Natural Born Killers ★★ 1994 (R) An old script by Tarantino is resurrected by Stone and invested with its own unique subtle nuance and style. Controversial (natch, considering the director and writer) look at the way the media portrays criminals. Harrelson and Lewis are the lovestruck, white-trash serial killers who become tabloid-TV darlings, thanks to a sensationalistic press led by Downey Jr. Stone's dark and manic comment on America's fascination and revulsion with violence is strictly of the love it or leave it variety. Bloodshed galore, dazzling photography, and a dynamite soundtrack (with over 75 selections) add up to sensory overload. 119m/C VHS, DVD, Wide. Woody Harrelson, Robert Downey Jr., Juliette Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, Richard Lineback, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield, Rachel Ticotin, Arliss Howard, Russell Means, Denis Leary, Steven Wright, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Dale Dye, Louis Lombardi, Olan Jones, Edie McClurg, Evan Handler, Kirk Baltz, Maria Pitillo, Jared Harris, Balthazar Getty, Joe Grifasi, James Gammon, Mark Harmon;
Director:
Oliver Stone;
Writer:
Oliver Stone;
Writer:
Robert Richardson;
Cameo:
Trent Reznor.
