Natural Born Killers

Quentin Tarantino wrote the screenplay, which Stone, Richard Rutowski, and David Veloz extensively edited. Tarantino, unhappy with the rewritten version, publicly disowned the script and asked that his name be removed from the screenwriting credits.

Trivia

• Denis Leary and Ashley Judd both made cameo appearances in the movie, although both where edited out of the theatrical release.
• Several murderers are alleged to have been inspired by the movie Natural Born Killers. For example, 18-year-olds Sarah Edmondson and her boyfriend Benjamin Darras supposedly watched the movie before carrying out a robbery that resulted in murder. Relatives of one victim filed a lawsuit against Stone. (see External Links for article relating to these incidents.)
• Many of the inmates in the prison scenes were real prisoners, including several convicted murderers.
• The fate of the inmate known only as Owen was not explained in the original theatrical release; it is implied he is some sort of guardian angel. In the first scene in the movie, Owen briefly appears sitting at a table in the cafe, but his image fades out and vanishes. An ending was filmed that showed Mickey and Mallory escaping in a van with Owen, who they plan on dropping off at the next town. Owen starts demanding to have sex with Mallory as a reward for helping her and Mickey escape. When this suggestion is vehemently rejected, Owen shoots Mickey and Mallory dead. This ending can be seen in the Special Features section of the DVD release.
• The shoot time for the entire film was less than 30 days.
• The character of Mickey was inspired by real-life spree killer Charles Starkweather.
• The hostaged prison guard, Duncan Homolka, most likely owes his name to Paul Bernardo's accomplice wife Karla Homolka although the two have absolutely no similarities beyond name.