Judas Kiss (1998)

Director:

Sebastian Gutierrez

Writers:

Sebastian Gutierrez (screenplay) and
Sebastian Gutierrez (story) ...
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Release Date:

23 April 1999 (Austria)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A woman and her lover, who has made a living by running sex scams at hotels, decide to enter the big...

Plot Keywords:

Kidnapping | Sex | Foot Fetish | New Orleans Louisiana | Dominatrix

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

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
Bobby Hosea	...	Rickles
Jack Conley	...	Detective Matty Grimes
William Lucking	...	Wally
Googy Gress	...	Sal
Beverly Penberthy	...	Patty Hornbeck
Susan Chesler	...	Lee Ann
Elizabeth Laurie Hamel	...	Bored Motel Woman
Jeannetta Arnette	...	Monica Grimes
Yvette Lera	...	Captain Desiree
Pilar Camporredondo	...	Cleaning Lady
Victoria Duffy	...	News Anchor
Brett Tabor	...	Young Officer
Matt Gerald	...	Agent #1
Russ Fega	...	Agent #2
David Nott	...	Paramedic #1
Brian Gattas	...	Paramedic #2
Kristina Malota	...	Friedman's Daughter
Tracy Courtney	...	Bleeker's Secretary
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phyllida Law	...	Shouting Woman (uncredited)

Directed by
Sebastian Gutierrez

Writing credits
Sebastian Gutierrez		screenplay and
Sebastian Gutierrez		story
Deanna Fuller		(story)

Produced by
Thomas Augsberger	....	executive producer
Elaine Dysinger	....	co-producer
Matthias Emcke	....	executive producer
Beau Flynn	....	producer
Carla Gugino	....	co-producer
Jonathan King	....	producer
Molly Madden	....	executive producer
Daniel Rappaport	....	executive producer
Stefan Simchowitz	....	producer
Ramon Torrealba	....	line producer: Venezuela

Original Music by
Christopher Young

Cinematography by
James Chressanthis

Film Editing by
Howard E. Smith		(as Howard Smith)

