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| 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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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Action/Adventure |
| Directors: |
Tony Scott |
| Actors: |
Brad Pitt · Bronson Pinchot · Chris Penn · Christopher Walken · Dennis Hopper · Gary Oldman · James Gandolfini · Kevin Corrigan · Michael Rapaport · Samuel L. Jackson · Tom Sizemore · Val Kilmer |
| Stars: |
Christian Slater · Patricia Arquette |
| UPC: |
012569635333, 085391163275, 085391299233, 085391315827, 085391315834, 085391567431, 085392279623 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 10min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD, DVD: Two Disc Special Edition; Unrated, DVD: Unrated, VHS, VHS: Spanish Subtitled, VHS: Spanish subtitles |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA), Unrated |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense |
| Release Date: |
1993 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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VHS Editions
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- VHS: Spanish Subtitled
- 2hr 1min
- Warner Home Video
- January 05, 1994
- Not Rated
- 012569635333
- Sound Features: HiFi, Surround, Digital, Stereo
, - VHS: Spanish subtitles
- Warner Home Video
- January 13, 1998
- Not Rated
, - VHS
- Warner Home Video
- R (MPAA)
- 085391567431
, - VHS
- 1hr 59min
- Warner Home Video
- January 05, 1994
- R (MPAA)
- 085391299233
- Sound Features: HiFi, Surround, Digital, Stereo
, - VHS
- 2hr 1min
- Movies Unlimited
- January 05, 1994
- Not Rated
- Sound Features: HiFi, Surround, Digital, Stereo
, - VHS
- 2hr 1min
- Warner Home Video
- September 30, 1997
- Not Rated
- 085391315834
- Sound Features: HiFi, Surround, Digital, Stereo
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Quentin Tarantino |
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Professional Reviews
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(06/01/2000, p.106, Dorian Lynskey): "...One of the defining, and truly enjoyable, films of the '90s." -- 5 out of 5 Stars, (09/06/1993, Leonard Klady): "...Tony Scott's slick style is visually arresting....[The] entire film is an elegantly packaged affair on all levels...", (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...", (09/10/1993, p.48-50, Owen Gleiberman): "...Cheerfully disreputable....TRUE ROMANCE has all the tawdry surface pleasures you want from a high-style getaway caper: fast sex, ballistic violence, a cast of flamboyant goons who talk as well as they shoot...", (09/10/1993, p.C5, Janet Maslin): "...A vibrant, grisly, gleefully amoral road movie..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"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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