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Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek are Kit and Holly in this incredible debut feature film from elusive writer/director Terrence Malick. South Dakota, 1959. Kit and Holly are adrift in a double fantasy of crime and punishment, a headlong flight from nowhere, to nowhere. They're playing make-believe but the bullets are real. And the .. Read more
| Starring | Martin Sheen, Ramon Bieri, Warren Oates, Sissy Spacek |
|---|---|
| Director | Terrence Malick |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek are Kit and Holly in this incredible debut feature film from elusive writer/director Terrence Malick. South Dakota, 1959. Kit and Holly are adrift in a double fantasy of crime and punishment, a headlong flight from nowhere, to nowhere. They're playing make-believe but the bullets are real. And the bloodshed is very real. Badlands was inspired by true events, the plot and lead characters of Kit and Holly are based on Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate, who in 1958 embarked on a murder spree that horrified the country.
| Starring | Martin Sheen, Ramon Bieri, Warren Oates, Sissy Spacek |
|---|---|
| Director | Terrence Malick |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1973 To Rent: DVD: 26 May 2003 |
One of the most impressive directorial debuts ever. On the surface, it's merely another rural-gangster movie in the... read more on Time Out
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Shooting stars
Watching this film, you wonder what the protagonists would make of it all if they could watch themselves through our eyes. Holly and Kit are, after all, ... read more »
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Classic Movie
Always strange re-visiting a film you thought was great after not seeing it for a long time. It is still a great film and disturbing. It shows up Natural Born ... read more »
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Legend of the fallen
As a first feature this was great success for Terrence Malick. It remains an impressive story of disaffected youth, humorous in parts and if the main characters... read more »
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Quaintly Savage
Really beautifully shot film. Occasionally brutal but often very subtle. Just a good movie experience. I came to it with no expectations and no idea what it was... read more »
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