Badlands

Movie

1974

1h 34m

English

Crime, Drama, Romance

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7.8

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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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Badlands

Movie

1974

1h 34m

English

Crime, Drama, Romance

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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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Cast

Kit Carruthers

Holly Sargis

Holly's Father

Cato

Deputy

Sheriff

Rich Man

Boy

Girl

Clerk

Trooper

Boss

Maid

Gas Attendant

Caller at Rich Man's House (uncredi...

Li Po Lung

Chinese Kid (uncredited)

Charlie Sheen

Boy Under Lamppost (uncredited)

Emilio Estevez

Boy Under Lamppost (uncredited)

Directed By: Terrence Malick

Written By: Terrence Malick

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cage says...

11 years ago

Mediocre.. 4/10 rating?? This is probably the most accessible Malick film out there. I guess there's no accounting for taste...

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CinemanicBonkers says...

5 years ago

I’ve only seen a few from Martin sheen, young years and he’s a good actor and plays his role great and i kinda felt sorry for his character, think that’s a first for a criminal. well I enjoyed it and it was similar to Bonnie and Clyde In some ways..

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moonkodi says...

8 years ago

Overrated. Nothing was thrilling to watch. Even scenes that should have been suspenseful or exciting had no impact. The dad dies. Who cares? The relationship seemed empty. There should have been a gold mine of interesting ideas there. None. Holly had a voice over where she is poetic, yet in the movie the most poetic she gets its saying 'I found a dead chicken this morning.' Total mismatch. The voice over was contrived to try and give some meaning. Maybe the person who made the movie concluded how empty it was, and this was his solution to inject some life? The characters weren't fleshed out enough to make us understand their actions or care. It seemed the story telling didn't have the viewer in mind. It looks nice though.

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aldy says...

10 years ago

Badlands was okay. I didn't really care much about anything that happened and it all felt very bland. Terrence Malick is a lot better with the visual storytelling style he developed later in his career.

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John Chard

6 years ago

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 cinematog More

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