"He was 25 years old. He combed his hair like Jame Dean.
She was 15. She took music lessons and could twirl a baton.
For a while they lived together in a tree house.
In 1959, she watched while he killed a lot of people."
I spent New Years in Cornwall, courtesy of Josie and had the best time. While there we watched the 1973 classic Badlands in which the softly spoken innocent Holly (Sissy Spacek) accompanies her psychotic boyfriend Kit (Martin Sheen) on his killing spree across the badlands of Dakota.
As well as brilliant cinematography, there were some fantastic lines in the film, my favourite of which was:
"HE DREADED BEING SHOT DOWN ALONE WITHOUT A GIRL TO SCREAM HIS NAME."
Arguably not the most noble reason to corrupt a young girl, but very much in keeping with the character's habit of shooting people in the back.
She was 15. She took music lessons and could twirl a baton.
For a while they lived together in a tree house.
In 1959, she watched while he killed a lot of people."
As well as brilliant cinematography, there were some fantastic lines in the film, my favourite of which was:
"HE DREADED BEING SHOT DOWN ALONE WITHOUT A GIRL TO SCREAM HIS NAME."
Arguably not the most noble reason to corrupt a young girl, but very much in keeping with the character's habit of shooting people in the back.
Apparently the film is based on the real life crimes of James Dean superfan Charles Starkweather, 20 and girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate, 14 in 1958. Apparently the Sheriff who caught Starkweather said "He thought he was bleeding to death. That's why he stopped. That's the kind of yellow son of a bitch he is." Those of a morbid persuasion can read more about them HERE.
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