Butterfly Kiss (1995)

Eunice is walking along the highways of northern England from one filling station to another. She is searching for Judith, the woman, she says to be in love with. It's bad luck for the ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Winterbottom

Writers:

Frank Cottrell Boyce, Frank Cottrell Boyce (idea),

Stars:

Amanda Plummer, Kathy Jamieson, Saskia Reeves

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amanda Plummer	...	Eunice
Kathy Jamieson	...	Wendy
Saskia Reeves	...	Miriam
Des McAleer	...	Eric McDermott
Lisa Riley	...	Danielle
Freda Dowie	...	Elsie
Paula Tilbrook	...	Ella
Fine Time Fontayne	...	Tony
Elizabeth McGrath	...	Waitress
Joanne Cook	...	Angela
Shirley Vaughan	...	Waitress
Paul Bown	...	Gary
Emily Aston	...	Katie
Ricky Tomlinson	...	Robert
Katy Murphy	...	Judith

Storyline

Eunice is walking along the highways of northern England from one filling station to another. She is searching for Judith, the woman, she says to be in love with. It's bad luck for the women at the cash desk not to be Judith, because Eunice is eccentric, angry and extreme dangerous. One day she meets Miriam, hard of hearing and a little ingenuous, who feels sympathy for Eunice and takes her home. Miriam is very impressed by Eunice's fierceness and willfulness and follows her on the search for Judith. Shocked by Eunice's cruelty she tries to make her a better person, but she looses ground herself.

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Plot Keywords:

filling station | love | sociopath | black comedy | cigarette smoking | 

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Taglines:

A story of love and redemption.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Killer on the Road

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Screen Productions, Dan Films, Merseyside Film Production Fund

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Eunice: Do you remember how Elijah beat the prophets of Baal? They were up on Mount Carmel and Baal's prophets put the sacrifice on the altar and called for Him to come and take it... and they never came. And Elijah poured water all over his sacrifice, drowned it with water, water swirling all round the altar! And the fire of God came and turned it all to steam, and consumed the sacrifice and the altar with it. So you see, you never know. Have you entered the springs of the sea or walked into the dark ...
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Soundtracks

"No Need To Argue"
Performed by The Cranberries
Written by Dolores O'Riordan
Copyright Island Music Ltd.
Recording courtesy of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.

User Reviews

Bizarre story / great acting

The thing that first struck me was seeing Amanda Plummer playing in an English movie. A nice surprise. She really has some great acting skills. After seeing Pulp Fiction I automatically assumed she was an American actress. Looking at BK however, gave me the strong idea that she had to be British, speaking with such an explicit Northern English accent.... IMDB learned me that she is American after all. Tops!! Of course her role is a very bizarre one: a man-hating lesbian who seems to kill others at random. She takes Saskia Reeves with her in a negative downstream which finally results in an ending that can't give a good feeling to anyone seeing the movie. In spite of that (after having some doubt) I found that I truly liked this movie. Thanks to those two fabulous playing actresses (I'd never seen Saskia Reeves before but I liked her right away. Not thanks to the story: I never found out what the rue reason was behind all the killings. 7 out of 10.