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Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

Little Junior Brown. He rules the streets. He owns the game. But he doesn't own all of the players.

19955.71h 41m

Overview

Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because his so-called friend's life is threatened. The job is for Little Junior Brown, a violent and powerful villain. When things go wrong, Jimmy is left to do the time, and his whole life is turned upside-down, but if that wasn't enough, the cops won't leave Jimmy alone when he gets out... They want Little Junior Brown.

Directed by Barbet Schroeder
Written by Eleazar Lipsky, Richard Price, Ben Hecht
Produced by Barbet Schroeder, Susan Hoffman
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $14.9M

Top Cast

David Caruso

David Caruso

Jimmy Kilmartin

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Little Junior Brown

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Calvin Hart

Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

Bev Kilmartin

Kathryn Erbe

Kathryn Erbe

Rosie Kilmartin

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Frank Zioli

Michael Rapaport

Michael Rapaport

Ronnie Gannon

Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames

Omar

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall

Big Junior Brown

Anthony Heald

Anthony Heald

Jack Gold

Themes & Keywords

prisonnew york cityundercover agentgangsterpsychopathparanoiawitness protectionremakerevengemurderorganized crimerecovering alcoholicfederal agenthoodlumundercover operationneo-noir

About Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death is a crime, thriller, drama film released in 1995 exploring themes of prison, new york city, undercover agent, gangster, psychopath, paranoia. Directed by Barbet Schroeder, it stars David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson. Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because his so-called friend's life is threatened. The job is for Little Junior Brown, a violent and powerful villain. When things go wrong, Jimmy is left to do the time, and his whole life is turned upside-down, but if that wasn't enough, the cops won't leave Jimmy alone when he gets out... They want Little Junior Brown.

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