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Killing Zoe

  • 19931993
  • RR
  • 1h 36m
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6.5/10
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Julie Delpy, Eric Stoltz, and Jean-Hugues Anglade in Killing Zoe (1993)
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The cab driver sets American Zed up with Zoe in his Paris hotel. Despite FFR1000 charged, she's an art student with day jobs e.g. bank. Safecracker Zed meets his junkie friend after 11 years... Read allThe cab driver sets American Zed up with Zoe in his Paris hotel. Despite FFR1000 charged, she's an art student with day jobs e.g. bank. Safecracker Zed meets his junkie friend after 11 years to rob a bank.The cab driver sets American Zed up with Zoe in his Paris hotel. Despite FFR1000 charged, she's an art student with day jobs e.g. bank. Safecracker Zed meets his junkie friend after 11 years to rob a bank.
IMDb RATING
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21K
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    • Roger Avary
    • Roger Avary
  • Stars
    • Eric Stoltz
    • Julie Delpy
    • Martin Raymond
    • Roger Avary
    • Roger Avary
  • Stars
    • Eric Stoltz
    • Julie Delpy
    • Martin Raymond
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    • 104User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
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    Jean-Hugues Anglade in Killing Zoe (1993)
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    Eric Stoltz
    Eric Stoltz
    • Zed
    Julie Delpy
    Julie Delpy
    • Zoe
    Martin Raymond
    • Cab Driver
    Eric Pascal Chaltiel
    • Bellboy
    Jean-Hugues Anglade
    Jean-Hugues Anglade
    • Eric
    Gary Kemp
    Gary Kemp
    • Oliver
    Salvator Xuereb
    Salvator Xuereb
    • Claude
    Bruce Ramsay
    Bruce Ramsay
    • Ricardo
    Tai Thai
    Tai Thai
    • Francois
    Kario Salem
    Kario Salem
    • Jean
    Elise Renee
    • Patchoo
    • (as Elise Renée)
    Cecilia Peck
    Cecilia Peck
    • Martina
    Ron Jeremy
    Ron Jeremy
    • Concierge
    • (as Ron Jeremy Hyatt)
    Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi
    • Bank Manager
    • (as Gian Carlo Scandiuzzi)
    Gérard Bonn
    • Assistant Bank Manager
    • (as Gerard Bonn)
    Gladys Holland
    • Sub Lobby Teller
    Chris Tragos
    • Sub Lobby Assistant
    George Hernandez
    • Stodgy Customer
      • Roger Avary
      • Roger Avary
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    • Trivia
      The idea behind making the film actually came about when Lawrence Bender was scouting locations for Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). Bender found a great bank in downtown Los Angeles and informed Tarantino, who said that although the location was no good for Dogs, it would be good for a film set in a bank. Bender called every screenwriter he knew, asking if they had any scripts set in a bank. Roger Avary lied and said he did, then furiously wrote the first draft in under two weeks
    • Goofs
      When the robbers are in the back of the van handing out the masks, Eric is handed the same mask twice.
    • Quotes

      Zoe: I am NOT a prostitute!

      Zed: That's great. Can I have my 1000 francs back, then?

    • Crazy credits
      The characters, events and institutions depicted in this motion picture are fictional. Any similarity to actual persons or junkies, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
    • Alternate versions
      Originally rated "NC-17", some graphic scenes of violence was trimmed to be re-rated "R".
    • Connections
      Edited from Nosferatu (1922)
    • Soundtracks
      La Chansonnette
      Music by Philippe-Gérard

      Lyrics by Jean Dréjac

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    Underrated caper flick. Not a great movie, sure, but still a very good one.
    'Killing Zoe' is a movie that has grown on me over the years. When I first watched it I didn't think all that much of it, but each time I've seen it since I've liked it a little more, and I'm at the point now where I like it a lot. I don't think it's a GREAT movie, but it's a very good one, and extremely underrated. Roger Avary's connection with Quentin Tarantino has turned out to be more of a hindrance than a help to him. 'Killing Zoe' was frequently dismissed as just another Tarantino clone, which to me is unfair, because a) Avery actually wrote some of 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Pulp Fiction' and 'True Romance' (usually uncredited), and b) though the subject matter of 'Killing Zoe' is similar to say 'Reservoir Dogs', the approach is very different. And let's face it the heist-gone-wrong flick has a long history (the influence of 1950s crime classics 'Rififi', 'Bob Le Flambeur' and/or 'The Killing' on all subsequent variations of it cannot be underestimated), and Tarantino was building on an already established tradition. As well as that the hostage aspect of 'Killing Zoe' brings to mind 'Dog Day Afternoon' more than anything by QT. Anyway, I think this is an interesting movie. The violence is pretty blatant, but apart from that it is a subtle, character driven movie. Eric Stoltz ('Pulp Fiction') and Julie Delpy ('Before Sunrise') are both very good, especially in their first scene together, but the real stand out performance is by Jean-Hughes Anglade ('Betty Blue') who is outstanding. Anglade really makes the movie for me. 'Killing Zoe's reputation seems to be growing as the years go by, and now that the mid-90s Tarantino hype has died down it's about time it was judged on its own merits.
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    • Release date
      • September 1994 (United States)
      • France
      • United States
      • English
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Farmers and Merchants Bank - 401 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Davis-Films
      • Live Entertainment
      • PFG Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 36 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby
      • Dolby SR

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