Badlands Movie Review 1974

Based loosely on the Charlie Starkweather murders of the 1950s, this impressive debut by director Malick recounts a slow-thinking, unhinged misfit's killing spree across the midwestern plains, accompanied by a starry-eyed 15-year-old schoolgirl. Sheen and Spacek are a disturbingly numb, apathetic, and icy duo.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 94 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Rebel Without a Cause, True Stories, Psychotics/Sociopaths, Period Piece: 1950s, Lovers on the Lam

Screenplay

Terrence Malick

Cast

Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates, Ramon Bieri, Alan Vint, Gary Littlejohn, Charles Fitzpatrick, Howard Ragsdale, John Womack, Dona Baldwin

Cinematography

Tak Fujimoto, Stevan Larner, Brian Probyn

Director

Terrence Malick

Music

Erik Satie, Carl Orff

Other

Terrence Malick

Producer

Warner Bros.

Awards

Natl. Film Reg. 1993.