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Badlands

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Badlands
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PG,1hr 35min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Released:
January 1, 1974
Director:
Terrence Malick
Distributor:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring:
Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates  ...more
Synopsis: "He wanted to die with me and I dreamed of being lost forever in his arms." A young couple goes on a Midwest crime spree in Terrence Malick's hypnotically assured debut feature, based on the 1950s Starkweather-Fugate murders. Fancying himself a rebel like James Dean, twentysomething Kit (Martin Sheen) takes off with teen baton-twirler Holly (Sissy Spacek) after shooting her father (Warren Oates) when he tries to split the pair up. Once bounty hunters discover their riverside hiding place, Kit and ... Full Synopsis
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Mark Deming, AMG Review
What could have been just another story about delinquents on the run was turned into something extraordinary by first-time director Terrence Malick. A uniquely lyrical story of violence and teenage mythos in the 1950s, Badlands is probably the most low-key film ever made about a mass murderer. Twenty-four-year-old Kit Carruthers (played to perfection by Martin Sheen) has so deeply immersed himself ... Full Review
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Martin Sheen
Kit Carruthers
Sissy Spacek
Holly Sargis
Warren Oates
Mr. Sargis, Father
Alan Vint
Deputy
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