History Film / KillYourDarlings

* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: Lucien Carr's son Caleb vehemently disputes the film's version of events, revealing that David Kammerer began his relationship with Lucien Carr as the latter's ''[[http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/24/son-of-famous-beat-murderer-lucien-carr-disputes-kill-your-darlings-films-version-of-events/2/ Boy Scout troop leader]]''. He describes the events as much, ''much'' uglier than the film makes them out to be.

''Kill Your Darlings'', a 2013 {{biograph|y}}ical {{Drama}} directed, co-written, and co-produced by John Krokidas in his feature-length film debut. The story revolves around a specific event involving the pioneers and leaders of Creator/TheBeatGeneration, Creator/AllenGinsberg, Creator/JackKerouac, and Creator/WilliamSBurroughs before they were famous. The movie is BasedOnATrueStory, although how much of the film is dramatic license and how much is actual history isn't apparent.

The movie opens with an underwater shot accompanied by Allen Ginsberg's voiceover, "some things, once you’ve loved them, become yours forever." As the camera pans up and out of the water, we see [[TragicVillain Lucien Carr]], shirtless and bloody, holding a body that he [[HowWeGotHere just murdered]]. Both the visuals and voiceover set the tone and theme for the rest of the film.

* CastFullOfGay: David and Allen are both gay, Lucien is probably gay (although possibly bisexual), and Jack Kerouac is probably bisexual, although his lust for Lucien is never confirmed.

"Kill Your Darlings", a 2013 {{biograph|y}}ical {{Drama}} directed, co-written, and co-produced by John Krokidas in his feature-length film debut. The story revolves around a specific event involving the pioneers and leaders of Creator/TheBeatGeneration, Creator/AllenGinsberg, Creator/JackKerouac, and Creator/WilliamSBurroughs before they were famous. The movie is BasedOnATrueStory, although how much of the film is dramatic license and how much is actual history isn't apparent.

->''"[[TerminologyTitle In writing, you must kill all your darlings.]]"''

* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: [[http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/24/son-of-famous-beat-murderer-lucien-carr-disputes-kill-your-darlings-films-version-of-events/ Lucien Carr's son Caleb]] vehemently disputes the film's version of events, revealing that David Kammerer began his relationship with Lucien Carr as the latter's ''[[http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/24/son-of-famous-beat-murderer-lucien-carr-disputes-kill-your-darlings-films-version-of-events/2/ Boy Scout troop leader]]''. He describes the events as much, ''much'' uglier than the film makes them out to be.

* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: [http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/24/son-of-famous-beat-murderer-lucien-carr-disputes-kill-your-darlings-films-version-of-events/ Lucien Carr's son Caleb]] vehemently disputes the film's version of events, revealing that David Kammerer began his relationship with Lucien Carr as the latter's ''[[http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/24/son-of-famous-beat-murderer-lucien-carr-disputes-kill-your-darlings-films-version-of-events/2/ Boy Scout troop leader]]''. He describes the events as much, ''much'' uglier than the film makes them out to be.

* AllStarCast: Kyra Sedgwick, ''Series/TheCloser''[='=]s protagonist, as Lucien Carr's mother. Dane [=DeHaan=], the protagonist of ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', as Lucien Carr. David Cross, ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''[='=]s Thobias Funke, as Allen Ginsberg's father. Michael C. Hall, Series/{{Dexter}}, as David Kammerer. Oh, and DanielRadcliffe as Allen Ginsberg.

"Kill Your Darlings", a 2013 {{biograph|y}}ical {{Drama}} directed, co-written, and co-produced by John Krokidas in his feature-length film debut. The story revolves around a specific event involving the pioneers and leaders of the {{Beat}} movement, Creator/AllenGinsberg, Creator/JackKerouac, and Creator/WilliamSBurroughs before they were famous. The movie is BasedOnATrueStory, although how much of the film is dramatic license and how much is actual history isn't apparent.

