Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

Director: Robert Aldrich  Starring: Ralph Meeker  
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Product Summary
Publisher: MGM
Format: DVD
UPC: 00027616862914
Buy.com Sku: 40153352
Item#: VSNL9Q
Category Keywords: Detectives  Essential Cinema  Film Noir  Mystery  Recommended  Suspense  Theatrical Release  Thriller 
Rating: NR
 
 
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Theatrical Version, Trailers
 
A brilliant film noir classic based on Mickey Spillane's bestseller, Kiss Me Deadly is masterfully directed by Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen) and hailed as "one of his best" (Leonard Maltin). This DVD edition of Kiss Me Deadly features the fully restored original ending--which contains over one minute of crucial footage that clarifies decades of false interpretations. In order to illustrate the vastly different impressions left by each version, the altered/shortened ending has been included as well. When callous thugs beat Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) senseless and viciously murder the gorgeous blonde (Cloris Leachman, in her first film role) he's been trying to help, the hard-boiled detective retaliates the only way he can: by hitting first and asking questions later. Cutting a brutal swath through the city's sleazy underside, Hammer uncovers a mysterious black container whose deadly contents not only solve the murder...but trigger an apocalyptic climax as well.
 
"One of the most brutal detective films ever made."  The Motion Picture Guide
"...takes pulp literature high concept."  VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
"Moody, fast and violent! Years ahead of its time!"  Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
 


Editor's Note

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.


Plot Summary

Mike Hammer investigates the murder of a knockout blonde and ends up neck-deep in a sinister conspiracy.

 
Features
Original Theatrical Trailer
Spanish Subtitles
French Subtitles
Widescreen Version
English Mono Track
Alternate Ending
 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: MGM
Release Date: 7/30/2002
Running Time: 106 minutes
Original Release Date: 1955
Catalog ID: 1002061
UPC: 00027616862914
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Available Subtitles: French, Spanish
Video: B&W

Aspect Ratio
1.66:1

 
Cast & Crew
Albert Dekker
Cloris Leachman
Jack Elam
Marion Carr
Paul Stewart
Ralph Meeker
Wesley Addy
Mickey Spillane - Based On Novel By
Robert Aldrich - Director
Ernest Laszlo - Director of Photography
Frank DeVol - Musical Score
Robert Aldrich - Producer
A.I. Bezzerides - Screenplay

 
Professional Reviews
USA Today
"Hollywood more or less anticipated David Lynch in this crazy Cold War masterpiece..." 08/15/1997 p.3D

San Francisco Chronicle 8 of 10
If Kiss Me Deadly were a brand-new film, it would still be shocking in its mean spirit, its happy brutality and its audacious mix of real and surreal elements. That it was made in 1955 makes the picture all the more astonishing. - Mick LaSalle
 

  
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