This year marks the 15th anniversary of one of the greatest films of my generation – True Romance. Penned by Quentin Tarantino, the film has everything you want in a movie experience, summed up nicely by the film’s tagline - Stealing, Cheating, Killing. Who said romance is dead? If you have not seen this movie you may not be qualified to read this web site, so do yourself a favor and get the DVD. Check out this cast:
Christian Slater
Patricia Arquette
Gary Oldman
Dennis Hopper
Val Kilmer (as Elvis)
Christopher Walken
Michael Rapaport
Brad Pitt
Samuel Jackson
Bronson Pinchot
And Tom Sizemore
Maxim magazine had an excellent article on how the movie was initially a box office failure but its release on VHS and DVD made it the classic must-see film it is today. At the time, the movie was very controversial for its violence and language, in particular the scene with Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken. (In case you do not recall there is liberal use of the “N” word by two white guys.)
So now you may be saying “I thought this site was about making fun of people and you are writing a puff piece on a movie?” Hang on, Jack. In the interview, Tom Sizemore actually implies that merely by acting in both True Romance and Natural Born Killers, he was arrested because both movies were so controversial. If memory serves right he was arrested for being on probation for drug charges and showing up at a scheduled drug test with a fake penis filled with someone else’s urine. If Tom Sizemore should be arrested for being in any movie it should be Pearl Harbor for associating with someone pretending to be and actor- Ben Affleck.
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