Kiss Me Deadly (1955) 7.7
A doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around a mysterious "great whatsit." Director:Robert Aldrich |
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Kiss Me Deadly (1955) 7.7
A doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around a mysterious "great whatsit." Director:Robert Aldrich |
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| Albert Dekker | ... | ||
| Paul Stewart | ... | ||
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Juano Hernandez | ... |
Eddie Yeager
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Marian Carr | ... |
Friday
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Marjorie Bennett | ... |
Manager
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Mort Marshall | ... |
Ray Diker
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Fortunio Bonanova | ... |
Carmen Trivago
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| Strother Martin | ... |
Harvey Wallace
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Mady Comfort | ... |
Nightclub Singer
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James McCallion | ... |
Horace
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Robert Cornthwaite | ... |
FBI Agent
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Silvio Minciotti | ... |
Mover
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Nick Dennis | ... |
Nick
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Tough L.A. private eye Mike Hammer gives a ride to Christina, a frightened young woman he finds running along the road one night. His car is run off the road by unseen thugs. Hammer is knocked out and Christina is tortured in an unsuccessful attempt to get information from her. They are put back into Hammer's car which then is forced off a cliff. Hammer wakes up in the hospital. Velda, his trusty secretary, informs him that Christina is dead. Pat Chambers, Mike's policeman friend, tells him to stay off the case, but Mike thinks it might be a big story--meaning big money for him--because the FBI is interested. He, Velda, and Nick, his garage mechanic friend, start investigating in hopes of finding out why Christina was killed. Written by alfiehitchie
Kiss Me Deadly is an absolute joy to watch. There are no big-name stars, the director has never been mentioned in the same breath as a Hitchcock or Huston, and it's basically a simple Mickey Spillane story. How its presented on the screen is the genius of the picture. Right from the opening credit sequence, you know you're in for something fresh and innovative. This is a must see for fans of Quentin Tarantino, and there is a curious box containing a certain substance that glows when opened (Pulp Fiction, anyone?). It is one of the finest of the "film noir" genre, predominantly because of the moody black and white photography and its amazing 'timeless' appeal (I would rank it alongside Touch of Evil). It's great to know the film has been "rediscovered", and be sure to see a copy of the film containing 2 different versions of the mind-boggling final sequence shot at the time.