Kiss Me a Killer

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Kiss Me a Killer
Directed byMarcus DeLeon
Written byMarcus DeLeon
Christopher Wooden
Production
company
Concorde-New Horizons
Release date
1991
Running time
91 mina
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Kiss Me a Killer is a 1991 American erotic thriller film directed by Marcus DeLeon for Roger Corman. [1] Star Julie Carmen called it "Latino Noir" and one her "cutting edge films that contributed significantly to their genres." [2]

Contents

Corman had the film remade as Saturday Night Special (1994) and The Showgirl Murders (1996). [3]

Premise

A drifter and a married woman plot to kill the latter's husband.

Cast

Reception

TV Guide said "this quickie from Roger Corman tries to make the most of its weak novelty of taking place in the Latino community of Los Angeles. Ethnicity gets smeared over Kiss Me a Killer's hackneyed plot like hot sauce; here's an erotic thriller that intercuts its gratuitous nude scenes with gratuitous shots of rice and beans cooking on the stove. Call it The Caballero Always Rings Twice." [4]

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References

  1. Kiss Me a Killer at AFI
  2. "A Conversation with Actor-Director Julie Carmen about Her Short Film, Her Long Career and Her Upcoming Doc". Medium. 1 February 2024.
  3. "Saturday Night Special (1994): Honky-Tonk Blues". The Schlock Pit. 9 March 2023.
  4. Review of film at TV Guide