to get married and visit Starlene's parents. Written by <uffe@enterpol.dk>
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Performed by Reverend Horton Heat (as The Reverend Horton Heat)
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Written by Reverend Horton Heat (as James C. Heath)
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The patches on the uniform and hat of Officer Fletcher are Space Shuttle Mission patches for mission 51-C, which flew in January of 1985. See more »Goofs
When Watty is driving with Starlene next to him, as they begin their trip to Mexico, in the shots from one angle, he is wearing his multicolor leather jacket, but from the other angle, he is not wearing the jacket. See more »Quotes
Watty Watts: Well, if it ain't my favorite two homicidal maniacs... Creepy Cody and Dinosaur Bob. How're you boys doin'?See more »
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In the 'special thanks' section the following two statements can be found: biscuit (for doing a hell of a job and ending up on the cutting floor room) Gibby Haynes (for not showing up but being brilliant in his audition) See more »Alternate Versions
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The Devil's Chasing MePerformed by Reverend Horton Heat (as The Reverend Horton Heat)
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$9,086, 27 November 1994Gross USA:
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Hard to believe that this essentially came out simultaneously with Pulp Fiction and Natural Born Killers, since it shares so much with them it's eerie.
This movie is very much Natural Born Killers made with heart, soul and intelligence and with elements of Pulp Fiction mixed in. I personally intensely disliked Natural Born Killers. Supposedly it was making some big statements about society, but it was really just an excuse for a lot of completely pointless and excessive violence committed by totally unlikeable characters.
Unexpectedly, I actually liked this film more than Pulp fiction. It was obviously made with a much lower budget, which in this case gave the movie character and charm.
There is quite a bit of jarring violence in this film, and you can't really claim that the lead characters would qualify as exactly desirable human beings in real life, but I still really liked this film a lot. Again, the best way I can put it is that it's what Natural Born Killers should have been.