Holly Sargis narrates the film as a 15-year-old living in Fort Dupree, a dead-end South Dakota town. She has a strained relationship with her father, a sign painter, since her mother's death from pneumonia years earlier. Holly meets Kit Carruthers, a 25-year-old garbage collector, troubled greaser and Korean War veteran. He resembles James Dean, an actor whom Holly admires. After Kit charms Holly, he takes her virginity. As they become closer, his violent and antisocial tendencies are gradually revealed.
MPAA Rating: | PG |
Genre: | Crime, Drama, Action |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Jill Jakes, Terrence Malick, Edward R. Pressman, Louis A. Stroller |
Directed By: | Terrence Malick |
Written By: | Terrence Malick |
Cast: | Ben Bravo, Ramon Bieri, Dona Baldwin, Charles Fitzpatrick, Emilio Estevez, Bryan Montgomery, Sissy Spacek, Gail Threlkeld, Alan Vint, Martin Sheen, John Carter, Charlie Sheen, Gary Littlejohn, Terrence Malick, Warren Oates, John Womack Jr., Howard Ragsdale |
In Theaters: | Jan 05, 1974 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 34 minutes |
Production: | Warner Bros., Pressman-Williams, Jill Jakes Production |
Budget: | $450,000 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |