A Kiss Before Dying

19911991
RR
1h 34m

Matt Dillon and Sean Young in A Kiss Before Dying (1991)

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Crime Drama Mystery

A determined student murders his pregnant secret girlfriend and moves onto her twin sister who gradually becomes suspicious of her new lover.A determined student murders his pregnant secret girlfriend and moves onto her twin sister who gradually becomes suspicious of her new lover.A determined student murders his pregnant secret girlfriend and moves onto her twin sister who gradually becomes suspicious of her new lover.

Director
- James Dearden
Writers
- Ira Levin(novel)
- James Dearden(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 2 wins

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A Kiss Before Dying

6.7

A Kiss Before Dying

The Public Eye

6.5

Narrow Margin

6.6

Shattered

6.5

Guilty as Sin

5.6

Extreme Measures

6.2

Extreme Measures

Consenting Adults

5.7

Consenting Adults

Out on a Limb

5.3

The Real Blonde

6.0

The Real Blonde

Goodbye Lover

5.6

Mr. Wonderful

5.9

Greedy

6.3

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. —Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Taglines
- From the Creators of FATAL ATTRACTION
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for areas of strong violence, graphic sensuality, and some language
Parents guide

Trivia
Matt Dillon was actually James Dearden's third choice to play the lead role. Originally Dearden wanted River Phoenix to play Jonathan, but Phoenix couldn't relate to the material saying he couldn't play someone so evil. Then Dearden approached Kiefer Sutherland who turned down the offer due to scheduling conflicts. Finally Dillon got the role and Dearden was so impressed with his performance that he later said Dillon should've been his first choice all along.

Goofs
When Ellen discovers her sister's lighter among Jonathan's souvenirs, it lights on the first attempt. It is a fuel-burning lighter, which, after extended storage, would not have worked at all, the fuel having long since evaporated.

Quotes
Nurse: She's got two broken ribs, a broken jaw, and a bad concussion. We're going to keep her overnight for observation.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Oscar/Toy Soldiers/A Kiss Before Dying/Citizen Kane 50th Anniversary/A Rage in Harlem (1991)

Soundtracks
Dangerous Love
Written by Simon Stokes & Mark Hefferman
Performed by Simon Stokes
Courtesy of Kook Records

Top review

6/10

For Matt Dillon fans only

Inferior remake of the 1956 classic. Matt Dillion was still very handsome when this was made and the real reason to watch. He is effective as the sociopat, and would have been better with a talented and attractive leading lady. Sean Young is just really, really bad. If you dislike her, this plays as an unintentional comedy. A nice touch is Matt lighting a cigarette after he pushes her off the roof.

Now if Matt was teamed with Diane Lane again, this could have been an effective and sexy thriller. BTW, well to do women do not buy box hair color at the drugstore they have professionals color it. Hair as dark as Young's would have to be bleached first anyway. It is a two step process.

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Release date
- April 26, 1991 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United Kingdom
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Ölüm Öpücüğü
Filming locations
- First Chicago House, 90 Long Acre, Convent Garden, London, England, UK
Production companies
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Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $15,429,177
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,348,165
- Apr 28, 1991
Gross worldwide
- $15,429,177

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Runtime
1 hour 34 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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