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103: “The Only Thing That Kills The Demon Is Love” – Natural Born Killers
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Hollywood got a double dose of ultraviolence in 1994 with the release of not one but two postmodern, blood-soaked meditations on pop culture and the media from a new and exciting filmmaker named Quentin Tarantino.
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The first of these, NATURAL BORN KILLERS, directed by Oliver Stone, was so controversial at the time that Tarantino himself disavowed it (along with a sizeable portion of moviegoers and critics). Nearly 30 years after its release, there’s still a lot to discuss and debate about Mickey and Mallory and whether its satiric and satanic take on the media remains relevant.
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There’s also quite a lot to say about the eccentric writer/director’s pre-1994 films TRUE ROMANCE and RESERVOIR DOGS, as well as his influence on ’90s cinema as a whole. That’s why this is just Part 1 of our Tarantino deep-dive—so make sure you tune in for our talk on his arguable (and yes, we do argue) masterpiece PULP FICTION in Part 2!
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Manage episode 323954879 series 1265299
Hollywood got a double dose of ultraviolence in 1994 with the release of not one but two postmodern, blood-soaked meditations on pop culture and the media from a new and exciting filmmaker named Quentin Tarantino.
![](https://i0.wp.com/themfp.org/wp-content/uploads/Natural-Born-Killers.png?resize=1170%2C650&ssl=1)
The first of these, NATURAL BORN KILLERS, directed by Oliver Stone, was so controversial at the time that Tarantino himself disavowed it (along with a sizeable portion of moviegoers and critics). Nearly 30 years after its release, there’s still a lot to discuss and debate about Mickey and Mallory and whether its satiric and satanic take on the media remains relevant.
![](https://i0.wp.com/themfp.org/wp-content/uploads/nbk5-1.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/themfp.org/wp-content/uploads/nbk-2-1.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/themfp.org/wp-content/uploads/NBK_juliette-3.jpg?ssl=1)
![](https://i1.wp.com/themfp.org/wp-content/uploads/nbk-4-1.jpg?ssl=1)
There’s also quite a lot to say about the eccentric writer/director’s pre-1994 films TRUE ROMANCE and RESERVOIR DOGS, as well as his influence on ’90s cinema as a whole. That’s why this is just Part 1 of our Tarantino deep-dive—so make sure you tune in for our talk on his arguable (and yes, we do argue) masterpiece PULP FICTION in Part 2!
![](https://i0.wp.com/themfp.org/wp-content/uploads/Reservoir-Dogs.jpg?resize=960%2C540&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/themfp.org/wp-content/uploads/rdogs-1.jpg?resize=1080%2C608&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/themfp.org/wp-content/uploads/rdogs-2.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/themfp.org/wp-content/uploads/rdogs-3.jpg?resize=1080%2C578&ssl=1)
Follow When We Were Young on Twitter and Instagram at @WWWYshow, on Facebook at Facebook.com/WWWYShow and email episode suggestions to wwwyshow@gmail.com. Don’t forget to subscribe and review us on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts) so more folks check out the show!
![](https://i0.wp.com/themfp.org/wp-content/uploads/NBK_juliette2-1.jpg?resize=1170%2C658&ssl=1)
Help us defray the costs of creating this show, which include recording remotely, purchasing movies/shows/music to review, delivery food to eat our feelings, and producing & editing in-house at the MFP Studio in Los Angeles, California by donating to our Patreon account at patreon.com/WhenWeWereYoung
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