Sun 2 Jul 2017
Archived Movie Review: KISS ME A KILLER (1991).
Posted by Steve under Crime Films , Reviews[3] Comments
KISS ME A KILLER. Concorde-New Horizons, 1991. Julie Carmen, Robert Beltran, Ramon Franco, Charles Boswell, Sam Vlahos. Director: Marcus DeLeon.
This late night attraction on one of the pay channels we’ve just signed up for is the first I’ve taped that turned out to be more than I was hoping for. You may or may not believe me, but what this is is an authentic, down-to-earth throwback to the noir movies of of the 1940s, done semi-salsa style.
It takes place in L.A., where the middle-aged (and white) owner of a bar has a good-looking but bored younger wife, and when he hires a new Latino singer for the house band, fireworks begin to happen.
In spite of a list of actors who’ve been around but who are still pretty much unknown (at least to me), the acting is top-drawer, if not quite top notch, the music is fine, the pace is fast, and the story makes sense. Julie Carmen, a sultry brunette with a voice so husky it could pull an Alaskan dog sled, as the saying goes, I would not mind seeing again either. This one’s a keeper, that’s for sure.
July 2nd, 2017 at 4:40 pm
Steve,
This is an enjoyable review!
I’d never heard of this film, and will be looking for it.
July 2nd, 2017 at 4:43 pm
Amazon has a copy for sale on VHS. I don’t believe it ever came out on DVD. I called it a keeper but I confess I do not know where my copy is.
I’m not the only one who liked this really obscure film. Read this:
http://articles.latimes.com/1991-06-14/entertainment/ca-450_1_kiss-killer-movie
July 3rd, 2017 at 12:57 am
Poking around on IMDb for more information on this movie,I discovered something that I didn’t know before: Roger Corman was the executive producer (uncredited).
He was interviewed by Joe Dante at the New Beverly movie theater in L.A. not too long ago. He’s 91 but seems to still be doing well.