* TheBeatGeneration: The movie is about the founding fathers.

"Kill Your Darlings", a 2013 [[{{Biography}} biographical]] {{Drama}} directed, co-written, and co-produced by John Krokidas in his feature-length film debut. The story revolves around a specific event involving the pioneers and leaders of the {{Beat}} movement, Creator/AllenGinsberg, Creator/JackKerouac, and Creator/WilliamSBurroughs before they were famous. The movie is BasedOnATrueStory, although how much of the film is dramatic license and how much is actual history isn't apparent.

!!Provides Examples Of:

* {{The Beat Generation}}: The movie is about the founding fathers.

* BungledSuicide: [[spoiler:Lucien Carr attempts to kill himself in jail by hanging himself with his bedsheets, but the knot undoes itself.]]

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Lucien Carr, fearing he'll be in jail for the rest of his life.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:When Allen Ginsberg and (more importantly) Lucien Carr 'hang themselves', and the pole the ropes are roped around breaks.]]

* TragicVillain: Lucien Carr manages to sucker the audience as well as he does the characters in the film.

* {{Beatnik}}: The movie is about the founding fathers.

"Kill Your Darlings", a 2013 [[{{Biography}} biographical]] {{Drama}} directed, co-written, and co-produced by John Krokidas in his feature-length film debut. The story revolves around a specific event involving the pioneers and leaders of the {{Beatnik}} movement, Creator/AllenGinsberg, Creator/JackKerouac, and Creator/WilliamSBurroughs before they were famous. The movie is BasedOnATrueStory, although how much of the film is dramatic license and how much is actual history isn't apparent.

* HowWeGotHere: The film opens with a Lucien Carr disposing of a body in a river, covered in blood.

* ContrastMontage: An extremely, extremely uncomfortable one in which [[spoiler: Bill descends into drug dependency, Jack learns his best friend died in the war, Allen has anonymous sex to cover up his upset caused by Lucien's rejection, and Lucien kills David.]]

* TheGadfly: Lucien Carr's introductory scene involves reading aloud obscene poetry in the middle of a library.

* CharacterDevelopment: Allen Ginsberg begins the film as a high schooler with a fairly dull life. It ends with him [[spoiler: having loved, had his heart broken, losing his virginity, and beginning to form the ideas that would later launch the Beatnik movement.]]

* MurderIsTheBestSolution: [[spoiler:Lucien really, really didn't need to kill David. Calling the cops would have been much smarter.]]

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%%* {{Beatnik}}
%%* BasedOnATrueStory

%%* CastFullOfGay
%%* CharacterDevelopment: Allen Ginsberg goes through a lot of this.
%%* TheCharmer: Lucien Carr, to the extreme.
%%* ContrastMontage: An extremely, extremely uncomfortable one.

* Foreshadowing: [[spoiler:When Allen Ginsberg and (more importantly) Lucien Carr 'hang themselves', and the pole the ropes are roped around breaks.]]
%%* TheGadfly: Lucien Carr
%%* {{Gayngst}}: The film has a platter to choose from.

%%* MurderIsTheBestSolution

%%* StraightGay: None of the characters are very campy.
%%* TheTease: Lucien Carr
%%* TragicVillain: Lucien Carr.

->''"[[{{TerminologyTitle}} In writing, you must kill all your darlings.]]"''
-->-- {{William Faulkner}}


"Kill Your Darlings", a 2013 [[{{Biography}} biographical]] [[{{Drama}} drama]] directed, co-written, and co-produced by John Krokidas in his feature-length film debut. The story revolves around a specific event involving the pioneers and leaders of the {{Beatnik}} movement, [[AllenGinsberg Allen Ginsberg]], [[JackKerouac Jack Kerouac]], and [[WilliamSBurroughs William S. Burroughs]] before they were famous. The movie is {{based on a true story}}, although how much of the film is dramatic license and how much is actual history isn't apparent.

