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Kiss of Death

  • 19951995
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
20K
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Nicolas Cage and David Caruso in Kiss of Death (1995)
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A reformed convict goes undercover with the help of an angry detective to ensnare a psychotic mobster.A reformed convict goes undercover with the help of an angry detective to ensnare a psychotic mobster.A reformed convict goes undercover with the help of an angry detective to ensnare a psychotic mobster.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
20K
YOUR RATING
    • Barbet Schroeder
  • Writers
    • Eleazar Lipsky(story)
    • Ben Hecht(1947 screenplay)
    • Charles Lederer(1947 screenplay)
  • Stars
    • David Caruso
    • Samuel L. Jackson
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Barbet Schroeder
  • Writers
    • Eleazar Lipsky(story)
    • Ben Hecht(1947 screenplay)
    • Charles Lederer(1947 screenplay)
  • Stars
    • David Caruso
    • Samuel L. Jackson
    • Nicolas Cage
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 68User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
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    Nicolas Cage and David Caruso in Kiss of Death (1995)
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    Kiss of Death (1995)
    Nicolas Cage and David Caruso in Kiss of Death (1995)
    Nicolas Cage and David Caruso in Kiss of Death (1995)
    Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, and David Caruso in Kiss of Death (1995)
    Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, and David Caruso in Kiss of Death (1995)
    Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, and David Caruso in Kiss of Death (1995)
    Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, and David Caruso in Kiss of Death (1995)
    Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, and David Caruso in Kiss of Death (1995)
    Nicolas Cage and David Caruso in Kiss of Death (1995)

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    David Caruso
    David Caruso
    • Jimmy Kilmartin
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Calvin Hart
    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Little Junior Brown
    Helen Hunt
    Helen Hunt
    • Bev Kilmartin
    Kathryn Erbe
    Kathryn Erbe
    • Rosie Kilmartin
    Stanley Tucci
    Stanley Tucci
    • Frank Zioli
    Michael Rapaport
    Michael Rapaport
    • Ronnie Gannon
    Ving Rhames
    Ving Rhames
    • Omar
    Philip Baker Hall
    Philip Baker Hall
    • Big Junior Brown
    Anthony Heald
    Anthony Heald
    • Jack Gold
    Angel David
    Angel David
    • J.J.
    John Costelloe
    John Costelloe
    • Cleary
    Lindsay J. Wrinn
    • Corinna as a Toddler
    Megan L. Wrinn
    • Corinna as a Toddler
    Katie Sagona
    Katie Sagona
    • Corinna, 4 Years Old
    Anne Meara
    Anne Meara
    • Bev's Mother
    Kevin Corrigan
    Kevin Corrigan
    • Kid Selling Infinity
    Hugh Palmer
    • Naked Man Dancing
      • Barbet Schroeder
    • Writers
      • Eleazar Lipsky(story)
      • Ben Hecht(1947 screenplay)
      • Charles Lederer(1947 screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The club featured in the film was actually a small business office building next to McDonald's in Queens, New York that was completely converted to the look in the film by production designer Mel Bourne. It is now abandoned, and remains unused to this day.
    • Goofs
      The Rolls-Royce being torched at the salvage yard has a perimeter frame; genuine Rolls-Royce Silver Shadows are unibody vehicles.
    • Quotes

      Little Junior Brown: I have an acronym for myself. Know what it is? B.A.D. B.A.D... Balls, Attitude, Direction. You should give yourself an acronym... 'cause it helps you visualize your goals.

      Jimmy Kilmartin: How about F.A.B.? Fucked At Birth.

      Little Junior Brown: No good. Too negative.

    • Alternate versions
      The FX cable TV version that aired in the late '90s/early 2000s did the usual violence and language edits and most notably during the strip club scenes adds black blurs (ex: when Nicolas Cage is talking to a few people, the topless dancer has a digitally added black dress so that the scene is safe to air).
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Kiss of Death/Jury Duty/Stuart Saves His Family/The Basketball Diaries/The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Black Jesus
      Written by James Braddell

      Performed by 9 Lazy 9

      Courtesy of Ninja Tune

    User reviews68

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    8/10
    Better film than most give it credit for
    Everyone agrees that the casting was marque. And that it has great source material. But I feel it gets a bum rap with critics. And Nicolas Cage was exactly what the film needed. I thought so then and I think so now. Color, flash, and style. Something out of the ordinary to give it some desperately needed weight. And Cage makes weight. Literally. That is the strongest look I had seen since Stallone did "First Blood, Part II". Cage is a physical bull and it's impressive. I wouldn't have recognized him if I hadn't seen the trailer with his name on it beforehand. If you never saw this, see it. For no other reason than to be scared of Nic Cage. I was.
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    5
    • arthurclay
    • Nov 28, 2006

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    • Release date
      • April 21, 1995 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Sing Sing Penitentiary - 354 Hunter Street, Ossining, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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