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Release Date:
18 May 1955 (USA)
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Tagline:
"I don't care what you do to me, Mike - just do it fast!" more
Plot:
A doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around a mysterious "great whatsit." full summary | full synopsis
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Mike Hammer
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Hospital
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Hitchhiker
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Cliff
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Awards:
1 win
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(4 articles)
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Spillane's Secretary In Kiss Me Deadly Dead At 84
(From WENN. 15 April 2009, 3:00 PM, PDT)
(From MTV Newsroom. 20 November 2009, 9:35 AM, PST)
Spillane's Secretary In Kiss Me Deadly Dead At 84
(From WENN. 15 April 2009, 3:00 PM, PDT)
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Amazingly Modern for a 50s film
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ralph Meeker | ... | Mike Hammer | |
| Albert Dekker | ... | Dr. G.E. Soberin | |
| Paul Stewart | ... | Carl Evello | |
| Juano Hernandez | ... | Eddie Yeager | |
| Wesley Addy | ... | Lt. Pat Murphy | |
| Marian Carr | ... | Friday | |
| Maxine Cooper | ... | Velda | |
| Cloris Leachman | ... | Christina Bailey | |
| Gaby Rodgers | ... | Gabrielle | |
| Nick Dennis | ... | Nick | |
| Jack Lambert | ... | Sugar Smallhouse | |
| Jack Elam | ... | Charlie Max | |
| Jerry Zinneman | ... | Sammy | |
| Leigh Snowden | ... | Cheesecake | |
| Percy Helton | ... | Doc Kennedy |
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Also Known As:
Mickey Spillane's Kiss Me Deadly (USA)
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Runtime:
106 min | USA:104 min (original version)
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1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Glen Glenn Sound)
Certification:
West Germany:18 (nf) |
Australia:M |
Canada:PG (video rating) |
Finland:(Banned) |
Finland:K-16 (re-rating) |
Germany:18 (DVD rating) |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:Unrated |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:12 (video rating)
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The Kefauver Commission, a federal unit dedicated to investigating corrupting influences in the 1950s, singled this out as 1955's number one menace to American youth. Because of this, Robert Aldrich felt compelled to conduct a writing campaign for the free speech rights of independent film-makers.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: (At 1:10:00) The singer is shown standing with both hands on the microphone stand. When Hammer is sitting at the bar, during the same song, the singer is shown in a reflection playing a piano and not singing, though she is still heard singing.
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Featured in Bullets Over Hollywood (2005) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
RATHER HAVE THE BLUES
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Which one is the original ending?What is the European ending?
What is the "greatwhatsit"?
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By 1950s standards this film is totally cutting edge. Just off the top of my head here is a list of things in this film that were VERY uncommon in the 50s: 1. African-Americans and non-Americans in several supporting roles 2. Main character has an answering machine (yes it's a giant wall-mounted reel-to-reel, but still..) 3. Location shooting (lots of exteriors and cool cars) 4. Risqué shots of bare legs, sexy actions by female characters, etc. It's implied the characters have a sex life (in most 1950s movies no one had sex EVER). 5. Violence - OK - there is no GRAPHIC violence, but lots of implied violence. Some of the camera angles are quite modern and unusual (punches into the camera, walking into camera to end scene, female character stepping over male characters outstretched legs, etc.) Censorship of EVERYTHING was the norm in the 50s. I don't know how this one made it past the censors but I'm glad it did - it's a quirky gem for film noir fans LK