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Badlands

Badlands

In 1959 a lot of people were killing time. Kit and Holly were killing people.

19747.51h 34m

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.

Directed by Terrence Malick
Written by Terrence Malick
Produced by Terrence Malick
Box OfficeBudget: $300K0

Top Cast

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Kit Carruthers

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Holly Sargis

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Holly's Father

Ramon Bieri

Ramon Bieri

Cato

Alan Vint

Alan Vint

Deputy

Gary Littlejohn

Gary Littlejohn

Sheriff

John Carter

John Carter

Rich Man

B

Bryan Montgomery

Boy

G

Gail Threlkeld

Girl

C

Charles Fitzpatrick

Clerk

Themes & Keywords

mass murderbased on true storyfugitiveon the runon the roadkilling spreesouth dakotabadlandsrunaway couplefugitive lovers

About Badlands

Badlands is a crime, drama, romance film released in 1974 exploring themes of mass murder, based on true story, fugitive, on the run, on the road, killing spree. Directed by Terrence Malick, it stars Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates. An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.

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