Kiss Me Deadly

1955 106 min ★ 7.2 Mystery, Thriller, Crime

One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.

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Cast

Ralph Meeker

Mike Hammer

Albert Dekker

Dr. G.E. Soberin

Paul Stewart

Carl Evello

Juano Hernández

Eddie Yeager

Wesley Addy

Lt. Pat Murphy

Marian Carr

Friday

Maxine Cooper

Velda

Cloris Leachman

Christina Bailey

Gaby Rodgers

Lily Carver

Nick Dennis

Nick

Details

Director

Robert Aldrich

Screenplay

A.I. Bezzerides

Tagline

"Blood red kisses! White hot thrills! Mickey Spillane’s latest H-bomb!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$410,000

Revenue

$726,000

Production

Parklane Pictures Inc., United Artists

Reviews

J

John Chard

March 3, 2020

★ 9/10

Yesterday I was looking for a thread, today I'm looking for a piece of string. Mike Hammer is driving down a dark highway when a half naked blonde forces him to stop, this event sends Hammer spiralling on a journey that may have a cataclysmic consequence for all involved. Kiss Me Deadly is a harsh movie, it contains an array of characters that are dislikable in the extreme, nobody can be tr...