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Kill Your Darlings (2006)

2006-04-12 · 1h 34m · EN
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A desperate young writer is lured on a wild ride through the desert by a mysterious woman in this darkly comic take on the all-American road trip. Along the way they cross paths with a hapless mobster, a 6 foot transvestite and a lovesick housewife, all on the way to their celebrity TV shrink in Las Vegas... Things quickly spiral out of control into a dangerous cat-and-mouse game... a writer's frantic search for inspiration becomes intertwined with a motley crew of quirky characters seeking love and adventure at any cost.

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Björne LarsonDirector, Writer

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Lolita DavidovichLolita DavidovichLolaJulie BenzJulie BenzKatherineAlexander SkarsgårdAlexander SkarsgårdGeertJohn LarroquetteJohn LarroquetteDr. BangleyGreg GermannGreg GermannStevensBenito MartinezBenito MartinezOfficer JonesJohn SavageJohn SavageRockTerry MooreTerry MooreElla ToscanaAndreas WilsonAndreas WilsonErikSkye McCole BartusiakSkye McCole BartusiakSunshineScott WilliamsonScott WilliamsonRob WolftonMichelle BonillaMichelle BonillaSusan

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Road movieWriterHitchhikeHighway

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Genre affinityComedy · ThrillerTheme affinityRoad Movie · Writer · HitchhikeDialogue densityComedyDirector preference1028558Actor preference72695 · 126402 · 23925Country preferenceSe

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What is Kill Your Darlings about?

A desperate young writer is lured on a wild ride through the desert by a mysterious woman in this darkly comic take on the all-American road trip. Along the way they cross paths with a hapless mobster, a 6 foot transvestite and a lovesick housewife, all on the way to their celebrity TV shrink in Las Vegas... Things quickly spiral out of control into a dangerous cat-and-mouse game... a writer's frantic search for inspiration becomes intertwined with a motley crew of quirky characters seeking love and adventure at any cost.

How long is Kill Your Darlings?

Kill Your Darlings has a runtime of 94 minutes.