Kiss or Kill Movie Review 1997

Thieves/con artists and lovers Nikki (O'Connor) and Al (Day) head out across the Australian desert towards Perth when one of their schemes results in death. Since they've also got a videotape showing football player Zipper Doyle (Langrishe) engaged in pedophile activity, he's on their trail as are a couple of cops. But trouble also seems to follow them--everywhere the duo spend the night a dead body appears the next morning and soon the lovers begin wondering about each other. Quirky characters and fine performances from all concerned, even if the emotional core of the film is somewhat cold.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 95 minutes.
Originally from Australian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Road Trip, Crime Drama, Cops, Scams, Stings & Cons, Lovers on the Lam

Screenplay

Bill Bennett

Cast

Frances O'Connor, Matt(hew) Day, Chris Haywood, Barry Otto, Max Cullen, Andrew S. Gilbert, Barry Langrishe, Jennifer Cluff

Cinematography

Malcolm McCulloch

Director

Bill Bennett

Producer

Bill Bennett, Jennifer Bennett, Mikael Borglund, Gary Hamilton, Australian Film Finance Corp., October Films

Awards

Australian Film Inst. 1997: Director (Bennett), Film, Film Editing, Sound, Support. Actor (Gilbert); Montreal World Film Fest. 1997: Actress (O'Connor).