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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kit Carruthers in Badlands canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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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