Release Date: 26 August 1994
Rated R

Cast:

Woody Harrelson as Mickey Knox
Juliette Lewis as Mallory Knox
Tom Sizemore as Det. Jack Scagnetti
Rodney Dangerfield as Ed Wilson, Mallory’s Dad
Everett Quinton as Deputy Warden Wurlitzer
Jared Harris as London Boy
Pruitt Taylor Vince as Deputy Warden Kavanaugh
Edie McClurg as Mallory’s Mom
Russell Means as Old Indian

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

Natural Born Killers is a 1994 crime film directed by Oliver Stone about a pair of mass murderers and the media coverage given to them. It stars Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis, along with Rodney Dangerfield, Robert Downey, Jr., Tom Sizemore, and Tommy Lee Jones.

The film is based on a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino that was heavily revised by Stone with writer Dave Veloz and associate producer Richard Rutowski. Notorious for its violent content, the film was named the 8th most controversial movie of all time by Entertainment Weekly

Trivia:

Michael Madsen was initially considered for the role of Mickey, but Warner Bros wanted somebody less intimidating, and with a softer persona, as they felt this might alleviate the brutality of the character somewhat.

During filming, director Oliver Stone would play African tribal music at full blast on the set, as a way of keeping a frantic mood.

The color green is used to indicate the sickness in Mickey’s mind and shows up prominently several times during the film: the key lime pie at the diner, the green neon at the drugstore, the green room in the prison.

This was Quentin Tarantino’s second feature length screenplay (his first was True Romance (1993)). The script was rewritten by director Oliver Stone, producer Richard Rutowski and screenwriter David Veloz prior to and during production. The finished film bears little resemblance to Tarintino’s original script.

According to director Oliver Stone, actor Rodney Dangerfield didn’t understand the film during shooting and didn’t understand what Stone was trying to do by shooting such a dark subject as a father molesting his daughter in the style of a 1950’s sitcom. As such, he found it very difficult to perform his part. Stone was delighted however when the film came out and Dangerfield’s performance was hailed as one of the movie’s strongest points.

Awards:

MTV Movie Awards
Best Kiss Juliette Lewis, Woody Harrelson nominated
Best On-Screen Duo Juliette Lewis, Woody Harrelson nominated

Golden Globe Awards
Best Director – Motion Picture nominated

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Cast:

Divine as Divine / Babs Johnson
David Lochary as Raymond Marble
Mary Vivian Pearce as Cotton
Mink Stole as Connie Marble
Danny Mills as Crackers
Edith Massey as Edie
Channing Wilroy as Channing
Cookie Mueller as Cookie
Paul Swift as The Egg Man

Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as “The Filthiest Person Alive”.

Trivia:

Filming only took place on weekends; John Waters raised money during the week.

The dog feces in the infamous final scene are real. According to director John Waters, the dog was fed steak for three days beforehand.

According to director John Waters, the film’s budget was so tight, that he could not afford “A” and “B” reels. The work print was in effect the master copy.

During filming, Divine was arrested for stealing, and in his defense said that he was a method actor playing a criminal.

John Waters has stated that the only scene in the film he regrets is the ‘felatio’ scene, which was awkward to film because the two cast members were friends. He also feels it is the most ‘dated’ part of the film; Deep Throat (1972) had just been released and this scene was Waters’ critique on the rise of ‘porno chic.’

A chicken actually died while filming the sex scene in the shed between Crackers and Cookie. One of the deleted scenes that was restored in 1997 actually involved cooking the dead chicken for dinner.

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Cast:

Jean Reno as Léon
Gary Oldman as Stansfield
Natalie Portman as Mathilda
Danny Aiello as Tony
Peter Appel as Malky

Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman and Danny Aiello star in LÉON THE PROFESSIONAL, a go-for-broke thriller about a professional assassin whose work becomes dangerously personal. Calling himself a “cleaner,” the mysterious Léon is New York’s top hit man. When his next-door neighbors are murdered, Léon becomes the unwilling guardian of the family’s sole sur vivor – 12-year-old Mathilda. But Mathilda doesn’t just want protection; she wants revenge. Training her in the deadly tricks of his trade, Léon helps her track the psychotic agent who murdered her family. From the electrifying opening to the fatal finale, LÉON THE PROFESSIONAL is a nonstop crescendo of action, suspense and surprises. Experience the uncut version, with 24 minutes of footage not included in the original U.S. theatrical version.

