Where They Went

True Romance (1993)

Directed by Tony Scott

A Detroit comic-shop clerk and the call girl he marries after one night grab a suitcase of her pimp's cocaine and drive it to Los Angeles to sell, with the mob following their trail.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Kung fu triple bill
    Detroit, Michigan
    ≈ 00:02:00
    Stated on screen

    Clarence spends his birthday at a martial-arts triple feature, where Alabama 'accidentally' spills popcorn on him and they spend the night together.

  2. 2Drexl's place
    Detroit, Michigan
    ≈ 00:22:00
    Inferred

    After the couple marry, Clarence confronts Alabama's pimp Drexl, kills him and leaves with a suitcase that turns out to be full of cocaine.

  3. 3Clifford's trailer
    Detroit, Michigan
    ≈ 00:36:00
    Inferred

    The newlyweds ask Clarence's father, an ex-cop, to find out whether the police are after them before they leave town.

  4. 4Dick Ritchie's apartment
    Hollywood, Los Angeles
    ≈ 00:52:00
    Inferred

    In Los Angeles they look up Clarence's actor friend Dick, who knows someone who can help sell the drugs.

  5. 5Motel room
    Los Angeles, California
    ≈ 01:15:00
    Inferred
  6. 6Lee Donowitz's hotel suite
    Los Angeles, California
    ≈ 01:38:00
    Inferred
  7. 7Beach
    Cancún, Mexico
    ≈ 01:54:00
    Stated on screen

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
6,590 km
Places
4
Countries
2
Stops
7
  • Not shown: 3,400 km
  • Car: 3,190 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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