True Romance, 15 Years Later

How it all came to pass: On September 10, 1993, a major motion Picture—penned by future hotshot Quentin Tarantino, directed by action pro Tony Scott, and starring Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette—hit theaters with a brash fusion of stylized violence and whip-smart dialogue. It bombed. But True Romance was born again when it was released on video, achieving cult status among film geeks, rock stars, and regular Joes who got hip to Tarantino after 1994's Pulp Fiction. Now, on the iconic flick's 15th anniversary, you'd never guess the saga of an Elvis-obsessed loner who marries a hooker and flees to California with her pimp's cocaine, was anything but a Hollywood hit. A few of its…