Judas Kiss (1998)

A woman and her lover, who has made a living by running sex scams at hotels, decide to enter the big time by kidnapping a computer company owner and demanding $4 million ransom. The two ... See full summary »

Director:

Sebastian Gutierrez

Writers:

Sebastian Gutierrez (screenplay), Sebastian Gutierrez (story),

Stars:

Carla Gugino, Simon Baker, Emma Thompson

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carla Gugino	...	Coco Chavez
Simon Baker	...	Junior Armstrong (as Simon Baker-Denny)
Emma Thompson	...	FBI Agent Sadie Hawkins
Alan Rickman	...	Detective David Friedman
Gil Bellows	...	Lizard Browning
Til Schweiger	...	Ruben Rubenbauer
Hal Holbrook	...	Senator Rupert Hornbeck
Philip Baker Hall	...	Pobby Malavero
Joey Slotnick	...	Walters
Greg Wise	...	Ben Dyson
Lisa Eichhorn	...	Mary-Ellen Floyd
Richard Riehle	...	Security Guard
Beverly Hotsprings	...	Space Vixen
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Chief Bleeker
Tom Hodges	...	Jake

Storyline

A woman and her lover, who has made a living by running sex scams at hotels, decide to enter the big time by kidnapping a computer company owner and demanding $4 million ransom. The two hire a tech wizard and a muscle man, who amuses himself by playing Russian roulette. Things go awry during the kidnapping when a neighbor is killed, who turns out to be the wife of a powerful senator. As things develop, it turns out that the murder may not have been as accidental as it originally appeared. Slowly things unveil to not to be everything that was originally thought.

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Plot Keywords:

kidnapping | russian roulette | ransom | sex | computer | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, strong sexuality and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 April 1999 (Austria)

Also Known As:

Az áruló csókja

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandeira Entertainment, Flynn/Simchowitz, Key Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The porn video seen at the beginning of the film continues to play on a monitor after the tape has been ejected.

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Quotes

Detective David Friedman: I understand that this isn't personal because you're not a person.

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Connections

References Objective, Burma! (1945)

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Soundtracks

"Strange"
Written by Jay Hawkins
Performed by Screamin' Jay Hawkins

User Reviews

Generally an intelligent caper film

What I really like about this movie is that the kidnapers generally show some intelligence...a rare thing in films. They don't have many of the film clichés that plague this types of films--they don't openly fight showing little or no cohesion, a rift isn't created in which the hostage can exploit to get away, and they don't fall for the "stall them and tell them it takes more time" ploys. The only two discernable "stupid criminal" clichés I noticed was opening up the case and gawking at the money in the gateway car and stopping the car to get another cell phone battery from the trunk...but there are other reasons for that. I also like the way Rickman's and Thompson's characters play off each other...it's fun to watch.