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About
An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.
Theatrical
Mar 24, 1974
Budget
$300K
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 27, 1999
Theaters
1
Director
Terrence Malick
Producers
Terrence Malick, Edward R. Pressman, Louis A. Stroller
Music
George Aliceson Tipton
Studio
Pressman-Williams, Jill Jakes Production
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Quotes
See all →Planning a Future with Holly
Kit Carruthers
I got it all planned - and, uh, I'm taking Holly off with me.
Consequences of Negligence in Everyday Life
Kit Carruthers
Somebody dropped a bag on the sidewalk. Everybody did that, the whole town'd be a mess.
Reflections on Fate and Consequences
Holly Sargis
Kit and I were taken back to South Dakota. They kept him in solitary, so he didn't have a chance to get acquainted with the other inmates, though he was sure they'd like him, especially the murderers. Myself, I got off with probation and a lot of nasty looks. Later, I married the son of the lawyer who defended me. Kit went to sleep in the courtroom while his confession was being read, and he was sentenced to die in the electric chair. On a warm spring night, six months later, after donating his body to science, he did.
Reflections on Kit's Choices and Despair
Holly Sargis
Often, I've wondered what was going through Kit's head before they got him, and why he didn't make a run for it while he still had the chance. Did he figure they'd just catch him the next day? Was it despair? He claimed to having a flat tire, but the way he carried on about it, I imagine this is false.
Cast
Full credits →M
Martin Sheen
Kit Carruthers
S
Sissy Spacek
Holly Sargis
W
Warren Oates
Holly's Father
R
Ramon Bieri
Cato
A
Alan Vint
Deputy
G
Gary Littlejohn
Sheriff
J
John Carter
Rich Man
B
Bryan Montgomery
Boy
J
John Womack Jr.
Trooper
T
Terrence Malick
Caller at Rich Man's House (uncredited)
L
Li Baolong
Chinese Kid (uncredited)
C
Charlie Sheen
Boy Under Lamppost (uncredited)
E
Emilio Estevez
Boy Under Lamppost (uncredited)
