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Kill Your Darlings

  • 2013
  • R
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
40K
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Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan in Kill Your Darlings (2013)
    While he is attending Columbia University in 1944, the young Allen Ginsberg’s life is turned upside down when he sets eyes on Lucien Carr, an impossibly cool and boyishly handsome classmate. Carr opens Ginsberg up to a bohemian world and introduces him to William Burroughs and Jack Kerouac.
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A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs.A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs.A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs.

  • Director
    • John Krokidas
  • Writers
    • Austin Bunn
    • John Krokidas
  • Stars
    • Daniel Radcliffe
    • Dane DeHaan
    • Michael C. Hall
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    40K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Krokidas
    • Writers
      • Austin Bunn
      • John Krokidas
    • Stars
      • Daniel Radcliffe
      • Dane DeHaan
      • Michael C. Hall
    • 90User reviews
    • 189Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 12 nominations

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    Daniel Radcliffe
    Daniel Radcliffe
    • Allen Ginsberg
    Dane DeHaan
    Dane DeHaan
    • Lucien Carr
    Michael C. Hall
    Michael C. Hall
    • David Kammerer
    Ben Foster
    Ben Foster
    • William Burroughs
    Jack Huston
    Jack Huston
    • Jack Kerouac
    David Cross
    David Cross
    • Louis Ginsberg
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • Naomi Ginsberg
    Elizabeth Olsen
    Elizabeth Olsen
    • Edie Parker
    John Cullum
    John Cullum
    • Professor Steeves
    Brenda Wehle
    Brenda Wehle
    • Permissions Librarian
    Erin Darke
    Erin Darke
    • Gwendolyn
    Craig Chester
    Craig Chester
    • Businessman
    Lenore Harris
    • DA Secretary
    Mark Ethan
    Mark Ethan
    • Campus Guard
    Zach Appelman
    Zach Appelman
    • Luke Detweiler
    David Rasche
    David Rasche
    • Dean
    Quinlan Corbett
    Quinlan Corbett
    • Billeting Officer
    Dawn Newman
    • Jazz Singer
    • Director
      • John Krokidas
    • Writers
      • Austin Bunn
      • John Krokidas
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      In 2008, while performing the Broadway play Equus, Daniel Radcliffe auditioned and got the part of Allen Ginsberg. Radcliffe went on to film the last two Harry Potter movies, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), and with him unavailable for filming, Chris Evans, Jesse Eisenberg, and Ben Whishaw were cast without Radcliffe. Shortly after, financing for the film fell through. When director John Krokidas started again with the film, he offered the role of Allen Ginsberg back to Radcliffe.
    • Goofs
      Jack Kerouac, upon his arrest, contacts his father and we hear an American accent on the line. Kerouac's parents were French-speaking Quebecois and it took Jack until his late teens to fully master English, which he spoke with a slight Québec lilt; it is thus unlikely his father and he would have spoken in English, much less in a General American accent.
    • Quotes

      Allen Ginsberg: Some things, once you've loved them, become yours forever./And if you try to let them go... /They only circle back and return to you./They become part of who you are...

      Lucien Carr: ...or they destroy you.

    • Crazy credits
      The first part of the end credits run over the top of photographs of the real Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Lucien Carr and William S. Burroughs.
    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 3 December 2013 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Lilli Marlene
      Written by Norbert Schultze, Hans Leip, Tommie Connor

      Performed by Anne Shelton, Stanley Black and his Orchestra

      Published by Edward B Marks Music Company

      Courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews90

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Much better then On The Road This movie made me want to watch that one again now that I know more about the relationships.
    "Under the right circumstances even he might change the world." Columbia University in the 1940's unknowingly gave life to some of the best poets in the world. Alan Ginsberg (Radcliffe) shows up and is almost instantly dissatisfied with what he finds. The school is too straight laced as far as teaching goes. He meets future legends Lucien Carr (DeHaan), William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. What starts off as a group trying to change the world spirals out of control until a murder changes the lives of all of them. I have never been "hip" or into the beat poet scene. Never been a fan of Kerouac or even a big fan of Hunter S. Thompson for that matter. Not really sure why but they just never appealed to me. I watched On The Road but wasn't that impressed so I wasn't all that excited about watching this one. I do have to admit that this was much better then I expected. This one had a Dead Poet's Society aspect to it and I think that is why I ended up liking it. If you are a fan of the beat poet generation then you will love this. I liked how the character interactions grew to an explosive resolution, that was interesting to me. Overall, much better then On The Road, but this movie made me want to watch that one again now that I know more about the relationships. I give this a B.
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    • Release date
      • September 19, 2013 (Croatia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook Page
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Giết Người Yêu Dấu
    • Filming locations
      • Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Killer Films
      • Benaroya Pictures
      • Bow Street Films
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,030,064
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $53,452
      • Oct 20, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,877,924
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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