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Kissed

  • 19961996
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.8K
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Peter Outerbridge and Molly Parker in Kissed (1996)
Romance is dead - at least for Sandra Larson - in an edgy love story of secret yearning and forbidden passion. From the time she was a child, Sandra was fascinated by the dead. A fascination that remains unfulfilled, until she is propelled by fate into the world of the mildly sinister Mr. Wallis, proprietor of the local funeral home. Now, at the side of her mentor, Sandra's innermost desires will finally find their tortured expression. But her new-found serenity is shattered when a handsome young medical student learns her secret, and finds himself drawn into her tangled web of ever-darkening desire and erotic obsession.
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Over the years, a child's romantic ideals about death blossom into necrophilia, the study of embalming and the most profound relationship of her life.Over the years, a child's romantic ideals about death blossom into necrophilia, the study of embalming and the most profound relationship of her life.Over the years, a child's romantic ideals about death blossom into necrophilia, the study of embalming and the most profound relationship of her life.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
17,014
955
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Lynne Stopkewich
    • Writers
      • Angus Fraser(screenplay)
      • Lynne Stopkewich(screenplay)
      • Barbara Gowdy(based upon an original story "We So Seldom Look on Love" by)
    • Stars
      • Molly Parker
      • Peter Outerbridge
      • Jay Brazeau
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Lynne Stopkewich
    • Writers
      • Angus Fraser(screenplay)
      • Lynne Stopkewich(screenplay)
      • Barbara Gowdy(based upon an original story "We So Seldom Look on Love" by)
    • Stars
      • Molly Parker
      • Peter Outerbridge
      • Jay Brazeau
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 60User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 10 nominations

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    Photos11

    Peter Outerbridge in Kissed (1996)
    Peter Outerbridge and Molly Parker in Kissed (1996)
    Lynne Stopkewich in Kissed (1996)
    Molly Parker in Kissed (1996)
    Peter Outerbridge and Molly Parker in Kissed (1996)
    Peter Outerbridge and Molly Parker in Kissed (1996)
    Peter Outerbridge and Molly Parker in Kissed (1996)
    Peter Outerbridge and Molly Parker in Kissed (1996)
    Molly Parker in Kissed (1996)
    Peter Outerbridge and Molly Parker in Kissed (1996)

    Top cast

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    Molly Parker
    Molly Parker
    • Sandra
    Peter Outerbridge
    Peter Outerbridge
    • Matt…
    Jay Brazeau
    Jay Brazeau
    • Mr. Wallis
    Natasha Morley
    • Sandra…
    Jessie Winter Mudie
    • Carol
    James Timmons
    • Jan
    Joe Maffei
    • Biology Teacher
    Robert Thurston
    Robert Thurston
    • Detective
    Annabel Kershaw
    Annabel Kershaw
    • Sandra's Mother
    Tim Dixon
    Tim Dixon
    • Sandra's Father
    Amber Warnat
    • Lisa Brown
    Bill Finck
    • Minister
    Janet Craig
    Janet Craig
    • Mourner
    Edward Davey
    • Embalming Prof.
    Hamish Wilson
    • Gurney Goner…
    Valerie Boeke
    • Cancer Corpse…
    Jeff Richards
    • Tony the Torso…
    Noel Boulanger
    • Prep Room Demo…
    • Director
      • Lynne Stopkewich
    • Writers
      • Angus Fraser(screenplay)
      • Lynne Stopkewich(screenplay)
      • Barbara Gowdy(based upon an original story "We So Seldom Look on Love" by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film is based on real life necrophiliac Karen Greenlee who in 1979 stole a corpse while working as an embalmer at a mortuary. She was driving a hearse with the corpse of a male to its funeral when she instead made a U-turn and decided to keep the corpse for her sexual pleasure. She was later caught and confessed to having had sex with 30 to 40 corpses.
    • Goofs
      Sandra's hair is longer during the cemetery scene.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Sandra Larson: When you die, your life... flashes, and you disintegrate, radiating energy. When a thing turns into its opposite, when love becomes hate, there are always sparks. But when life turns into death, it's explosive. There are streaks of light, magical, and electrifying. Everyone senses something, some energy, some spirit, some sort of illumination, But I see it. I've seen bodies shining like stars. Some say there's no soul, no afterlife, that life and death is the straightest line on the compass, and nothing more. I say believe what you want, because no matter what you do, cut everything up, burn it all down, you're in the path of something beyond your control.

    • Crazy credits
      League of Champions: Mr. & Mrs. Hyman, Anonymous
    • Alternate versions
      The US video verson has been slightly cut. Shots of Molly Parker frontally nude have been removed at the behest of the distributor.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Anaconda/Grosse Point Blank/Paradise Road/Keys to Tulsa/Kissed/Mabarosi (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Baby
      Performed by Lava Hay

      Written by Michele Gould & Suzanne Little

      Published by Copyright Control

    User reviews60

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    Top review
    6/10
    Great idea - bad result...
    The story in this movie is, as often quoted, controversial - and its a story one could expect a great movie of. However, this one fails strongly to get deep into the issue, to what *really* drives Sandra (the girl in the movie) to her different sexual experiences, and likewise, how her "boyfriend" *really* feels about it which eventually leads to the tragic ending. It is very shallow and only touches on the edge of the mystery. 78 minutes running time could easily be extended by half an hour in order to incorporate this. A better script and a better director would probably lift the movie up to the unreasonable high average it has reached at IMDB...
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    • pengholm
    • Dec 7, 1998

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Öpülmüş
    • Filming locations
      • Maple Ridge Cemetery, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Boneyard Film Company Inc.
      • British Columbia Film
      • Canada Council Media Arts
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $329,211
    • Gross worldwide
      • $329,211
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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