Detroit Rewind: "True Romance"

• "Action Jackson" received two coney dogs last month.

"True Romance" stars Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken and James Gandolfini.

• Quentin Tarantino wrote the movie, which is R-rated and runs 1 hour and 59 minutes.
• IMDB synopsis: "In Detroit, a pop-culture enthusiast steals cocaine from his new wife's pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple."

🎥 Best Detroit scene: About 40 minutes in, when Clarence, played by Slater, visits his father's trailer home on the Detroit River. The panoramic shot of the city's early 1990s skyline is worth a pause.

• There are several other Detroit references and sites in the movie — a handwritten note with an address on Montcalm, a bag of chips with the Better Made logo and the old Wayne County building on Randolph among them.

The intrigue: For those who haven't seen it, Kilmer's character has a ghost-like quality.

• "He lurks in the background of several scenes, as a muse who visits Christian Slater from time to time, dispensing heartfelt advice," Roger Ebert wrote in his review.

💭 Joe's thought bubble: This was my first time watching "True Romance." The violence is brutal at times. But the cast is amazing and watching stars like Pitt and Gandolfini in smaller roles is a real treat.

The verdict: 🌭🌭🌭