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Kill Your Darlings (2013)

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A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs.

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5 wins & 13 nominations.

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7 March 2014 | cosmo_tiger
7
| 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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Did You Know?

Trivia

Actor Ezra Miller turned down the role of Lucien Carr, which was then given to Dane DeHaan.

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.

Goofs

The Columbia University library tour guide proudly identifies a book as a first folio edition of "Hamlet." There is no such edition. "Hamlet" was published in quarto editions (half the size of folio) during Shakespeare's life. The only folio editions of Shakespeare's work were the posthumous collections of his complete plays.

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.

Soundtracks

You Always Hurt the One You Love
Written by Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts
Performed by The Mills Brothers

Storyline

Plot Summary

Genres

Biography | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Details

Release Date:

19 September 2013

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$53,452 20 October 2013

Gross USA:

$1,030,064

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,877,924

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