Kiss or Kill (1997)

After a robbery scam that goes bad, lovers Nikki and Al take off into the Australian outback, pursued by the police and a malevolent footballer named Zipper Doyle, and meet a number of offbeat characters.

Director:

Bill Bennett

Writer:

Bill Bennett

Stars:

Tiffany Peters, Julie Sobotta, Frances O'Connor

12 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tiffany Peters	...	Young Nikki
Julie Sobotta	...	Nikki's Mother
Syd Brisbane	...	Nikki's Father
Frances O'Connor	...	Nikki Davies
Geoff Revell	...	Paul Nathan
Matt Day	...	Al Fletcher
Barry Langrishe	...	Zipper Doyle
Eliza Lovell	...	Felicity
Jordan Weldon-Iley	...	Young Boy
Carmel Johnson	...	Hotel Regency Maid
Chris Haywood	...	Detective Hummer
Andrew S. Gilbert	...	Detective Crean
Liz Windsor	...	Medical Examiner
Paul Rees	...	Assistant Medical Examiner
Audine Leith	...	Jules in the Gym

Storyline

Two young scam artists rob their drugged victims after the woman is picked up in bars and taken to a hotel room. The only problem is that their latest victim dies. Looking at his stuff, they suddenly find a video tape with a former athlete sexually involved with a young boy. The woman contacts the athlete and sets off a series of murders in which they are incriminated and a chase across Australia led by the athlete, the police, and an aborigine tracker.

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Plot Keywords:

scam | murder | bar | australia | detective | 

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Taglines:

How much hell can two people raise in the middle of nowhere?

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some graphic sexuality, violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Beyond Films [au]

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 November 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Besar o morir

Filming Locations:

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

DEM 56,983 (Germany) (5 June 1998)

Gross:

DEM 56,983 (Germany) (5 June 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), Bill Bennett Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

No music has been used on the soundtrack.

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Quotes

Nikki: Ah, look, K.F.C.
Alan: What?
Nikki: Ka-Fucking-Ching!

User Reviews

Truly exciting movie with damn near perfect control of tone

The comments from "Niro" have really got it right. This movie seems to belong squarely in that niche genre, the couple caught up in violence, lovers on the run. And it *is* that, and does as good a job of it as I've seen, even while breaking out of your expectations for that story line.

Some of the plot development is worth reserving as a surprise; so I can't be specific about my satisfaction that this movie does not, after all, celebrate or justify violence -- as some other entries in this subgenre callously slip into doing.

All the performances were carried out well. I particularly liked Barry Otto in a smallish but crucial supporting role, and am fast learning to stop confusing him with Geoffrey Rush.