The movie opens with an underwater shot accompanied by Allen Ginsburg's voiceover, "some things, once you’ve loved them, become yours forever." As the camera pans up and out of the water, we see [[TragicVillain Lucien Carr]], shirtless and bloody, holding a body that he [[HowWeGotHere just murdered]]. Both the visuals and voiceover set the tone and theme for the rest of the film.

* AllStarCast: Kyra Sedgwick, [[TheCloser The Closer]]'s protagonist, as Lucien Carr's mother. Dane DeHaan, the protagonist of {{Chronicle}}, as Lucien Carr. David Cross, [[ArrestedDevelopment Arrested Development]]'s Thobias Funke, as Allen Ginsberg's father. Michael C. Hall, {{Dexter}}, as David Kammerer. Oh, and DanielRadcliffe as Allen Ginsberg.
* {{Beatnik}}
* BasedOnATrueStory

* CastFullOfGay
* CharacterDevelopment: Allen Ginsburg goes through a lot of this.
* TheCharmer: Lucien Carr, to the extreme.
* ContrastMontage: An extremely, extremely uncomfortable one.

* FantasySequence: Many, frequently taking place in Jazz clubs.

* TheGadfly: Lucien Carr
* {{Gayngst}}: The film has a platter to choose from.

* IndulgentFantasySegue: Allen Ginsburg has a brief, sexual fantasy about Lucien Carr as he falls asleep in his lap.

* MurderIsTheBestSolution
* PeriodPiece: From the Jazz to the clothing to the World War II radio broadcasts, this very much takes place in the early 40's.
* StraightGay: None of the characters are very campy.
* TheTease: Lucien Carr
* TragicVillain: Lucien Carr, although {{YMMV}}.

* HowWeGotHere: The film opens with a Lucien Carr disposing of a body in a river, covered in blood.
* IndulgentFantasySegue: Allen Ginsburg has a brief, sexual fantasy about Lucien Carr as he falls asleep in his lap.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Lucien Carr

The movie opens an underwater shot accompanied by Allen Ginsburg's voiceover, "some things, once you’ve loved them, become yours forever." As the camera pans up and out of the water, we see [[TragicVillain Lucien Carr]], shirtless and bloody, holding a body that he [[HowWeGotHere just murdered]]. Both the visuals and voiceover set the tone and theme for the rest of the film.

* TheTease: Lucien Carr

* Gayngst: The film has a platter to choose from.

The movie opens an underwater shot accompanied by Allen Ginsburg's voiceover, "some things, once you’ve loved them, become yours forever." As the camera pans up and out of the water, we see [[TragicVillain Lucien Carr]], shirtless and bloody, holding a body that he [[HowWeGotHere most definitely just murdered]]. Both the visuals and voiceover set the tone and theme for the rest of the film.

* Beatnik

* BungledSuicide [[spoiler:Lucien Carr attempts to kill himself in jail by hanging himself with his bedsheets, but the knot undoes itself.]]
* [[CastFullOfGay]]
* CharacterDevelopment Allen Ginsburg goes through a lot of this.
* TheCharmer Lucien Carr, to the extreme.
* ContrastMontage An extremely, extremely uncomfortable one.
* DarkAndTroubledPast Lucien Carr
* DrivenToSuicide [[spoiler:Lucien Carr, fearing he'll be in jail for the rest of his life.]]
* FantasySequence Many, frequently taking place in Jazz clubs.
* IndulgentFantasySequence Allen Ginsburg has a brief, sexual fantasy about Lucien Carr as he falls asleep in his lap.
* TheGadfly Lucien Carr
* Gayngst The film has a platter to choose from.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter Many of the people who come across Lucien, but especially Allen Ginsberg.
* MomentKiller Jack Kerouac is guilty of this, both in-movie and for the fans.

* PeriodPiece From the Jazz to the clothing to the World War II radio broadcasts, this very much takes place in the early 40's.
* StraightGay None of the characters are very campy.
* TheTease Lucien Carr