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Bookmark this pageTrue Romance (1993)
Director: Tony Scott
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
When Detroit comic-store assistant Clarence (Slater) and novice whore Alabama (Arquette) meet, not only do they immediately fall in love, but the tone of her voice-over lets us know that we're in for a Badlands-style rerun. Having killed her monstrous pimp (Oldman, OTT) and accidentally stolen his coke haul, the pair head for Hollywood, pausing only to bid farewell to his drunkard dad Clifford (Hopper). But the couple's get-rich-quick plans go awry when suave mob boss Coccotti (Walken) tries to 'persuade' Clifford to divulge his son's whereabouts. If the romance seldom seems 'true', the spiralling violence (script, Quentin Tarantino) does succeed, in a brutish, cod-Jacobean kind of way.Author: GA
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- Nina said...
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Posted on Jan 26 2009 12:09
My all time favourite film!
Action packed, excellent story line fab acting
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- Tzotzo said...
- Posted on Apr 28 2008 15:33 I thought this film was really good. It does get quite violent but without going over the top. Arquette is great as Lolita-esque Alabama and Oldman is hilarious.
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Posted on Apr 21 2008 14:26
hi there. is this movie edit traditional or on a computer?
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Cast & crew
Director: Tony Scott
Producer: Bill Unger, Steve Perry, Samuel Hadida
Cast: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Samuel L Jackson full cast
Duration: 119 mins
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