Kiss Me a Killer

1991 American film
  • 1991 (1991)
Running time
91 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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]

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

  • Julie Carmen
  • Robert Beltran
  • Guy Boyd
  • Ramón Franco
  • Charles Boswell
  • Sam Vlahos
  • Brad Blaisdell

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]

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
  • Kiss Me a Killer at IMDb
  • Kiss Me a Killer at TCMDB
  • Kiss Me a Killer at Letterbox DVD
  • Trailer at YouTube