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Aug 26, 1994 · Oliver Stone 's "Natural Born Killers" might have played even more like a demented nightmare if it hadn't been for the O.J. Simpson case. Maybe Stone meant his movie as a warning about where we were headed, but because of Simpson it plays as an indictment of the way we are now.
Natural Born Killers is a 1994 American romantic crime action film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, and Tom Sizemore. 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.
Sep 29, 2023 · Released between 1993's disastrous Waco, Tex. siege and the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, the film caught America at a time when national concerns were rising over the media's supposed...
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- QUENTIN TARANTINO WROTE THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT. It was titled Mickey and Mallory and focused more on the media than on Mickey Knox and Mallory Wilson. He sold the rights to the movie for $10,000 because he was unable to get it made himself (this was before Pulp Fiction).
- JAMES WOODS AND GARY OLDMAN WERE UP FOR THE PART OF DETECTIVE SCAGNETTI. According to Tom Sizemore, he got the part of Detective Jack Scagnetti after writing a monologue for the character, which he made Oliver Stone listen to in the parking lot of a bar.
- MICHAEL MADSEN ALMOST TOOK THE LEAD. Michael Madsen was considered for the lead role of Mickey: "Oliver Stone wanted me, but the studios offered him an extra $20 million to cast Woody Harrelson," Madsen told The Guardian.
- WAYNE GALE WAS PARTIALLY PATTERNED AFTER GERALDO RIVERA. After briefly considering casting Geraldo Rivera himself in the role, Stone offered the part of TV tabloid journalist Wayne Gale to Robert Downey Jr.
Natural Born Killers is one of the most controversial films from Oliver Stone’s career, but the violent movie is loosely based on real crimes.
Jul 1, 2022 · Here’s what we found. Is Natural Born Killers a True Story? No, ‘Natural Born Killers’ is not based on a true story. The film also doesn’t draw from a book but is adapted from a screenplay written by the unmistakable Quentin Tarantino.
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Natural Born Killers: Directed by Oliver Stone. With Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield. Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
