Kill Your Darlings
Short description
Kill Your Darlings is a drama set in New York in 1944, centering on Allen Ginsberg as a young Columbia University student. He befriends a charismatic classmate, Lucien Carr, who introduces him to William Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. The four share literary ambitions and reject the conventions of the society and literary establishment around them. Tensions arise when David Kammerer, a former professor infatuated with Carr, grows jealous of the new friendship, leading to a violent act that draws the friends together.
John Krokidas directed and co-wrote the film with Austin Bunn, marking his first feature as director. Daniel Radcliffe plays Ginsberg, with Dane DeHaan as Carr, Michael C. Hall as Kammerer, Jack Huston as Kerouac, Ben Foster as Burroughs and David Cross as Ginsberg's father. The production, made for about 6 million dollars, earned roughly 2 million dollars worldwide.
On IMDb, the film holds a rating of 6.4 from around 43,000 votes. On TMDB it stands at 7 out of 10 from about 1,400 votes. A film critics' rating of 6.7 from 146 reviews places it close to the audience scores on both platforms, indicating a moderately received release overall.
What's left behind the scenes
- Filming took place from March to May 2012 in New York, as well as in its Queens borough and the East Village neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.
- This film marked John Krokidas's debut in feature-length filmmaking.
- In 2008, Daniel Radcliffe was cast as the young writer Allen Ginsberg, but due to his commitment to filming the last two installments of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," he was unable to be on set in time. Jesse Eisenberg was then chosen for the role, with Chris Evans slated to play young football player and future writer Jack Kerouac, and Ben Whishaw cast as Lucien Carr, Ginsberg's lover who introduced them. However, due to funding issues in 2009, filming never began. Therefore, when director John Krokidas revisited the production two years later, he re-offered the role to Radcliffe, ultimately assembling a new cast.
- In 2008, Daniel Radcliffe was cast as the young Allen Ginsberg, but due to his filming schedule for 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,' he was unable to participate in the film. Jesse Eisenberg was then chosen for the role, Chris Evans was set to play Jack Kerouac, and Ben Whishaw was cast as Lucien Carr. However, due to funding issues, filming never began in 2009. When director John Crock eyelids returned to production two years later, he offered the role to Radcliffe once again.
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