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05/01/1974 Crime, Drama, Romance 1h 34m
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In 1959 a lot of people were killing time. Kit and Holly were killing people.

Overview

An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.

  1. Terrence Malick

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Martin Sheen

    Kit Carruthers

  2. Sissy Spacek

    Holly Sargis

  3. Warren Oates

    Holly's Father

  4. Ramon Bieri

    Cato

  5. Alan Vint

    Deputy

  6. Gary Littlejohn

    Sheriff

  7. John Carter

    Rich Man

  8. Bryan Montgomery

    Boy

  9. Gail Threlkeld

    Girl

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2014-09-25
Little did I realise that what began in the alleys and back ways of this quiet town would end in the Badlands of Montana.

Badlands is written and directed by Terrence Malick. It stars Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Ramon Bieri and Warren Oats. Music is by George Tipton and James Taylor and cinematography by Tak Fujimoto, Steven Larner and Brian Probyn.

Badlands seems to be adored by critics, often being coined as one of the best debuts ever made by a director. Maybe based loosely on the Starkweather-Fugate killing spree of 1958, though the makers have been at pains to ensure we know this is...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$300,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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