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Kiss Me Deadly Overview:

Kiss Me Deadly (1955) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Robert Aldrich and produced by Victor Saville and Robert Aldrich.

Kiss Me Deadly was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1999.

Kiss Me Deadly BlogHub Articles:

The Distraction Blogathon – Kiss Me Deadly (1955) and the glowing box…

By Carol Martinheira on Nov 12, 2021 From The Old Hollywood Garden

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Classics Revisited: Kiss Me Deadly

By Barry P. on Nov 18, 2015 From Cinematic Catharsis

(1955) Directed by Robert Aldrich; Written by A.I. Bezzerides; Based on the novel by Mickey Spillane; Starring: Ralph Meeker, Maxine Cooper, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Gaby Rodgers and Cloris Leachman; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating ****½ “You’re one of those s... Read full article

Melt My Face With Your Kiss – Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

By Michael on Sep 30, 2015 From Durnmoose Movie Musings

They? A wonderful word. And who are they? They’re the nameless ones who kill people for the great whatsit. Does it exist? Who cares? Everyone everywhere is so involved in the fruitless search for what? Watching 1955’s Kiss Me Deadly, I was reminded of two other much later films, 1981&#82... Read full article

Kiss me Deadly (1955) – Updated

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 10, 2015 From 4 Star Films

Set in L.A., the film stars Ralph Meeker as the callous and often corrupt P.I. Mike Hammer, adapted from the Mickey Spillane novels. One night while driving, Hammer picks up a frightened woman who begs him to remember her. They are forced off the road by thugs and the girl is eventually killed. Hamm... Read full article

Kiss me Deadly (1955)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 10, 2015 From 4 Star Films

Set in L.A., the film stars Ralph Meeker as the callous and often corrupt P.I. Mike Hammer, adapted from the Mickey Spillane novels. One night while driving, Hammer picks up a frightened woman who begs him to remember her. They are forced off the road by thugs and the girl is eventually killed. Hamm... Read full article

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Kiss Me Deadly Quotes:

Lt. Pat Murphy: You're so bright working on your own, you penny-ante gumshoe. You thought you saw something big and you tried to horn in.
Charlie Max: Women are worse than flies.
Dr. G.E. Soberin: Listen to me, as if I were Cerberus barking with all his heads at the gates of hell. I will tell you where to take it, but don't... don't open the box!
Dr. G.E. Soberin: There is something sad and melancholy about trips. I always hate to go away. But one has to find some new place or it would be impossible to be sad and melancholy again.
[Hammer awakens from a coma]
Lt. Pat Murphy: Three days ago, I was figuring I'd have to finance a new tux to bury the corpse.
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Kiss Me Deadly Facts
Cloris Leachman's first theatrical film role.
Filmed in less than 3 weeks.
Theatrical film debut for Maxine Cooper.
The Kefauver Commission, a federal unit dedicated to investigating corrupting influences in the 1950s, singled this out as 1955's number one menace to American youth. Because of this, Robert Aldrich felt compelled to conduct a writing campaign for the free speech rights of independent film-makers.
Memo from United Artists: Mickey Spillane's name must be above the title and in the same type style as appears on the "Kiss Me Deadly" Signet Book Jacket.
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