9.09.2006
True Romance - "The Reel Deal"
True Romance is an American film released in 1993, directed by Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary. It stars Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette in an ensemble cast; the film contains notable performances by some seasoned actors along with early appearances by later stars. It is billed as a "love story", albeit an unconventional one, as the plot revolves around drugs and violence. Clarence Worley (Slater) and Alabama (Arquette) attempt to start a new life for themselves using money stolen from Alabama's former pimp and find themselves on the run from the Mafia, ending in a dramatic double-crossing when the police get involved.
True Romance was a breakthrough, of sorts, for Quentin Tarantino, in that the money from the sale of the script enabled Tarantino to direct Reservoir Dogs. However, Tarantino's script, especially the ending, was different from the screenplay of the film as released. The original Tarantino ending is on the unrated special DVD release. The script for True Romance was Tarantino's first movie and he had hoped to direct himself but couldn't. He couldn't sell it for a long time, around 5 years, and thus wrote Natural Born Killers. That too didn't sell for a while and he then moved onto Reservoir Dogs, which finally became his "first film."
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True Romance was a breakthrough, of sorts, for Quentin Tarantino, in that the money from the sale of the script enabled Tarantino to direct Reservoir Dogs. However, Tarantino's script, especially the ending, was different from the screenplay of the film as released. The original Tarantino ending is on the unrated special DVD release. The script for True Romance was Tarantino's first movie and he had hoped to direct himself but couldn't. He couldn't sell it for a long time, around 5 years, and thus wrote Natural Born Killers. That too didn't sell for a while and he then moved onto Reservoir Dogs, which finally became his "first film."
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