True Romance - Director's Cut

MPAA Rating

Unrated

Theatrical Release Date

Sep 09, 1993

Genre(s)

• Tony Scott
• DTS
• Special Editions
• Two-Disc Special Editions
• Action & Adventure
• Drama

Rating (Stars)

Description

It was directed with energetic skill by Top Gun Tony Scott, but this breathtaking 1993 thriller (think of it as an adolescent crime fantasy on steroids) has Quentin Tarantino written all over it. True Romance is really part of a loose trilogy that includes Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, with a crackling Tarantino screenplay that rides a fine line between raucous comedy and violent excess. Christian Slater plays Clarence, the comic-book lover who meets a beguiling prostitute named Alabama (Patricia Arquette), confronts her vicious pimp (Gary Oldman), and embarks on a cross-country odyssey with $5 million worth of Mafia cocaine. Mayhem ensues, culminating in a favorite Tarantino climax--the "Mexican standoff"--in which a roomful of guys are pointing guns at each other, waiting to see who shoots first. Brutal, profane, and totally outrageous, True Romance is not for everyone, but with a supporting cast that includes Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken, Brad Pitt, and Val Kilmer (as the ghost of Elvis!), you can be sure this movie will never be boring. --Jeff Shannon

Director

Tony Scott

Stars

• Christian Slater
• Patricia Arquette
• Michael Rapaport
• Bronson Pinchot
• Val Kilmer

Running Time

121 minutes

Original Price

$26.98

Current Value

$9.95

DVD Features

• Anamorphic
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Director's Cut
• Dolby
• DTS Surround Sound
• DVD-Video
• Subtitled
• Widescreen
• NTSC
• 2.35:1