Natural Born Killers is a
1994 satirical crime film directed by
Oliver Stone about a pair of
mass murderers and the
media coverage given to them. It stars
Woody Harrelson and
Juliette Lewis, along with
Rodney Dangerfield,
Robert Downey, Jr.,
Tom Sizemore, and
Tommy Lee Jones.
The film is based on a screenplay by
Quentin Tarantino that was heavily revised by Stone with writer Dave Veloz and associate producer Richard Rutowski. Notorious for its violent content, the film was named the 8th most controversial movie of all time by
Entertainment Weekly.
[25 Most Controversial Movies Ever, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2006]
Natural Born Killers was promoted with the tagline: "A bold new film that takes a look at a country seduced by fame, obsessed by crime and consumed by the media." It was released theatrically in the United States on August 26, 1994.