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True Romance

True Romance

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Key Information
Directors: Tony Scott
Stars: Christian Slater
Actors: Val Kilmer
Genre: Action/Adventure
Subgenre: Suspense · Recommended · Romances · Organized Crime · Outlaws · Cops · Classic Fight Scenes · Drugs · Young Love · Crime · Thriller
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Available Formats: DVD
UPC: 012569635333
Release Date: 1993
Running Time: 2hr 10min
Languages
Original Language: English
DVD Editions
: Format: DVD, 2hr 1min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (September 30, 1997)
UPC: 085391315827
VHS Editions
: Format: VHS: Spanish subtitles
Release Company: Warner Home Video (January 13, 1998)
Credits
Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino
Professional Reviews
: (09/10/1993, p.39, Roger Ebert): "...This is the kind of movie that creates its own universe, and glories in it....The energy and style of the movie are exhilarating..."
Quotes from the Movie
: "If you gave me a million years to ponder, I would've never guessed that true romance and Detroit would ever go together."--Alabama (Patricia Arquette) in voice-over

"Don't condescend me, man."--Floyd (Brad Pitt)

"If there's one thing this last week has taught me, it's better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it."--Clarence (Christian Slater)
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Details: When inexperienced call girl Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette) is paid to seduce comic-book-nerd and Elvis fanatic Clarence Worley (Christian Slater), she doesn't expect to fall for him. But these two lost souls seem to be made for each other and quickly pledge their love, marrying at Detroit's city hall. Clarence discovers some newfound bravado and attempts to retrieve Alabama's possessions from her pimp, Drexl (Gary Oldman), who isn't exactly eager to let Alabama go. Fleeing Drexl's apartment, Clarence not only leaves a trail of bodies, but also inadvertently mistakes a suitcase of uncut cocaine for one with his wife's clothing, and the chase is on. The unlikely newlyweds head for Los Angeles hoping to sell the cocaine and make enough money to leave the country. Unfortunately, they also have to contend with the mob, yuppie drug dealers and the police. Michael Rapaport is amusing as Clarence's best friend who lives with Floyd, a stoner played by Brad Pitt. A sedate Dennis Hopper appears as Clarence's ...
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