Casting by
Nancy Nayor

Production Design by
Jerry Fleming

Set Decoration by
Betty Berberian

Costume Design by
Denise Wingate

Makeup Department
Kathleen Freeman	....	key makeup artist (as Kathleen Freeman-Smith)
Jennifer McCarthy	....	swing: makeup hair
Valli O'Reilly	....	makeup artist: Ms. Thompson
Carol Strong	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Marjorie Chodorov	....	production supervisor
David Grace	....	unit production manager
Holly A. Keenan	....	unit production manager (as Holly Keenan)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sam Hill	....	first assistant director
Mugs Pappas	....	assistant director: second unit
Raly Radouloff	....	second assistant director: second unit
Chris Roberts	....	assistant director: second unit (as Christopher Roberts)
James Roque	....	assistant director: New Orleans (as James Roque Jr.)
Alicia Valdez	....	second assistant director
Steven Weidenbacher	....	second assistant director: New Orleans
Lisa Zupan	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Kenny Abney	....	carpenter
Denise Anderson	....	assistant property master
Mark Anderson	....	property master
Mark Bialuski	....	carpenter (as Mark Z. Bialuski)
Kimberly Campbell	....	scenic artist
Jon David Casey	....	scenic artist (as Jon David Weigand)
Orion V. Cox	....	swing (as Orion Vittorio Cox)
Lance DeSpain	....	lead scenic artist
Susana Inés Fattorini	....	art department assistant (as Susana Ines Fattorini)
Mick Flowers	....	on-set dresser
Josh Hamilton	....	swing
Terry Hargis	....	lead person
Rebecca T. Haze	....	scenic artist
William Jackson Jr.	....	carpenter (as William Jaxson Jr.)
David P. Kelsey	....	scenic artist: New Orleans (as David Kelsey)
Patricia Kruijer	....	art department coordinator (as P.C.M. Kruijer)
Darryl Lee	....	carpenter
Charles Miller	....	carpenter
Esther Rovin	....	carpenter
Christopher Schultz	....	swing
William L. Shaffer	....	carpenter
Paul A. Still	....	construction coordinator
Erin Thyne	....	scenic artist (as Eric Thyne)
Shaun Thyne	....	swing
Marisa Vargo	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
David Bach	....	sound effects editor
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Lisle Engle	....	sound effects editor
Mary Erstad	....	foley mixer
Paula Fairfield	....	sound effects editor
William Fiege	....	sound mixer (as William M. Fiege)
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
David Grant	....	dialogue editor
Dean Hovey	....	sound designer
Steve Infield	....	digital transfer engineer
Robert Jackson	....	adr supervisor (as Bob Jackson)
Craig Jurkiewicz	....	foley editor
Diane Marshall	....	foley artist (as Dianne Marshall)
Héctor Moreno	....	sound mixer: Venezuela (as Hector Moreno)
Michael Mullane	....	sound effects editor
Srdjan 'Serge' Popovic	....	boom operator
Yuri Reese	....	dialogue editor
John Ross	....	sound re-recording mixer
Susan Shin	....	dialogue editor
Anne Slack	....	digital transfer engineer
Tony Suraci	....	foley editor
Kelly Vandever	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Wright	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Jed M. Dodge	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Blitstein	....	special effects
Michael Kavanagh	....	special effects coordinator
Vincent Montefusco	....	special effects
Derek Liscoumb	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts (as Rich Avery)
Gary Baxley	....	stunts
Corey Michael Eubanks	....	stunts (as Corey Eubanks)
Cassandra Ivey	....	stunts
Julius LeFlore	....	stunt coordinator
Kelly Malone	....	stunts
Duncan McLeod	....	stunt double
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunts (as Gary Wayton)
Webster Whinery	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Chuck Baker	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mike Barber	....	electrician
Kevin Barrera	....	electrician
J.D. Bishop	....	best boy electric (as J.D. 'Gunny' Bishop)
Joe Catalanotto	....	crane operator: New Orleans (as Joe Catalonotto)
Gilly Charbonnet	....	key grip: New Orleans
Alfredo Cova	....	second assistant camera: Venezuela
Eric Vincent Cruse	....	grip
Matthew J. Curry	....	assistant camera: Venezuela (as Matthew Curry)
David C. Darrow	....	grip
Patrick Farrell	....	best boy grip
Mark Fernandez	....	camera loader
Martin G. Flores	....	grip (as Martin Flores)
Ken Folta	....	key grip
Juan L. González	....	key grip: Venezuela (as Juan Gonzales)
Winston González	....	gaffer: Venezuela (as Winston Gonzales)
Allison Hickerson	....	second assistant camera (as Allison 'M' Hickerson)
Jerry Hill	....	Steadicam operator
Lisa Lengyel	....	second assistant camera: New Orleans (as Lisa Lengel)
Stuart T. Lillas	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ian Lynch	....	first assistant camera: New Orleans
Will McGarry	....	still photographer (as William McGarry)
Linda Morgenstern	....	first assistant camera
Nina Moskol	....	electrician (as Nina B. Moskol)
Larry Nielsen	....	first assistant camera (as Lawrence W. Nielsen)
Brendan O'Regan	....	electrician
José Lucidio 'Cheo' Rojas	....	gaffer: Venezuela (as Jose Rojas)
Courtney Rowe	....	electrician
William Russell	....	gaffer
Pablo Santiago-Brandwein	....	grip (as Pablo Santiago)
Robert Snyder	....	electrician (as Robert A. Snyder)
Tom Stanger	....	electrician
Scott E. Steele	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Scott Steele)
Scott E. Steele	....	camera operator: helicopter, New Orleans (as Scott Steele)
Scott E. Steele	....	director of photography: Venezuela (as Scott Steele)
Glen Swaim	....	dolly grip (as Glenn Swaim)
Pedro Villalba	....	gaffer: Venezuela
Don W. Wegner	....	grip: New Orleans (as Don Wegner)

Casting Department
Sheryl Bettencourt	....	casting associate
Meredith Layne	....	casting assistant
Tommy Staub	....	casting: New Orleans

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandra Collier	....	costume supervisor
Kathleen Mussehl	....	set costumer
Siranoosh Sayad	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Lane Baker	....	first assistant editor
Alan Finn	....	post-production assistant
Diva Magpayo	....	first assistant editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter
Jim Williams	....	color timer

