For other uses, see True Romance (disambiguation).
True Romance
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Tony Scott
Written by
Quentin Tarantino
Produced by
Samuel Hadida
Steve Perry
Bill Unger
Starring
Christian Slater
Patricia Arquette
Dennis Hopper
Val Kilmer
Gary Oldman
Brad Pitt
Christopher Walken
Cinematography
Jeffrey L. Kimball
Edited by
Michael Tronick
Christian Wagner
Music by
Hans Zimmer
Production companies
Morgan Creek Productions
Davis Films
Distributed by
Warner Bros.
Release date
September 10, 1993 (1993-09-10)
Running time
118 minutes[1]
Country
United States[2][3]
Language
English
Budget
$12.5 million[4]
Box office
$12.6 million[4]
True Romance[a] is a 1993 American romantic crime film directed by Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino. It features an ensemble cast led by Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette, with Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, and Christopher Walken in supporting roles. Slater and Arquette portray newlyweds on the run from the Mafia after stealing a shipment of drugs.
True Romance began life as an early script by Tarantino; he sold the screenplay in order to finance his debut feature film, Reservoir Dogs (1992). It is regarded by proponents as a cross-section of writer Tarantino and director Scott's respective trademarks, including a Southern California setting, pop cultural references, and stylized violence punctuated by slow motion.[6][7]
Though initially a box-office failure, the film's positive reviews, with critics praising the dialogue, characters, and off-beat style,[8] helped it earn a cult following. It has come to be considered one of Scott's best films and one of the best American films of the 1990s.[9][10][11]
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^Sulat, Bert B. Jr. (June 13, 1995). "A truly twisted thriller". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 21. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023. Next from Tarantino were scripts that led to True Romance (recently shown here in a chopped-up edition and retitled Breakaway)...
^Mancini, Vince (May 14, 2014). "You're So Cool: Looking Back On 'True Romance' 20 Years Later". Uproxx. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
^"Classic Film Review: True Romance Remains a Sweet, Distinctly Male Movie". Consequence of Sound. September 9, 2018. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
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^Lyttelton, Oliver (August 20, 2012). "The Essentials: The 5 Best Tony Scott Films". IndieWire. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
^"Celebrating the Films of Tony Scott". Film School Rejects. June 22, 2018. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
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