Natural Born Killers

UPC: 883929056972

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Graphic Violence, Not For Children, Adult Language, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations]

Summary: A frenetic, bloody look at mass murder and the mass media, director Oliver Stone's extremely controversial film divided critics and audiences with its mixture of over-the-top violence and bitter cultural satire. At the center of the film, written by Stone and Quentin Tarantino, among others, are Mickey (Woody Harrelson) and Mallory (Juliette Lewis), a young couple united by their desire for each other and their common love of violence. Together, they embark on a record-breaking, exceptionally gory killing spree that captivates the sensation-hungry tabloid media. Their fame is ensured by one newsman, Wayne Gale (Robert Downey, Jr.), who reports on Mickey and Mallory for his show, American Maniacs. Even the duo's eventual capture by the police only increases their notoriety, as Gale develops a plan for a Super Bowl Sunday interview that Mickey and Mallory twist to their own advantage. Visually overwhelming, Robert Richardson's hyperkinetic cinematography switches between documentary-style black-and-white, surveillance video, garishly colored psychedelia, and even animation in a rapid-fire fashion that mirrors the psychosis of the killers and the media-saturated culture that makes them popular heroes. The film's extreme violence -- numerous edits were required to win an R rating -- became a subject of debate, as some critics asserted that the film irresponsibly glorified its murderers and blamed the filmmakers for potentially inciting copy-cat killings. Defenders argued that the film attacks media obsession with violence and satirizes a sensationalistic, celebrity-obsessed society. Certain to provoke discussion, Natural Born Killers will thoroughly alienate many viewers with its shock tactics, chaotic approach, and disturbing subject matter, while others will value the combination of technical virtuosity and dark commentary on the modern American landscape. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

Category: Crime

Awards: Best Director – null Special Grand Prize of the Jury – Venice International Film Festival Best Director – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: New Featurette NBK Evolution: How Would It All Go Down Now?

Commentary and New Introduction by Director Oliver Stone [in High Definition]

Plus 44-Page Booklet
Chaos Rising: The Storm Around Natural Born Killers

Deleted Scenes Featuring Performances by Ashley Judd, Denis Leary, Rachel Ticotin and the Barbarian Brothers Not Shown Theatrically

Charlie Rose Interview of Oliver Stone

Alternate Ending
Theatrical Trailer

Natural Born Killers

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 10/13/2009

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DHMA null, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 122 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish,German

Robert Firsching

Natural Born Killers is a vicious, gory, disgusted kick in the pants to America, as Oliver Stone seemingly throws the culture's sickness back in its face, screaming "You like this kind of stuff? Here!" In a country which made Bonnie and Clyde heroes and slobbered over bloody gloves and horrifying 911 calls for over a year, how do you make this kind of satire crazy enough? Stone tries to do so by taking every facet of the crime/glamor obsession to its extremes. Mallory (Juliette Lewis) and her psycho sweetheart Mickey (Woody Harrelson) commit over 50 murders and become big stars, with Stone tracing every step of the mad journey to celebrity in a multitude of styles including color, black-and-white, hand-held Super 8, and even cartoons. At one point, he presents Mallory's obligatory "unhappy childhood" as a demented sitcom, with sexually abusive dad Rodney Dangerfield spouting abuse to big laughs from a delighted audience. It's all just fodder for the media machine and the bloodthirsty public, as Robert Downey, Jr. illustrates as a camera-obsessed reporter whose quest for fame has blinded him to the perversion of what he is doing. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Carl Ciarfalio  Actor 
Evan Handler  Actor 
Denis Leary  Actor 
Josh Richman  Actor 
Dale Dye  Actor 
Ed White  Actor 
Marshall Bell  Actor 
Maria Pitillo  Actor 
Steven Wright  Actor 
Heidi Levitt  Actor 
Richard Lineback  Actor 
Sean Stone  Actor 
Jamie Harrold  Actor 
Matthew Faber  Actor 
Lanny Flaherty  Actor 
Arliss Howard  Actor 
Pruitt Taylor Vince  Actor 
Bob Swan  Actor 
Louis Lombardi  Actor 
Glen Chin  Actor 
Ashley Judd  Actor 
Everett Quinton  Actor 
Salvator Xuereb  Actor 
Risa Bramon Garcia  Actor 
Peter Crombie  Actor 
Mark Harmon  Actor 
Phil Neilson  Actor 
Jake Beecham  Actor 
Jared Harris  Actor 
Rachel Ticotin  Actor 
Robert Jordan  Actor 
John M. Watson, Sr.  Actor 
Kirk Baltz  Actor 
Jerry Gardner  Actor 
Jack Palance  Actor 
Red West  Actor 
Billy Hopkins  Actor 
Jane Hamsher  Producer 
Arnon Milchan  Executive Producer 
Thom Mount  Executive Producer 
Don Murphy  Producer 
Richard Rutowski  Screenwriter 
Oliver Stone  Director 
Oliver Stone  Producer 
Oliver Stone  Screenwriter 
Clayton Townsend  Producer 
David Veloz  Screenwriter 
Woody Harrelson  Actor 
Juliette Lewis  Actor 
Robert Downey, Jr.  Actor 
Tommy Lee Jones  Actor 
Tom Sizemore  Actor 
Rodney Dangerfield  Actor 
Russell Means  Actor 
Edie McClurg  Actor 
Balthazar Getty  Actor 
Joe Grifasi  Actor 
O-Lan Jones  Actor 

Country: USA