Music Department
Sonya Chang	....	music supervisor
Lynn Geller	....	music supervisor
Thomas Milano	....	supervising music editor
Pete Anthony	....	music arranger (uncredited)
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer (uncredited)
Gernot Wolfgang	....	scoring assistant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Michael Arnold	....	driver (as Michael W. Arnold)
Roger A. Byrd Jr.	....	driver (as Roger A. Byrd)
Billy Cardenas	....	driver
John De Troia	....	driver (as John V. DeTroia)
Troy Gould	....	driver
Armando S. Guerrero	....	driver
Tom Hallowell	....	driver
Albert Holliday	....	driver
Frederick Johnston	....	driver
Jeffrey F. Jones	....	driver (as Jeffrey 'Flint' Jones)
William H. Lewis	....	driver
Rick Locke	....	driver
Eric Miller	....	driver
Jeffrey L. Moore	....	driver
Victor Moore	....	driver (as Victor A. Moore)
David 'Bear' Ortiz	....	driver (as David Ortiz)
Nick W. Pastrano	....	driver: New Orleans (as Nick Pastrano)
Poland Perkins	....	transportation coordinator: New Orleans
Reed Phillips	....	driver (as Reed D. Phillips)
James Wade	....	driver
David D.B. Wilson	....	transportation coordinator (as D.B. Wilson)
Big Al Woodward	....	driver: picture car, New Orleans
George Zimmerman	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Matthew L. Alverson	....	medic
David Andrews	....	set production assistant: second unit (as David S. Andrews)
Joseph Beyer	....	unit publicist
Robin Bianchi	....	script supervisor
Tessa Brophy	....	production assistant: New Orleans
Little Buddy	....	production assistant: New Orleans
Bradley A. Burgoon	....	production assistant: New Orleans
Dina R. Carr	....	medic
Lynda Clarke	....	supervisor: contracts
Scott Cohen	....	set production assistant
Audrey A. Conrad	....	accounting clerk
Annique DeCaestecker	....	assistant: Stefan Simchowitz
Stephen Delplete	....	set production assistant
Enrique Enriquez	....	title designer
William Esquer	....	location scout
Dave Evans	....	assistant location manager
Russ Fega	....	location manager
Erin Feinberg	....	assistant: Beau Flynn
Annabelle K. Frost	....	assistant: Sebastian Gutierrez
Hope Garrison	....	set production assistant: second unit
Ted Gidlow	....	production coordinator
Tom Greger	....	craft service assistant
Alan Grodin	....	production attorney (as Alan L. Grodin)
Vanessa Gutierrez	....	production coordinator: Venezuela
Anna E. Hayward	....	set production assistant
Gabriel Hernandez	....	cook
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialect coach
Elston Howard	....	location manager: New Orleans (as Elston James Howard)
Fernando Hoyos	....	production assistant: Venezuela
Ron Hugo	....	location scout
Christopher Keene	....	location scout
Tracy Keller	....	production coordinator: New Orleans
Eric Kops	....	unit publicist
Meredith Lee	....	post-production accountant
Dana M. Michaelsen	....	assistant production coordinator
David Miercort	....	production attorney
Annmarie Milhard	....	set production assistant
Terri Modjallal	....	craft service (as Teresa Modjallal)
Dina M. Nitti	....	assistant production accountant (as Dina Nitti)
David Nott	....	assistant: Sebastian Gutierrez
Dana O'Connor	....	assistant: Beau Flynn
Anton Pardoe	....	location scout
Liana Perez	....	unit publicist: Venezuela
Greg Podunovich	....	office production assistant
Timothy R. Price	....	set production assistant (as Tim Price)
Andres Reggeti	....	location manager: Venezuela
Joel Rivas	....	cook's helper
Anouk Schaff	....	assistant: Matthias Emcke & Thomas Augsberger (as Schaaf Anouk)
Kristina Schlesinger	....	assistant: Matthias Emcke & Thomas Augsberger
Lance Troyan	....	office production assistant
Jeff Wallace	....	assistant: Jonathan King
Jaide	....	assistant to executive producer (uncredited)
Carrie L.A.	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Bandeira Entertainment
• Flynn/Simchowitz
• Key Entertainment

Distributors

• Cine 3 (2000) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Moonlight Films (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Araba Films (Spain)
• Diaphana Films (France)
• Divisa Home Video (2000-2006) (Spain) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
• SPO (Japan) (VHS)
• Scanbox Entertainment (Finland)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Spain)
• Video Film Express (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Perpetual Motion Pictures

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Digital Sound and Picture  sound post-production
• Doug Stone's 'Synchronicity'  looping
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services
• Film Finance  completion bond
• General Insurance Consultants  insurance
• Leonetti Company  production equipment
• Pacific Title/Mirage  titles and opticals
• Segue Music  music editing

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, strong sexuality and language.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | France:-12 | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | Spain:T | USA:R | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Bandeira Entertainment

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

Sadie Hawkins: So fill me in.
Dave Friedman: That remark could be misconstrued as sexual harassment, Agent Hawkins.
Sadie Hawkins: Let's get it out of the way then: you've never worked under a female superior before. I got to where I am by pushing paper and playing nice - I've never actually fired a gun before, I'm only in this job to prove to my father I'm not a coward. I give decent head...
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Pinocchio (1940)

Soundtrack:

Judas Sings' (aka

A good, entertaining story, well directed, performed and filmed.

I found the movie Judas Kiss excellent. Carla Gugino's performance was extraordinaire, probably her best in her career. Her facial expressions in many scenes, were unbelievably true to character, and they were exploited to its best by Director Gutierrez. All actors and actresses were very good in their performances. Emma Thompsom was, as usual, marvelous. Her acting capabilities are way above what would be required for this character, so she actually enhances it in the movie.

The story, although sometimes over-intricate, is kept entertaining and pointed towards the end. Very, very good. A movie not to be missed. A story well weaved and brilliantly directed. Quality of film, excellent.