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Badlands
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Badlands is a 1973 American drama and crime film written, directed, and produced by Terrence Malick, alongside Edward R. Pressman. The movie stars Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates, and Ramon Bieri. Filmed in Colorado, the narrative is set in South Dakota and follows a serial killer. The production was handled by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Pressman-Williams, with distribution by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix.
The film has a runtime of 94 to 95 minutes and was released in the United States in 1973 and 1974. It is associated with the New Hollywood movement and features music by George Tipton. Badlands received the Golden Shell award and holds a PG rating. Critical assessments include a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 94 Metascore, and a 7.7 rating on IMDb. The film is noted for its tagline regarding Kit and Holly killing people in 1959.
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7.5An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.
Cast
- Martin Sheen as Kit Carruthers
- Sissy Spacek as Holly Sargis
- Warren Oates as Holly's Father
- Ramon Bieri as Cato
- Alan Vint as Deputy
- Gary Littlejohn as Sheriff
Themes
- mass murder
- based on true story
- fugitive
- on the run
- on the road
- killing spree
- south dakota
- badlands
- runaway couple
- fugitive lovers
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Ratings
IMDb
7.7/10
83,647 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Metacritic
94/100
- Year
- 1973
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Terrence Malick
- Written by
- Terrence Malick
- Produced by
- Terrence Malick
- Starring
- Martin Sheen Sissy Spacek Ramon Bieri Warren Oates
- Cinematography
- Brian Probyn Tak Fujimoto Stevan Larner
- Edited by
- Robert Estrin
- Music by
- George Tipton Carl Orff James Taylor (theme "Migration")
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- October 15, 1973 ( 1973-10-15 )
- Running time
- 93 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $300,000 (estimated)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Award
- Golden Shell
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- serial killer
- Movement
- New Hollywood
- Director
- Terrence Malick
- Screenwriter
- Terrence Malick
- Cast member
- Emilio Estevez
- Composer
- George Tipton
- Producer
- Edward R. Pressman
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Tak Fujimoto
- Narrative location
- South Dakota
- Filming location
- Colorado
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 752069
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1974-03-24
- title
- Badlands
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.7/10
- capital cost
- 300000
- Commons category
- Badlands (film)
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Encyclopedic overview
Badlands is a 1973 American neo-noir period crime drama film written, produced and directed by Terrence Malick, in his directorial debut. The film stars Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek, and follows Holly Sargis (Spacek), a 15-year-old who goes on a killing spree with her partner, Kit Carruthers (Sheen). The film also stars Warren Oates and Ramon Bieri. While the story is fictional, it is loosely based on the real-life murder spree of Charles Starkweather and his girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, in 1958.
Badlands was released in 1973 to positive reviews from critics, who particularly praised its cinematography, soundtrack—which includes pieces by Carl Orff—and the lead performances. At the 28th British Academy Film Awards, Spacek was nominated for the Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles award, and Sheen won the Best Actor award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.
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