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 |
| 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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Written by Miles Davis
Performed by Miles Davis
Courtesy of Columbia Records
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When Dorothy plummets to her death at the beginning of the film, her body flies down in front of a window. Inside the room a man and a woman can be seen kissing each other. See more »Goofs
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With a few changes, and for reasons known only to themselves, the powers that be remade 1956's "A Kiss Before Dying" in 1991. Now the sisters are twins, and the plot is taken out further - rather than just getting engaged, Ellen now marries the killer. That's not a spoiler - we see him murder her sister in the first reel.
The original of this film, with Robert Wagner, Joanne Woodward, Jeffrey Hunter, Virginia Leith and Mary Astor was much more entertaining. This update is boring and acted in a lazy manner by its stars, Sean Young I, Sean Young II, and Matt Dillon. Isn't one Sean Young bad enough, we had to have two of them? Supporting players Diane Ladd and Max von Sydow have precious little to do. The only part I liked was the scene from "Vertigo" on TV - but I do hope the director wasn't trying to compare himself to Hitchcock.
I don't understand Hollywood's obsession with remakes, except that I suppose they're cheaper because the studio already owns the property. But a fresh story line here and there wouldn't hurt. On top of which, it is a rare occasion when the remake is actually better. This is not one of those cases.