BADLANDS


 "BADLANDS" --- (1973) ---

MY THOUGHTS: I have seen this movie a couple of times, but it has been a while since I last watched it, so I was happy to revisit it. A lot of people want to know if it is a true story. While the story is fictional, it is loosely based on the real-life murder spree of Charles Starkweather and his girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, in 1958. I think they did a great job with the film, starting with the casting of Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek. They are both so "young" in this film and it is fun to see them at the start of their careers; especially with both of them showing such promise and delivering such spot-on performances. It is definitely worth watching!
SYNOPSIS: "Inspired by real-life killers Charles Starkweather and Caril-Ann Fugate, this tale of crime and love begins in a dead-end town. Teenage girl Holly angers her father when she begins dating an older and rebellious boy. After a conflict between Holly and her father erupts in murder, the young lovers are forced to flee. In the ensuing crime spree, they journey through the Midwest to the Badlands of Montana, eluding authorities along the way."
STARRING: Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek and Warren Oates
SCREENPLAY: Terrence Malick
DIRECTOR: Terrence Malick
AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for four (4) awards, from various entities, and won three (3) of them.

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