Kalifornia
| Kalifornia | |
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| Directed by | Dominic Sena |
| Produced by |
Steve Golin Aristides McGarry Sigurjón Sighvatsson |
| Screenplay by | Tim Metcalfe |
| Story by | Stephen Levy Tim Metcalfe |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
| Cinematography | Bojan Bazelli |
| Edited by | Martin Hunter |
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| Distributed by | Gramercy Pictures |
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Running time
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117 minutes 118 minutes (Unrated cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8.5 million |
| Box office | $2,395,231 |
| Kalifornia - Original Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various | |
| Released | August 3, 1993 |
| Genre | Various |
| Length | 55:42 |
| Label | Polydor |
| Producer | Various |
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Kalifornia is a 1993 American road thriller film directed by Dominic Sena and starring Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny, and Michelle Forbes. The film focuses on a graduate student (Duchovny) and his photographer girlfriend (Forbes) traveling cross-country to research serial killings, who unwittingly carpool with a serial killer (Pitt) and his childlike girlfriend (Lewis).
The film was released in September 1993 in the United States, and received generally positive reviews from critics.
Brian Kessler (David Duchovny) is a graduate student in psychology as well as a journalist, who has written an article about serial killers, which draws interest from a publisher that offers him a book deal. After the book deal advance is spent, Brian realizes that he needs to start working on finishing his book. His girlfriend Carrie Laughlin (Michelle Forbes), a photographer, persuades him to move to California, and they decide to drive from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to California and visit infamous murder sites along the way. Short on funds, Brian posts a ride-share ad.
Meanwhile, psychopathic parolee Early Grayce (Brad Pitt) has just lost his job. His parole officer (Judson Vaughn) learns of this and comes to the trailer park where Early lives with his young girlfriend Adele Corners (Juliette Lewis). Early refuses the officer's offer of a job as a college janitor, saying he wants to leave the state. The officer informs him that if he does not keep the appointment, he will be "having dinner with the sheriff". Early decides to go to the job interview. However, when he is on his way out, he is confronted by his landlord over non-payment of rent. Early grows violent and spins out in his car, chasing the man all over the park.
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