A Kiss Before Dying

1991 PG-13 1h 35m

5.6 / 10 132

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5.6/10

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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.

Director James Dearden

Writers

James Dearden Ira Levin

Stars

Matt Dillon Sean Young Max von Sydow

Matt Dillon

Jonathan Corliss

Sean Young

Ellen / Dorothy Carlsson

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tmdb28039023 27 Aug 2022

1/10

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 passing by, all of them bearing the Carlsson company logo. Jonathan has successfully wooed Carlsson’s daughter Dorothy ...

John Chard 18 Nov 2017

5/10

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 Russo. Music is by Howard Shore and cinematography by Mike Southon. Story has Dillon as a troubled young man who ...