Kill Me Again (1989)

Regisseur:

John Dahl

Drehbuchautoren:

John Dahl (writer)
David W. Warfield (writer)

Premierendatum:

27. Oktober 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Krimi | Drama

Werbezeile:

Her last request was his first mistake.

Plot:

A young detective becomes involved with a beautiful woman on the run from the mob and her psychopath boyfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Imperative In Title | Native American Reservation | Desert | Murder | Private Detective

Filmpreise:

1 win

Nutzerkommentare:

Nifty little flick

Besetzung

Pat Mulligan	...	Sammy
Nick Dimitri	...	Marty
Michael Madsen	...	Vince Miller
Joanne Whalley	...	Fay Forrester (as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer)
Robert Schuch	...	Collection Agent #1
Duane Tucker	...	Collection Agent #2
Val Kilmer	...	Jack Andrews
Molly Flanegin	...	Gossipy Motel Clerk
Dominic Dinino	...	Rest Stop Little Boy
Daniel Dorse	...	Rest Stop Father
Bibi Besch	...	Jack's Secretary
Jim Boeke	...	Javonovitch
Jon Gries	...	Alan Swayzie (as Jonathan Gries)
Michael Sharrett	...	Tim the Motel Clerk
Debby Lynn Ross	...	Kathy the Drowned Wife

Alternativ:

Töten Sie mich (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

94 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Ultra Stereo

Altersfreigabe:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:16 | France:-12 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Australia:M

Drehorte:

Boulder City, Nevada, USA

Firma:

Propaganda Films

Dies und das:

Joanne Whaley-Kilmer's new name "Vera Billings" is a combination of the town (Billings) where writer-director 'Dahl, John' is from, and a girl he dated.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: The semiautomatic pistol that Fay loads with a fresh clip in the white Cadillac suddenly becomes a revolver when she points it out of the car's window and fires at the police officer following them.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey (2003) (V)

Nifty little flick

What a sexy woman Joanne Whalley is. I can see why Kilmer grabbed her & married her. In this she's the antecedent of the Linda Fiorentino character in Last Seduction, another wondrously sexy wench. John Dahl has a unique & powerful knack for choosing strong actresses & bringing out the universal vixen in them.

The plot's nothing terribly original but it plays its familiar theme with some nice changes & variations. It has that classic quality that the best "noir" films had: it moves right along & keeps you in the center of the action.

One thing I find curious is that no one (to my knowledge) has ever linked the Michael Madsen throat-cutting scene in this film with the Michael Madsen ear-cutting scene in Reservoir Dogs. Give credit where it's due!