Trivia:

Natalie Portman was originally turned down by Todd M. Thaler (the casting director) due to being too young, but she returned to the auditions and performed the scene where Mathilda laments the loss of her brother. Luc Besson was so impressed with the depth of emotion she summoned during the audition that he gave her the role.

The original script had more scenes with “awkward sexual tension” between Mathilda and Léon. These scenes were later cut out for the American release dubbed “The Professional”, but were included in the 1996 European release, as well as in the deleted scenes of the special edition DVD. They were reintegrated back into the film for the ‘International Cut’, which is now available on DVD.

This is Natalie Portman’s motion picture debut. She was 11 when she was cast.

Léon Gaumont was a French inventor developing cinematographic techniques in the late 19th century alongside with the Lumière brothers. Gaumont is the name of the production company that made this film.

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Cast:

Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister
Joe Pesci as Harry
Daniel Stern as Marv
John Heard as Peter McCallister
Roberts Blossom as Marley
Catherine O’Hara as Kate McCallister
Angela Goethals as Linnie
Devin Ratray as Buzz
Gerry Bamman as Uncle Frank
Hillary Wolf as Megan
John Candy as Gus Polinski

An eight year-old, who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas, has to defend his home against idiotic burglars.

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Cast:

Billy Bob Thornton as Karl Childers
Dwight Yoakam as Doyle Hargraves
J.T. Walsh as Charles Bushman
John Ritter as Vaughan Cunningham
Lucas Black as Frank Wheatley
Natalie Canerday as Linda Wheatley
James Hampton as Jerry Woolridge
Robert Duvall as Karl’s Father

Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.

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Cast:

Jim Carrey as Stanley Ipkiss
Peter Riegert as Lt. Mitch Kellaway
Peter Greene as Dorian Tyrell
Amy Yasbeck as Peggy Brandt
Richard Jeni as Charlie Schumaker
Orestes Matacena as Niko
Tim Bagley as Irv Ripley
Nancy Fish as Mrs. Peenman
Johnny Williams as Burt Ripley

Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic super-hero when he wears a mysterious mask.

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Cast:

Al Pacino as Don Michael Corleone
Diane Keaton as Kay Adams Michelson
Talia Shire as Connie Corleone Rizzi
Andy Garcia as Vincent Mancini
Eli Wallach as Don Altobello
Joe Mantegna as Joey Zasa
George Hamilton as B.J. Harrison
Bridget Fonda as Grace Hamilton
Sofia Coppola as Mary Corleone

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don Michael Corleone seeks to vow for his sins while taking a young protégé under his wing.

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Cast:

Tommy Lee Jones as Sheriff Ed Tom Bell
Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh
Josh Brolin as Llewelyn Moss
Woody Harrelson as Carson Wells
Kelly Macdonald as Carla Jean Moss
Garret Dillahunt as Deputy Wendell
Tess Harper as Loretta Bell
Barry Corbin as Ellis

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande.

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Cast:

Tobin Bell as Jigsaw / John
Shawnee Smith as Amanda
Angus Macfadyen as Jeff
Bahar Soomekh as Lynn
Donnie Wahlberg as Eric Matthews
Dina Meyer as Kerry
Leigh Whannell as Adam
Mpho Koaho as Tim
Barry Flatman as Judge Halden
Lyriq Bent as Rigg

Jigsaw kidnaps a doctor to keep him alive while he watches his new apprentice put an unlucky citizen through a brutal test.

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Cast:

Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman
Heath Ledger as The Joker
Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent / Two-Face
Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth
Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes
Gary Oldman as James Gordon
Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox
Monique Gabriela Curnen as Det. Anna Ramirez

Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, as it drives each of them to their limits.

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