Strangers Kiss (1983)

To help his actress girlfriend regain her confidence a Hollywood bigshot bankrolls a small budget film being made by a first-time producer and director pair. Despite the hand-to-mouth way ... See full summary »

Director:

Matthew Chapman

Writers:

Blaine Novak (screenplay), Matthew Chapman (screenplay),

Stars:

Peter Coyote, Victoria Tennant, Blaine Novak

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Coyote	...	Stanley, the Director
Victoria Tennant	...	Carol Redding / Betty
Blaine Novak	...	Stevie Blake
Dan Shor	...	Farris, the Producer
Richard Romanus	...	Frank Silva
Linda Kerridge	...	Shirley
Carlos Palomino	...	Esteban
Vincent Palmieri	...	Scandelli
Jay Rasumny	...	Jimmy
Sloan Roberts	...	Mickey (as Jon Sloan)
Joe Nipote	...	Tony the Rose (as Joseph Nipote)
Larry Dilg	...	Clapper Man
Leo Impellizzeri	...	Big Louie
Jeanette Joseph	...	Miss Stein (as Jeannette Joseph)
Cecil Hill	...	Studio Manager

Storyline

To help his actress girlfriend regain her confidence a Hollywood bigshot bankrolls a small budget film being made by a first-time producer and director pair. Despite the hand-to-mouth way it has to be made the film starts to come good, as does the off-set relationship between the actress and her unknown male lead.

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Plot Keywords:

hollywood | stanley kubrick | 1950s | waitress | filmmaking | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 December 1984 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Baci per un amante sconosciuto

Filming Locations:

Laird International Studio - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kill Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was shot with a very low budget. They had no money for sound editing but the producer got those services for free. That was because some new equipment had just been installed and the lab needed a project to test the new setup, so they used this project.

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Connections

Spun-off from Killer's Kiss (1955)

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Soundtracks

"Sh-Boom"
Written by Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes, James Edwards and Floyd McRae
Published by Uni-Chappel
Performed by The Chords
Courtesy of Atlantic/Warner Brothers Records

User Reviews

Is this story the making of "Killer's Kiss"?

I first viewed this movie over 15-years ago. I remember hearing then; that the story, about the making of a low budget movie, was based on Stanley Kubrick's effort to make the movie "Killer's Kiss" (1955). That movie starred Irene Kane and Jamie Smith; and was produced by both Stanley Kubrick and Morris Bousel. Watch both motion pictures and see what you think.