Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1987)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Peter Ily Huemer

Writers:

Michael Gabrieli (writer)
Peter Ily Huemer (writer)

Release Date:

20 May 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

She was cold. He was old.

Plot:

At night, baby-face Laura dresses up as a vamp and lets random guys at bars pick her up, just to drug and rob them later...

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

Uma Thurman	...	Laura
Paul Dillon	...	Sid
Paul Richards	...	William Tilden
Steve Buscemi	...	Johnny
Annabelle Gurwitch	...	Sue
David Brisbin	...	Victim #1 (disco sleazeball)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Constance Burg	...	Crazy Waitress
Lee Coleman	...	Sue's Boyfriend
Sumner Crane	...	Weird Customer
Pamela Dalton	...	Club Model
Leon Finkelshtein	...	William's Driver
James Goldfinger	...	Ron
Ghislaine Jourden	...	Factory Worker
Timothy Kelleher	...	Restaurant Patron
Arto Lindsay	...	Cab Driver
Barbara Linton	...	Laura's Mom
Gerard Little	...	Club M.C.
Jennifer Lee Mitchell	...	Lara Tilden (as Jennifer Mitchell)
Joe Nunes	...	Weird Customer
Maureen O'Brien	...	Woman in Yellow Impala
Deborah Petti	...	Olga
B.F. Rostaing	...	Victim #2 (art affectionato)
Royston Scott	...	Club Patron
Rebecca Wright	...	Rebecca

Runtime:

USA:90 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Beast of Eden Productions

Movie Connections:

References Silver Streak (1976)

Rare Cult Gem - For Lovers of Cool Artsy Noir!!

I was thrilled to stumble across this little beauty. From the opening frames it grabbed me, with its slick artistic photography, cool sexy costumes and make-up -- basically great production values all around for such a low budget indie. Uma Thurman is incredibly appealing as a hip bad girl with a streak of naiveté which matches that of Paul Dillon, a punky street kid who's not quite as savvy as he imagines. Their stories are interwoven with that of Paul Richards, a perverse father figure with fantasy designs on Uma. The story follows the growing pains of these characters as they wrestle with their moral shortcomings and reap their karmic comeuppances. Judging from the user ratings, this one is divided between lovers and haters. If you like dark twisted movies whose characters are deeply flawed, with a fast-paced, tension-filled storyline and sumptuously photographed details, give it a whirl. If you like standard Hollywood fare and think J-Lo is an artist, you'll probably hate this.