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Natural Born Killers

Genre
Drama
Rating
R
Released
26 August, 1994
Natural Born Killers

Natural Born Killers is a 1994 American crime film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Sizemore, and Tommy Lee Jones. The film tells the story of two victims of traumatic childhoods who become lovers and mass murderers, and are irresponsibly glorified by the mass media. The film is based on an original screenplay by Quentin Tarantino that was heavily revised by Stone, writer David Veloz, and associate producer Richard Rutowski. Tarantino received a story credit though he subsequently disowned the film. Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy, and Clayton Townsend produced the film, with Arnon Milchan, Thom Mount, and Stone as executive producers. The film was released on August 26, 1994 in the United States, and screened at the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 1994. It was a box office success, grossing over $50 million against a production budget of $34 million, but received a mixed critical reception.

Director Oliver Stone
Produced by Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy, Clayton Townsend
Screenplay by Richard Rutowski, Oliver Stone, David Veloz
Story by Quentin Tarantino
Starring Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr, Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Sizemore
Cinematography Robert Richardson
Edited by Hank Corwin, Brian Berdan
Production, company Regency Enterprises
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Released August 26, 1994
Running time 119 minutes, 122 minutes (director's cut)
Country United States
Language English
Budget $34 million
Box office $50.3 million
Netflix ID 793916

Acerca de Natural Born Killers

A man and a woman who each come from troubled childhoods become lovers and mass murderers and are glorified by the media. The film sparked many "copycat" murders after the release.

Los logros de Natural Born Killers

Quentin Tarantino wrote the original script for the film but the script was later revised. The film was shot in less than two months. 

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