Badlands
An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.
Critics Sentiment
Kit charms officers during capture and execution epilogue
Kit shoots into storm cellar trapping young couple
The film dips to its lowest point during the repetitive middle violence but surges dramatically for Kit's charismatic final arrest sequence.
Badlands begins strongly with atmospheric setup and escalates through the poetic tree house sequence that critics universally praised. The middle section suffers from repetitive violence that some reviewers found tiresome, but the film recovers powerfully with Kit's memorable final arrest that showcases Sheen's compelling performance.
Full cast
Martin Sheen
Kit Carruthers
Sissy Spacek
Holly Sargis
Warren Oates
Holly's Father
Ramon Bieri
Cato
Alan Vint
Deputy
Gary Littlejohn
Sheriff
John Carter
Rich Man
Bryan Montgomery
Boy
Gail Threlkeld
Girl
Charles Fitzpatrick
Clerk
John Womack Jr.
Trooper
Howard Ragsdale
Boss
Dona Baldwin
Maid
Ben Bravo
Gas Attendant
Terrence Malick
Caller at Rich Man's House (uncredited)
Li Baolong
Chinese Kid (uncredited)
Charlie Sheen
Boy Under Lamppost (uncredited)
Emilio Estevez
Boy Under Lamppost (uncredited)
Crew
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