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Release Date:
10 September 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
Stealing, Cheating, Killing. Who said romance is dead? more
Plot:
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
6 nominations
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A Conversation with MacHete's Electra Avellan
(From Fangoria. 16 November 2009, 11:10 PM, PST)
Harry Brown – Martyn’s Review
(From FilmShaft.com. 11 November 2009, 3:07 AM, PST)
(From Fangoria. 16 November 2009, 11:10 PM, PST)
Harry Brown – Martyn’s Review
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Top Notch Pulp....
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Christian Slater | ... | Clarence Worley | |
| Patricia Arquette | ... | Alabama Whitman | |
| Dennis Hopper | ... | Clifford Worley | |
| Val Kilmer | ... | Mentor | |
| Gary Oldman | ... | Drexl Spivey | |
| Brad Pitt | ... | Floyd - Dick's Roommate | |
| Christopher Walken | ... | Vincenzo Coccotti | |
| Bronson Pinchot | ... | Elliot Blitzer | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Big Don | |
| Michael Rapaport | ... | Dick Ritchie | |
| Saul Rubinek | ... | Lee Donowitz | |
| Conchata Ferrell | ... | Mary Louise Ravencroft | |
| James Gandolfini | ... | Virgil | |
| Anna Levine | ... | Lucy (as Anna Thomson) | |
| Frank Adonis | ... | Frankie |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Breakaway (Philippines: English title)
True Romance (France)
Escape salvaje (Argentina) (Uruguay) [es]
True Romance (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Çilgin romantik (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Amor à Queima-Roupa (Portugal) [pt]
Amor a quemarropa (Spain) [es]
Prava romansa (Serbia) [sr]
Prava stvar (Slovenia) [sl]
Prawdziwy romans (Poland) [pl]
Roman al Emet (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Tiszta románc (Hungary) [hu]
True Romance (Norway) [no]
Una vita al massimo (Italy) [it]
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True Romance (France)
Escape salvaje (Argentina) (Uruguay) [es]
True Romance (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Çilgin romantik (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Amor à Queima-Roupa (Portugal) [pt]
Amor a quemarropa (Spain) [es]
Prava romansa (Serbia) [sr]
Prava stvar (Slovenia) [sl]
Prawdziwy romans (Poland) [pl]
Roman al Emet (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Tiszta románc (Hungary) [hu]
True Romance (Norway) [no]
Una vita al massimo (Italy) [it]
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality and drug use.
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Runtime:
120 min | USA:121 min (unrated director's cut)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) |
Finland:(Banned) (original rating) |
Iceland:16 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Canada:18A (British Columbia) (1999) |
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:R |
Denmark:15 |
Finland:K-18 |
France:-16 |
Germany:18 |
Hong Kong:III |
New Zealand:R18 |
Norway:18 |
Peru:18 |
Singapore:M18 (re-rating) |
Singapore:NC-16 (edited for re-rating) |
Singapore:R(A) (original rating) |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 (director's cut) |
USA:R |
USA:Unrated (director's cut)
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Trivia:
The roller coaster scene was filmed on and around the Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, just north of Los Angeles. The Viper is still in operation as of 2009.
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Goofs:
Continuity: Frankie's arm position when smoking a cigarette.
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Quotes:
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Clarence Worley: In Jailhouse Rock he was everything rockabilly's about. I mean, he is rockabilly. Mean, surly, nasty, rude. In that movie he couldn't give a fuck about nothing except rockin' and rollin', living fast, dying young and leaving a good-looking corpse.
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Clarence Worley: In Jailhouse Rock he was everything rockabilly's about. I mean, he is rockabilly. Mean, surly, nasty, rude. In that movie he couldn't give a fuck about nothing except rockin' and rollin', living fast, dying young and leaving a good-looking corpse.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Achi-wa ssipak (2006)
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Soundtrack:
All The Way
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FAQ
Is there an alternate ending?Why did Clarence's Dad speak so disrespectfully to Vincent Coccotti?
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True Romance is a celebration of film. It wallows in every possible seedy contrivance of American crime/action cinema. It is absolutely shameless in its exploitation of excessive violence, over-acting, melodrama, lurid sex, and rampant drug use...I love it. Quentin Tarantino, as I'm sure everyone knows, wrote the story, but it is the in execution that this film pays off. The cast, oh the cast: The lynchpins are Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette. They both give solid performances, which prevents the film from flying off the tracks; they serve as the pilot light. The supporting roles are the gas. The Walken/Hopper show down has been oft sighted as the film's best aspect, and this is, arguably, true. Just watch this scene and then watch it again. Sparks actually shoot out of the screen and burn people about the head and shoulders. OK, you've got Val Kilmer as the ghost of Elvis, Brad Pitt as a disgruntled pot-smoking loser, Tom Sizemore & Chris Penn as cops, James Gandolfini (pre-Sopranos) as a reflective hitman, and you've even got Bronson Pinchot (from TV's PERFECT STRANGERS) for God's sake. Did I forget Gary Oldman? Do yourself a favor and rent every single Gary Oldman related project (they're not all good films, but...). Why is Gary Oldman not in every film ever made? Why? I ask you why? He has got to be the best actor working today, hands down. As Drexel Spivey, Oldman chews the scenery, digests it, and then expels it from every orifice. Keep in mind that he is an English actor with a normal speaking voice at home in the Royal Shakespeare Company. His performance here is second only to his turn in LEON in blatant over-the-top insanity. Tony Scott, who along with his brother Ridley, has been known to over-direct a film or two, here chooses wisely to basically set up the camera and run. The score by Hans Zimmer adds a bouncy xylophone driven theme to the film and finds the right balance. This a well made, balls-to-the-wall, popcorn throwing, cult classic. In a market dominated with stereotypical characters, this movie avoids that trap by letting the stereotypes flourish with all the grotesque absurdity it can muster. 9/10