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Kiss Me Deadly

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Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

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Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 19  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.1/10

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Rated: 12A

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Theatrical Release: 16-06-2006

Synopsis: Hard-hitting detective Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) takes on thugs and atomic secrets in Robert Aldrich's fast-paced thriller KISS ME DEADLY, an adaptation of the Mickey Spillane novel. The night goes awry for Hammer soon after he picks up a scantily clad hitchhiker (Cloris Leachman). The... Hard-hitting detective Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) takes on thugs and atomic secrets in Robert Aldrich's fast-paced thriller KISS ME DEADLY, an adaptation of the Mickey Spillane novel. The night goes awry for Hammer soon after he picks up a scantily clad hitchhiker (Cloris Leachman). The next thing he knows, he's assaulted by a couple of goons and the sultry drifter turns up dead. As Hammer tracks down the murderers, he realizes he is involved in an international conspiracy--one that could cost him his life. Generally considered to be the best of the many films centering on Spillane's classic protagonist and lauded as a primary inspiration and building block for the French Nouvelle Vague, KISS ME DEADLY boasts nightmarish imagery, a careening, sinuous plot, and an unforgettable shock ending. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Cloris Leachman, Maxine Cooper

Director: Robert Aldrich
Screenwriter: A. I. Bezzerides
Producer: Robert Aldrich
Composer: Frank DeVol

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 6, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Letterboxed - 1.66

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

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02/29/08
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
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Dazzling film noir masterpiece.

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08/09/07
Michael E. Grost
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Never was Mike Hammer's name more fitting than in Kiss Me Deadly, Robert Aldrich's blisteringly nihilistic noir.

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05/01/06
Nick Schager
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06/15/05
Emanuel Levy
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It's not the greatest thriller ever, but Kiss Me Deadly is classic film noir.

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04/15/05
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
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01/07/05
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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Best exemplifies a curious cross between "art" and pulp fiction.

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12/26/04
Dennis Schwartz
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05/29/04
Andy Klein
New Times
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Intriguing cold war thriller. Meeker was born to play Mike Hammer.

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05/23/04
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online
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...maybe the most subversive of all films noir, encompassing everything from atomic femme fatales to masculinity amok and the Bomb.

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05/14/04
Thomas Delapa
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Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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Perversely fascinating and completely unsettling.

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08/27/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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As volatile and disturbing today as it was some 50 years ago, Kiss Me Deadly consistently surprises with its uncompromising content.

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07/25/03
David N. Butterworth
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09/11/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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08/08/02
John J. Puccio
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