Kit Carruthers in Badlands

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Kit Carruthers in *Badlands* is the charismatic yet disturbingly detached young drifter and spree killer portrayed by Martin Sheen in Terrence Malick’s 1973 crime drama.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Badlands
approximateAge mid-twenties
arrestedBy law enforcement officers
associatedWith Midwestern United States
surface form: American Midwest
basedOn Charles Starkweather
commits murder
spree killing
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Terrence Malick
dialogueStyle laconic
filmGenreContext crime drama
road movie
firstAppearance Badlands
gender male
hairColor brown
hasAlias Kit
inspiredBy James Dean
inUniverseEra 1950s
kills Holly Sargis's father
languageOfWork English
medium feature film
narrativeRole antihero
protagonist
spree killer
notableFeature iconic white T-shirt and blue jeans look
notableFor charming demeanor despite crimes
detached reaction to violence
occupation drifter
garbage collector
partnerInCrime Holly Sargis
partOf Badlands
surface form: Badlands (1973 film)
personalityTrait charismatic
emotionally detached
rebellious
portrayedBy Martin Sheen
romanticPartner Holly Sargis
sentencedTo death penalty
settingOfActivity Montana
South Dakota
themeAssociated alienation
romanticized violence
youth rebellion
visualInspiration James Dean
surface form: James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause
yearOfAppearance 1973

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Martin Sheen role Kit Carruthers in Badlands