Kill Me Later (2001)

Shawn Holloway has a miserable life since she was eleven, when her father left her mother and she stayed alone with her problematic mother. Presently she is graduated, works in a bank and ... See full summary »

Director:

Dana Lustig

Writers:

Dana Lustig (story), Annette Goliti Gutierrez (story)

Stars:

Selma Blair, Max Beesley, O'Neal Compton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Selma Blair	...	Shawn Holloway
Max Beesley	...	Charlie Anders
O'Neal Compton	...	Agent McGinley
Lochlyn Munro	...	Agent Reed
D.W. Moffett	...	Mathew Richmond
Brendan Fehr	...	Billy
Tom Heaton	...	Jason Thompson
David Adams	...	Ara
Alex Zahara	...	Officer Larry
Keegan Connor Tracy	...	Heather (as Keegan Tracy)
Pam Hyatt	...	Lucy
Stacy Fair	...	Elizabeth Richmond
Marcel Maillard	...	Lyle Holloway
Keith Martin Gordey	...	Elevator Cop (as Keith Gordy)
Dana Lustig	...	Suzan Holloway

Storyline

Shawn Holloway has a miserable life since she was eleven, when her father left her mother and she stayed alone with her problematic mother. Presently she is graduated, works in a bank and is the mistress of her married colleague Matthew Richmond. When she finds that Matthew's wife is pregnant, she decides to commit suicide. She goes to the roof of the building, drinks some vodka, trying to get enough courage to jump to the floor. The neighbors see the scene and call the police to save Shawn. Meanwhile, the bank where she works is being robbed by Charlie Anders and two friends of him. When the cops arrive to save Shawn, the heist is in progress and the police shoot one robber, the driver escapes and Charlie runs to the top of the building. There, he does not allow Shawn to jump off and saves her. They make an agreement: she would help him to escape, and he would give US$ 50,000.00 to her and kill her later with a shot in the head.

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Plot Keywords:

police | hostage | heist | bridge | bank robber | 

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Taglines:

Not every hostage wants to be saved!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Take My Life

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Curb Entertainment, Amazon Film Productions, Bergman Lustig Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dana Lustig, the director, makes an on screen appearance as Shawn's stepmother.

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Goofs

Film is supposedly set in Seattle, but features prominent Vancouver landmarks, as well as Canadian mail boxes and phone booths.

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Quotes

Shawn Holloway: What's going on is there really some nut on the roof holding a hostage?
Elevator Cop: Yes ma'am, but don't you worry, we'll get him.
Shawn Holloway: What are you gonna do once you get him are you gonna shoot him?
Elevator Cop: We'll hopefully he will have the good sense to give himself up before it comes to that.
Shawn Holloway: Well if he had any GOOD sense he wouldn't be robbing a bank in the first place... Don't you think?

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Connections

References Rugrats (1990)

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Soundtracks

Havin' A Bad Day
Written by Coile Derek
Published by Universal Music Publishing
Performed by Blue Flannel
Courtesy of Universal Records

User Reviews

Fun fluff

"Kill Me Later" is a romantic comedy about a suicidal woman (Blair) who reluctantly takes up with a bank robber on the lam (Beesley) if he promises to shoot her once he's made his escape. What follows is busy enough with side plots, action, and snappy patter to keep the waning eye lid open in spite of the movie's many flaws including unnecessary visual effects, loose ends, Kodak moments which don't work, and a speed bump at the midway mark. Okay for sofa spuds. (C+)