Natural Born Killers star Juliette Lewis emotionally recalls a troubling double standard that she faced regarding backlash for the controversial film.
Juliette Lewis recalls the initial backlash she faced due to her role in Natural Born Killers, pointing out a hypocritical double standard. Based on an original screenplay written by Quentin Tarantino, the 1994 Oliver Stone film features Woody Harrelson and Lewis as Mickey and Mallory Knox, a pair of mass murderers whose killing spree becomes glorified by the media.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Lewis spoke with The Wrap during the Yellowjackets season 2 premiere about her time on the controversial film. Lewis revealed that she is “floored” by the positive reception she is experiencing in her latest role because of the negative feedback she got from playing Mallory in the ‘90s. She also suggested that while critics largely accepted that her co-star Harrelson was playing a role, she was viewed differently.
"Way back when I did ‘Natural Born Killers,’ they thought I was crazy, but they didn’t think about Woody Harrelson. They accepted him as he was acting, but a woman showing volatility and repulsive behavior was certainly, you know [not acceptable]. I don’t read reviews. Don’t believe the hype and maybe you gotta believe the s—t. [My team] keeps me neutral. However, people really validated me in ‘Yellowjackets.’ And I was completely flabbergasted and floored and it took me out of my head.
Why Natural Born Killers Was So Controversial When Stone settled on Tarantino’s script to become his next project after 1993’s Heaven & Earth, he would undertake significant rewrites with David Veloz and Richard Rutowski. Shifting the focus from Robert Downey Jr.
The controversies surrounding the film did not end solely with its troubles with government censors. In the years following its release, the film has often been linked with many copycat killings, including the infamous Columbine High School massacre. Even after all these years, it seems that Lewis is still processing the backlash she received for her role in Natural Born Killers and the worrying double standard that seemingly drove critics to treat her differently than her co-star.
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