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Natural Born Killers Details

Theatrical Release Date: August 26, 1994

Runtime: 118 minutes

Primary Cast: O-Lan Jones, Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Rodney Dangerfield, Edie McClurg, Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones

Tarantino's Input:Story writer.

Posters: Primary poster - Poster #2

Theatrical Trailer: Quicktime, 20 MB, 480x360

Screenplay: First draft

Synopsis: The misadventures of Mickey and Mallory: outcasts, lovers, and serial killers. They travel across Route 666 conducting psychadelic mass-slaughters not for money, not for revenge, just for kicks. Glorified by the media, the pair become legendary folk heroes; their story told by the single person they leave alive at the scene of each of their slaughters.

Connection To Other Tarantino Films:

Original story author Quentin Tarantino was unimpressed with the changes made by subsequent scriptwriters, and has virtually disowned the film.

Michael Madsen, Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs, was considered for the role of Mickey, but turned it down on the suggestion of Tarantino.

Tom Sizemore's character's name is Jack Scagnetti. In Reservoir Dogs, Vic Vega's parole officer is named Seymour Scagnetti.

In Natural Born Killers, Mickey and Mallory kill a cop named Gerald Nash. In Reservoir Dogs, the cop who is tortured and murdered is named Marvin Nash.

DVD Features: Commentary by director Oliver Stone; Production notes; Theatrical trailer(s); Over an hour of haunting bonus footage; Extra scenes and lost performances including: Ashley Judd's shocking courtroom scene, Warden Jones' dismembered head, Denis Leary's never-before-seen performance, the controversial shot of reporter Downey's hand wound, and an intense alternate ending; Behind-the-Scenes Making-Of NBK Special. Buy it at Amazon.com or DVDEmpire.com.

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