Oliver Stone thought Robert Downey Jr. was 'ruining' Natural Born Killers with 'slapstick bulls**t'

Oliver Stone thought Robert Downey Jr. was 'ruining' Natural Born Killers with 'slapstick bulls**t' Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.

com Published: 12:01 AEST, 31 August 2024 | Updated: 12:01 AEST, 31 August 2024 e-mail View comments This week marked the 30th anniversary of the release of Natural Born Killers, the romantic crime action film directed and co-written by Oliver Stone. In anticipation of the milestone, Stone spoke to Esquire about the making of the 1994 film that starred Juliette Lewis and Woody Harrelson as a homicidal couple sensationalized by the media. While Lewis and Harrelson had the most screen time, it was supporting actor who initially caught the ire of director Stone for nearly 'ruining' the tone of the movie.

The filmmaker recalled shooting the final scene when Downey Jr. got the idea to dip one of the front tails of his white button-down shirt in fake blood and pull it through the unzipped fly of his pants, like a bloody phallus. "'Oh come on that's too much! You're going too far, Robert,"' Stone told a then-27-year-old Downey, who was admittedly struggling with substance abuse at the time.

Natural Born Killers director Oliver Stone said he initially felt Robert Downey Jr. (pictured in the 1994 film) was 'ruining' the film with 'slapstick bulls**t' In a new Esquire interview, Stone recalled shooting the 1994 film's final scene when Downey Jr. got the idea to dip one of the front tails of his white button-dow.