  natural born killers is a 1994 american crime film directed by oliver stone, and starring woody harrelson, juliette lewis, robert downey, jr., tom sizemore and tommy lee jones. the film was released in the united states on august 26, 1994. the film tells the story of two victims of traumatic childhoods who became lovers and mass murderers, and are irresponsibly glorified by the mass media. the film is based on an original screenplay by quentin tarantino that was heavily revised by writer david veloz, associate producer richard rutowski, and director stone. tarantino received story credit. jane hamsher, don murphy, and clayton townsend produced the film, with arnon milchan, thom mount, and stone as executive producers. notorious for its violent content and inspiring "copycat" crimes, the film was named the eighth most controversial film of all time by entertainment weekly in 2006.25 most controversial movies ever, entertainment weekly, 9 june 2006 ==plot== ===prologue=== mickey knox and his wife mallory stop at a roadside cafÃ© in the new mexico desert. a group of rednecks arrive and one begins sexually harassing mallory. she briefly encourages him before beating him to a pulp. mickey and mallory then murder all but one of the diner's patrons, culminating in a morbid game of eeny, meeny, miny, moe to decide who lives and dies. after executing the waitress mabel, the couple ensures that the only survivor remembers their names before they embrace and declare their undying love. ===part i=== mickey and mallory camp out in the desert, and mallory reminisces about when they first met. a flashback shows mickey as a deliveryman w
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