Kalifornia

19931993
RR
1h 57min

Brad Pitt, David Duchovny, Michelle Forbes, and Juliette Lewis in Kalifornia (1993)

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Crime Drama Thriller

A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.

Director
- Dominic Sena
Writers
- Stephen Levy(story)
- Tim Metcalfe(story)
Stars

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Awards
- 4 wins & 4 nominations

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Kalifornia

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Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis in Kalifornia (1993)

Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis in Kalifornia (1993)

David Duchovny and Michelle Forbes in Kalifornia (1993)

Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis in Kalifornia (1993)

Brad Pitt and David Duchovny in Kalifornia (1993)

Brad Pitt, David Duchovny, Michelle Forbes, and Juliette Lewis in Kalifornia (1993)

Brad Pitt in Kalifornia (1993)

Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis in Kalifornia (1993)

David Duchovny, Michelle Forbes, and Juliette Lewis in Kalifornia (1993)

Michelle Forbes in Kalifornia (1993)

Brad Pitt in Kalifornia (1993)

Brad Pitt in Kalifornia (1993)

Director
- Dominic Sena
Writers
- Stephen Levy(story)
- Tim Metcalfe(story) (screenplay)
All cast & crew
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Brian Kessler, a journalist researching serial killers, and his photographer girlfriend Carrie set out on a cross-country tour of the sites of the killings. Sharing the ride and their expenses are Early Grayce, a paroled white trash criminal, and his girlfriend Adele. As the trip progresses, Early begins to appear more and more unstable, and Brian and Carrie begin to fear that they may have a real-life killer in the back seat of their car. —Scott Renshaw <as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu>

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Taglines
- A state of fear and terror
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong violence, and for sexuality and language
Parents guide

Trivia
During the movie, Early Grayce sports a chipped tooth. Brad Pitt visited a dentist to have the tooth chipped for the role.

Goofs
Towards the end of the movie, Early violently smacks his gun across Brian's temple, above his left eye. His temple is shown in a subsequent shot as very bloody, yet there is no visible injury (or bandage) in that spot a short time later as Brian is shown driving down the road chasing after Early & Carrie.

Quotes
Brian Kessler: When you dream there are no rules. People can fly. Anything can happen. Sometimes there's a moment as you're waking and you become aware of the real world around you, but you are still dreaming. You may think you can fly but you better not try.

Alternate versions
European release and US video/laserdisc unrated versions feature about one minute of additional violent footage not present in US theatrical R-rated version. Unrated version of sex scene between Brian and Carrie is slightly longer and more explicit than the R rated version.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: True Romance/The Ballad of Little Jo/Kalifornia/The Joy Luck Club/The Real McCoy (1993)

Soundtracks
Look Up to the Sky
Written by Angelique Bianca
Performed by The Indians
Courtesy of Polydor Records
By Arrangement with PolyGram Special Markets

Top review

To the actors of Kal-ee-for-nee-a, I say...

Nicely done! (pardon my Arnold Schwarzenegger)...

This movie was completely ignored when released back in '93, and that's a shame. It's a great, suspenseful two hour road-trip that certainly opened my eyes to see that Brad Pitt was indeed an actor. He looks like he took took the 'method-acting' thing seriously, as with his appearance in TRUE ROMANCE, I doubt he took even one shower in 1992.

Duchovny & Forbes were also fine as the normal half of this "ride share from hell", but I'm guessing Juliette Lewis' naive "jailbait" turned off a few people (see NBK or CAPE FEAR for further proof). Just ignore her grating & whiny delivery, and go along for the wild ride all the way to KALIFORNIA.

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Twins65
Oct 30, 2003

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Release date
- September 3, 1993 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- 加州殺手
Filming locations
- Covington, Georgia, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $2,395,231
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,159,133
- Sep 6, 1993
Gross worldwide
- $2,395,231

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Runtime
- 1h 57min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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