Kalifornia

Kalifornia is a 1993 American road thriller film directed by Dominic Sena and starring Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny, and Michelle Forbes. The film focuses on a graduate student Duchovny and his photographer girlfriend Forbes traveling crosscountry to research serial killings, who unwittingly carpool with a serial killer Pitt and his childlike girlfriend Lewis.

Brian Kessler David Duchovny is a graduate student in psychology and a journalist, who has written an article about serial killers, which draws interest from a publisher that offers him a book deal. After the book deal advance is spent, Brian realizes that he needs to start working on finishing his book. His photographer girlfriend Carrie Laughlin Michelle Forbes persuades him to move to California, and they decide to drive from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to California and visit infamous murder sites along the way. Short on funds, Brian posts a rideshare ad.Meanwhile, psychopathic parolee Early Grayce Brad Pitt has just lost his job. His parole officer Judson Vaughn learns of this and comes to the trailer park where Early lives with his young girlfriend Adele Corners Juliette Lewis. Early refuses the officers offer of a job as a college janitor, saying he wants to leave the state. The officer informs him that if he does not keep the appointment, he will be returned to prison. Early decides to go to the job interview. However, when he is on his way out, he is confronted by the landlord over nonpayment of rent. Early grows violent and spins out in his car, chasing the man all over the park. ........

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