Ready to catch a train to his hometown, a washed-up boxer tells us about the strange and twisty events that happened to him the past couple of days.Ready to catch a train to his hometown, a washed-up boxer tells us about the strange and twisty events that happened to him the past couple of days.Ready to catch a train to his hometown, a washed-up boxer tells us about the strange and twisty events that happened to him the past couple of days.
- Awards
- 1 win
Jerry Jarrett
- Albert
- (as Jerry Jarret)
Jack Curtis
- TV announcer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Peggy Lobbin
- Gloria Price
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWorking with practically no budget and largely without on-location filming permits, Stanley Kubrick had to remain unnoticed while shooting in the nation's busiest city, using hand-held cameras and sometimes secretly shooting from a nearby vehicle.
- GoofsPennsylvania Station was electrified, all trains entering and leaving would not be pulled by steam engines. The sounds of steam engines chugging about during the station sequence are a goof. Pennsylvania Railroad trains had GG1 electric locomotives.
- Quotes
Vincent Rapallo: Like the man said, "Can happiness buy money?"
Gloria Price: Well, you're a comedian, too.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
- SoundtracksLove Theme from the Song Once
Written by Norman Gimbel and Arden E. Clar (as Arden Clar)
Featured review
In introducing "Killer's Kiss" on TCM, host Eddie Muller apologized all over himself for what a ragged, experimental film it was from newbie director Stanley Kubrick. But the thing is, as Muller himself pointed out, inexperienced Kubrick is still better than the best film of any number of other directors, so this one's a treat.
It's ragged to be sure, and it's clear that Kubrick had the outlines of a film that he then padded out to feature length proportions, but there's hardly a shot in the the thing that isn't remarkable in some way. It's my favorite kind of noir -- dripping in atmosphere, plot incidental (though there are some clever developments in the story), tough guy meter set to 11. There's a somewhat famous climactic fight scene set in a mannequin factory that's clearly used for its weirdness only, and the whole film is like that.
Many shots from this movie are used in TCM's intro montage to their late-night programming.
Grade: A-
It's ragged to be sure, and it's clear that Kubrick had the outlines of a film that he then padded out to feature length proportions, but there's hardly a shot in the the thing that isn't remarkable in some way. It's my favorite kind of noir -- dripping in atmosphere, plot incidental (though there are some clever developments in the story), tough guy meter set to 11. There's a somewhat famous climactic fight scene set in a mannequin factory that's clearly used for its weirdness only, and the whole film is like that.
Many shots from this movie are used in TCM's intro montage to their late-night programming.
Grade: A-
- evanston_dad
- Aug 1, 2021
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Kiss Me, Kill Me
- Filming locations
- 3156 Perry Avenue, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA(Davey and Gloria's Apartment Building)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $75,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $1,330
- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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