Natural Born Killers | Hitchens Virtual Theatre

Oliver Stone would like to have the last word on America's media culture of voyeurism and violence, but whatever he's trying to say in this grisly, unconventional movie comes across terribly garbled. Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis play traveling serial killers who become television celebrities when a Geraldo-like personality (Robert Downey Jr.) turns their madness into the biggest story in the country. Stone extensively rewrote an original script by Quentin Tarantino, and he employs a mosaic of different film stocks, video, and pop pastiches to create a sense of blurred lines between visual phenomena. (The background on Lewis's character's life as an abused child, for instance, is presented as a sitcom starring Rodney Dangerfield.) But the result of these experiments is a pompous, even amateurish effort at grasping the reins of a real-life national debate. One almost wants to tell Stone to sit down and raise his hand next time if he thinks he has something to say. The controversial director would like Natural Born Killers to be nothing less than a monumental achievement, but it's one of the emptier entries in his filmography.

Production Year:

1994

Released:

Wed, 01/05/2000

Run Time Minutes:

121

Rating:

Genres:

Suspense/Thriller

Genres:

Drama

Genres:

Comedy

Trailer:

Format Aspect Ratio:

1.85-Wide Screen

Resolution:

480x720 LowRez

More Information:

HD-5 [d]

Audio Language:

English

Audio Format:

Dolby Digital

Audio Channels:

5.1

Actors:

O-Lan Jones - Mabel, Waitress in Diner

Actors:

Woody Harrelson - Mickey Knox

Actors:

Juliette Lewis - Mallory Wilson Knox

Actors:

Ed White - Pinball Cowboy

Actors:

Richard Lineback - Sonny

Actors:

Lanny Flaherty - Early Hickey

Actors:

Carol-Renee Modrall - Short Order Cook

Actors:

Rodney Dangerfield - Ed Wilson

Actors:

Edie McClurg - Mrs. Wilson

Actors:

Sean Stone - Kevin Wilson

Actors:

Jerry Gardner - Work Boss

Actors:

Jack Caffrey - Work Boss

Actors:

Leon Skyhorse Thomas - Work Boss

Actors:

Robert Downey, Jr. - Wayne Gale

Actors:

Corinna Everson - TV Mallory

Actors:

Dale Dye - Dale Wrigley

Actors:

Edward Conna - Gerald Nash

Actors:

Evan Handler - David

Actors:

Kirk Baltz - Wayne Gale's cameraman

Actors:

Terrylene - Unruly Julie

Actors:

Maria Pitillo - Deborah

Actors:

Josh Richman - Soundman

Actors:

Matthew Faber - Kid #1

Actors:

Jamie Harrold - Kid #2

Actors:

Jake Beecham - Kid #3

Actors:

Saemi Nakamura - Japanese Kid #1

Actors:

Seiko Yoshida - Japanese Kid #2

Actors:

Jared Harris - London Boy

Actors:

Katherine McQueen - London Girl

Actors:

Salvator Xuereb - French Boy #1

Actors:

Natalie Karp - French Girl

Actors:

Emmanuel Xuereb - French Boy #2

Actors:

Jessie Rutkowski - Young Girl

Actors:

Sally Jackson - Mickey's Mom

Actors:

Phil Neilson - Mickey's Dad

Actors:

Brian Barker - Young Mickey

Actors:

Corinna Laszlo - Emily (Hostage in Motel)

Actors:

Balthazar Getty - Jimmy Lupont (Gas Station Attendant)

Actors:

Tom Sizemore - Detective Jack Scagnetti

Actors:

Red West - Cowboy Sheriff

Actors:

Gerry Runnels - Indian Cop

Actors:

Jeremiah Bitsui - Young Indian Boy

Actors:

Russell Means - Old Indian, Warren Red Cloud

Actors:

Lorraine Farris - Pinky

Actors:

Glen Chin - Druggist

Actors:

Saemi Nakamura - Japanese Reporter

Actors:

Pruitt Taylor Vince - Kavanaugh, Guard

Actors:

Tommy Lee Jones - Dwight McClusky

Actors:

Everett Quinton - Wurlitzer, Prison Guard

Actors:

Steven Wright - Dr. Emil Reingold

Actors:

Peter Crombie - Intense Cop

Actors:

John M. Watson Sr. - Black Inmate

Actors:

Joe Grifasi - Duncan Homolka

Actors:

Douglas Crosby - Mallory's Guard #1

Actors:

Carl Ciarfalio - Mallory's Guard #2

Actors:

Marshall Bell - Deputy #1

Actors:

Melinda Renna - Antonia Chavez

Actors:

Jim Carrane - Smithy

Actors:

Robert Swan - Napalatoni

Actors:

Louis Lombardi - Sparky

Actors:

Robert Jordan - WGN Newscaster

Actors:

Ashley Judd - (deleted scene)

Actors:

David Paul - The Hun Brothers (deleted)

Actors:

Peter Paul - The Hun Brothers (deleted)

Actors:

John Busse - Reporter

Actors:

Hank Corwin - Headless Figure (Demon Dad)

Actors:

Paul Dillon - Prison Inmate Who Breaks TV

Actors:

James Gammon - Redneck's Buddy in Diner

Actors:

Jennifer Say Gan - Asian Reporter

Actors:

Jane Hamsher - Female Demon

Actors:

Mark Harmon - Micky Know in Reinactment

Actors:

Arliss Howard - Owen Traft, Guardian Angel/Demon (uncred

Actors:

Denis Leary - Prison Inmate

Actors:

Robert Marshall - Prison Guard

Actors:

Don Murphy - Prison Guard

Actors:

Robyn Reede - Lady Cop \

Actors:

Chris Renna - Prisoner with Swastika Tatoo (uncredited

Actors:

Jack Rooney - Prison Inmate

Actors:

Richard Rutowski - Prisoner with Mustache

Actors:

Keith Schrader - Press Member

Actors:

Rachel Ticotin - Prosecutor Wanda Bisbing