Kit Carruthers
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Kit Carruthers is the charismatic yet disturbingly detached young drifter and spree killer at the center of Terrence Malick’s film "Badlands."
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Badlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateAge | mid-20s ⓘ |
| basedOn | Charles Starkweather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Terrence Malick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic figure in American film portrayals of killers ⓘ |
| fate | captured by law enforcement ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Terrence Malick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmStudioOfWork | Warner Bros. (distributor of Badlands) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Badlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
road movie ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| inspiredByEvent | Starkweather–Fugate killing spree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kills |
Holly Sargis's father
ⓘ
several other victims during a crime spree ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | sentenced to death ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | partly seen through Holly Sargis's narration ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antihero
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | spree killing ⓘ |
| notableScene |
building a treehouse hideout with Holly
ⓘ
recording a spoken message on a phonograph ⓘ |
| occupation | garbage collector ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
charismatic
ⓘ
cold ⓘ emotionally detached ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Martin Sheen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticPartner | Holly Sargis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfWork | Terrence Malick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
American Midwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
American dream gone wrong
ⓘ
alienation ⓘ violence ⓘ youth rebellion ⓘ |
| visualInspiration | James Dean-like appearance ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | firearm ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1973 ⓘ |
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