Kalifornia

1993
R
1h 57m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

60K

YOUR RATING

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

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Dark Comedy Road Trip Serial Killer Crime Drama Thriller

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

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

60K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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 Siskel & Ebert: 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

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Featured 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.