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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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 |
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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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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 1991Gross USA:
$15,429,177Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$15,429,177Company Credits
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Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Written by Miles Davis
Performed by Miles Davis
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In the film's source novel and in the earlier movie version, the Jonathan Corliss character played by Matt Dillon was called Burton Corliss (nicknamed Bud) whilst the two sister characters were called Ellen Kingship and Dorothy Kingship (nicknamed Dorie), and are renamed Ellen and Dorothy Carlsson in this remake, both being played by Sean Young, and instead also, both are made twins. Moreover, in the source book there was a third sister called Marion Kingship, who, like with the first film, does not appear. The Jeffrey Hunter character, who appeared in the original movie, is removed in this remake. 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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So WhatWritten by Miles Davis
Performed by Miles Davis
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I had high expectations for this film and was greatly disappointed. The plot seemed enthralling at first, but as the film progressed it seemed more like a bad tv movie than a major motion picture. A poorly developed story, actors the worst this side of green acres, and bad continuity all contributed to the movie's lackluster quality. The only attribute was Matt Dillon , who gave a nice portrayal of a nice guy/psychopath. I would only recommend this flick to moviegoers who enjoy Dillon's performances (as do I).