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Kiss or Kill

  • 1997
  • 16+
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.4K
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Kiss or Kill (1997)
After a robbery scam that goes bad, lovers Nikki and Al take off into the Australian outback, pursued by the police and a malevolent footballer named Zipper Doyle, and meet a number of offbeat characters.
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After a robbery scam that goes bad, lovers Nikki and Al take off into the Australian outback, pursued by the police and a malevolent footballer named Zipper Doyle, and meet a number of offbe... Read allAfter a robbery scam that goes bad, lovers Nikki and Al take off into the Australian outback, pursued by the police and a malevolent footballer named Zipper Doyle, and meet a number of offbeat characters.After a robbery scam that goes bad, lovers Nikki and Al take off into the Australian outback, pursued by the police and a malevolent footballer named Zipper Doyle, and meet a number of offbeat characters.

  • Director
    • Bill Bennett
  • Writer
    • Bill Bennett
  • Stars
    • Matt Day
    • Frances O'Connor
    • Tiffany Peters
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bill Bennett
    • Writer
      • Bill Bennett
    • Stars
      • Matt Day
      • Frances O'Connor
      • Tiffany Peters
    • 28User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 11 nominations

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    Matt Day
    Matt Day
    • Al Fletcher
    Frances O'Connor
    Frances O'Connor
    • Nikki Davies
    Tiffany Peters
    • Young Nikki
    Julie Wood
    • Nikki's Mother
    • (as Julie Sobotta)
    Syd Brisbane
    • Nikki's Father
    Geoff Revell
    • Paul Nathan
    Barry Langrishe
    Barry Langrishe
    • Zipper Doyle
    Eliza Lovell
    • Felicity
    Jordan Weldon-Iley
    • Young Boy
    Carmel Johnson
    Carmel Johnson
    • Hotel Regency Maid
    Chris Haywood
    Chris Haywood
    • Detective Hummer
    Andrew S. Gilbert
    • Detective Crean
    Liz Windsor
    • Medical Examiner
    Paul Rees
    • Assistant Medical Examiner
    Audine Leith
    Audine Leith
    • Jules in the Gym
    Michael Hill
    • Jacko
    Max Cullen
    Max Cullen
    • Stan
    Barry Otto
    Barry Otto
    • Adler Jones
    • Director
      • Bill Bennett
    • Writer
      • Bill Bennett
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      No music has been used on the soundtrack.
    • Goofs
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Quotes

      Detective Hummer: It's not the end of the world, but you can see it from here.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Movie Show: Episode dated 25 May 1997 (1997)

    User reviews28

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    6/10
    Inconsistent, but watchable
    The attention-grabbing beginning of this movie finds two scam artists, having accidentally killed a victim, stumbling on the possibility of blackmailing a football star, and setting in motion a quirky road movie with hints of black humour.

    I have to say, this sketchy synopsis recalls the type of plotline the Coen brothers might use. This is slightly misleading - the film is darker, less gimmicky and ultimately less fun than standard Coen brothers fare - but nonetheless the film does share several of the brothers' failings - noticeably an inability to create a consistent tone or convincing psychologies for the lead characters. We know the most important character suffered severe trauma as a child, yet we learn little about her other than that, and her boyfriend seems an even bigger mystery.

    Also, to illustrate the problems the film has with tone, the film has noirish themes, but has incongruously bright sunny photography. It also contains one brilliantly funny sequence, in which a cop finds he knows his partner less well than he thought, but frankly this scene looks like it comes from another movie.

    However, the film is always watchable. It does look attractive, even if its main stylistic tic - continual jump cuts, presumably in homage to Godard - does jar after a while. Moreover, a brash, confident central performance from Frances O'Connor definitely holds the attention, and I did feel that I cared for her basically hard-to-like character.

    Although the film is only a partial success, it still looks like the type of film that could develop a cult following.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 11, 1997 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Official site
      • Beyond Films (Australia)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Öp ya da öldür
    • Filming locations
      • Far West Coast, South Australia, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
      • Bill Bennett Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $796,681
    • Gross worldwide
      • $801,728
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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