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Badlands( 1974)

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Burning Love on the Great Plains in 1959!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Martin Sheen

      Kit Carruthers

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      Sissy Spacek

      Holly Sargis

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      Warren Oates

      Holly's Father

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      Ramon Bieri

      Cato

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      Alan Vint

      Deputy

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      Gary Littlejohn

      Sheriff

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      John Carter

      Rich Man

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      Bryan Montgomery

      Boy

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      Gail Threlkeld

      Girl

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      Charles Fitzpatrick

      Clerk

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      John Womack Jr.

      Trooper

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      Howard Ragsdale

      Boss

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      Dona Baldwin

      Maid

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      Ben Bravo

      Gas Attendant

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      Terrence Malick

      Caller at Rich Man's House (uncredited)

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      Li Po Lung

      Chinese Kid (uncredited)

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      Charlie Sheen

      Boy Under Lamppost (uncredited)

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      Emilio Estevez

      Boy Under Lamppost (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    5.5
    Written by John Chard on Thu Sep 25 2014
    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 ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    300000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • mass murder
    • based on true story
    • fugitive
    • on the run
    • on the road
    • killing spree
    • south dakota
    • badlands
    • runaway couple
    • fugitive lovers