Natural Born Killers / William Oliver Stone / 1994

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. 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. Natural Born Killers 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 $110 million against a production budget of $34 million, but received polarized reviews. Some critics praised the plot, acting, humor, and combination of action and romance, while others found the film overly violent and graphic. Notorious for its violent content and inspiring “copycat“ crimes, the film was named the eighth most controversial film in history by Entertainment Weekly in 2006 Cast: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Sizemore, Tommy Lee Jones, Rodney Dangerfield, Edie McClurg, Sean Stone, Russell Means, Lanny Flaherty, Evan Handler, Balthazar Getty, Richard Lineback, Kirk Baltz, Steven Wright, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Joe Grifasi, Everett Quinton, Marshall Bell, Peter Crombie, Grand L. Bush, Louis Lombardi, Dale Dye, Corey Everson, O-Lan Jones, Jared Harris, James Gammon, Mark Harmon, Adrien Brody, Arliss Howard, Guardian Angel, Ashley Judd, Rachel Ticotin, Peter and David Paul, Denis Leary and Bret Hart . Directed: William Oliver Stone. Produced: Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy, Clayton Townsend. Written: David Veloz, Richard Rutowski, Oliver Stone. Edited: Hank Corwin, Brian Berdan. Story: Quentin Tarantino. Cinematography: Robert Richardson. Music: Brent Lewis. Release: August 26, 1994. Distributed: Warner Bros. Pictures. Production:, Regency Enterprises, Alcor Films, Ixtlan Productions, New Regency, JD Productions. Running Time: 02:02:09.