Tony Scott and Quentin Tarantino’s blood-soaked, bullet-riddled valentine to true love combines high-velocity action and unforgettable snappy dialogue with a murderers’ row of sensational performances from a stunning ensemble cast.
Elvis-worshipping comic book store employee Clarence Worley (Christian Slater) is minding his own business at a Sonny Chiba triple bill when Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette) walks into his life—and from then on, the two are inseparable. Within 24 hours, they’re married and on the run after Clarence is forced to kill Alabama’s possessive, psychopathic pimp. Driving a Cadillac across the country from Detroit to Hollywood, the newlyweds plan to sell off a suitcase full of stolen drugs to fund a new life for themselves, but little do they suspect that the cops and the Mafia are closing in on them. Will they escape and make their dream of a happy ending come true? [119 min; crime, drama, romance, thriller; English]
"These gun-crazy, lust-loopy kids on the run are irresistible in the best crime rush since GoodFellas." — Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
"A vibrant, grisly, gleefully amoral road movie." — Janet Maslin, NY Times
"The blistering confrontation scene between [Dennis] Hopper and [Christopher] Walken—both in peak form—will be talked about for years. It's pure Tarantino: a full-throttle blast of bloody action and verbal fireworks." — Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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