Kiss the Girls (1997)

Director:

Gary Fleder

Writers (WGA):

James Patterson (novel)
David Klass (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

A detective is searching for a deadly collector. His only hope is the woman who got away.

Plot:

Police hunting for a serial killer are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time.

Plot Keywords:

Kidnapping | Woman In Jeopardy | Kickboxing | Masked Villain | Brother

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Morgan Freeman	...	Dr. Alex Cross
Ashley Judd	...	Dr. Kate McTiernan
Cary Elwes	...	Det. Nick Ruskin
Alex McArthur	...	Det. Davey Sikes
Tony Goldwyn	...	Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph
Jay O. Sanders	...	FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Bill Nunn	...	Det. John Sampson
Brian Cox	...	Chief Hatfield, Durham P.D.
Richard T. Jones	...	Seth Samuel
Roma Maffia	...	Dr. Ruocco
Jeremy Piven	...	Henry Castillo, LAPD
Gina Ravera	...	Naomi Cross
William Converse-Roberts	...	Dr. Wick Sachs
Helen Martin	...	Nana Cross
Tatyana Ali	...	Janell Cross (as Tatyana M. Ali)

MPAA:

Rated R for terror, violence and language.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | USA:R (certificate #34956) | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Brazil:14 | Chile:18 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Bell Tower, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Campus officials at the University of North Carolina refused to agree to allow filming on campus in Chapel Hill because of the subject matter of the film. Hence the only UNC-Chapel Hill campus scenes are the flyover shots.

Goofs:

Continuity: Kate's hair when she is at the river bank with Alex.

Quotes:

Alex Cross: Multiply your anger by about a hundred, Kate, that's how much he thinks he loves you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in High Crimes (2002)

Soundtrack:

Partita No. 2 In D Minor (

Thrilling mystery. Torrid and touching.

A serial killer is collecting strong and attractive young women. He is also attracted to their talents and wisdom. It may be that he is holding his living trophies in underground cells. It may be that he is stalking on both coasts; in South Carolina and in California. Does this diabolical deranged man have a partner in crime; or does he have a copy cat competing with him?

One of the victims manages to get away. The lovely Ashley Judd is a doctor that studies kick boxing for a hobby. She ends up helping Morgan Freeman, who plays a forensic psychologist and special criminal investigator. Judd and Morgan work very well together and make the sleuthing as tense as holding forty bumble bees in a soup can. The scenes in the woods brings anxiety to a boiling point.

If you liked BONE COLLECTOR or just a fan of chilling, action mysteries; this will not disappoint you. Also in the cast are: Cary Elwes, Roma Maffia and Alex McArthur.