RA Kiss Before Dying

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Play Time: 95 mins
Mystery, Thriller, Crime
A Kiss Before Dying

Overview:
Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father. When Dorothy tells Jonathan that she is pregnant and that her father will deny her inheritance if he finds out, Jonathan murders her, but he stages her death as a suicide. As Jonathan works his way onto Mr. Carlsson's payroll, Dorothy's twin sister, Ellen, investigates the apparent suicide.

Status: Released (1991-04-26)
Awards:2 wins
BoxOffice:$15,429,177
Screen:Ira Levin, James Dearden
Productions: Kellgate Limited, Universal Pictures, Initial Pictures
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
A Kiss Before Dying
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John Chard

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Kiss of life required to ignite this film noir re-imaging. A remake of the 1956 film of the same name, A Kiss Before Dying is directed by James Dearden and Dearden adapts the screenplay from Ira Levin's novel. It stars Sean Young, Matt Dillon, Max von Sydow, Dianne Ladd and James ....

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Jonathan (Matt Dillon) is obssessed with inheriting Thor Carlsson’s (the majestic Max von Sydow) copper empire. Why? Presumably, because as a poor child literally living on the wrong side of the tracks, he would sit in his room and stare at the endless parade of freight trains passin ....

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