A determined student murders his pregnant secret girlfriend and moves onto her twin sister who gradually becomes suspicious of her new lover.
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Title: A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
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Cast
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James Bonfanti | ... | Young Jonathan |
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Sarah Keller | ... | Lecturer |
| Sean Young | ... | Ellen / Dorothy Carlsson | |
| Martha Gehman | ... | Patricia Farren | |
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Lia Chang | ... | Shoe Saleslady |
| Matt Dillon | ... | Jonathan Corliss | |
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Yvette Edelhart | ... | Screaming Lady |
| Max von Sydow | ... | Thor Carlsson | |
| Jim Fyfe | ... | Terry Dieter | |
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Lachele Carl | ... | Reporter |
| Briony Glassco | ... | Waitress | |
| Shane Rimmer | ... | Commissioner Malley | |
| James Russo | ... | Dan Corelli | |
| Diane Ladd | ... | Mrs. Corliss | |
| Adam Horovitz | ... | Jay Faraday | |
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Realising his secret girlfriend Dorothy's pregnancy will sour her relations with her ultra-rich father, career-minded Philadelphia student Jonathan Corliss coolly murders her, making it look like suicide. He then moves to New York to woo her twin sister Ellen. All seems to go well for him, although Ellen's continued investigations into what she is convinced was not a suicide forces him to kill again. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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Loving him was easy. Trusting him was deadly. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for areas of strong violence, graphic sensuality, and some language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 April 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Un beso antes de morir See more »Filming Locations:
Brocket Hall, Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK See more »Edit
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Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$4,348,165, 28 April 1991, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$15,429,177Company Credits
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Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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The film was made and released about thirty-eight years after its source novel of the same name by Ira Levin had been first published in 1953. See more »Goofs
When Ellen brings Jay to meet her father, she enters the study with her hands tucked into her belt. However in the next shot, showing her from behind, her arms are by her side. See more »Quotes
Nurse: She's got two broken ribs, a broken jaw, and a bad concussion. We're going to keep her overnight for observation.See more »
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Sean Young gets a double Razzie nod for sleepwalking through her dual role in this journeyman thriller which sticks Matt Dillon out front as an upwardly mobile man who prefers to murder his way to the top of the corporate ladder. Full of contrivances and asking many questions while providing few answers, this mediocre rehash of a 1956 thriller makes for little more than a nominal couch potato no-brainer. Okay to zone to. (C+)