Kiss of Death
Short description
Jimmy Kilmartin is a former car thief trying to stay straight after his release from prison. When his cousin Ronnie asks him to fill in as a driver for a shipment headed to gangster Little Junior Brown, Jimmy reluctantly agrees. The police intercept the convoy, one of his companions shoots an officer, and Jimmy is sent back to prison. He is later released on parole after striking a deal with a detective and a prosecutor: he returns to Little Junior's crew as an informant, working to build the case that will bring the gangster down.
Barbet Schroeder directed the film, his fourth feature, following Single White Female. Richard Price and Eleazar Lipsky wrote the screenplay, and the producers were Schroeder and Susan Hoffman. David Caruso plays Jimmy, Nicolas Cage plays Little Junior Brown, and Samuel L. Jackson appears as Calvin Hart, with Helen Hunt and Kathryn Erbe as Jimmy's wife and his cousin's wife, among a credited cast of 45.
The film was released on April 21, 1995, and runs 101 minutes. It drew a 6.6 out of 10 from 41 critics' reviews, roughly matching its audience scores: 6 out of 10 on IMDb from about 21,000 votes, and 5.7 out of 10 on TMDB from 371 votes. Made on a budget of 40 million dollars, it took in about 15 million dollars worldwide.
What's left behind the scenes
- David Caruso left the cast of the TV series "NYPD Blue" (1993-2005) to film this movie, and then decided to dedicate himself entirely to acting.
- Preparing for his role in this film, Nicolas Cage actively worked out at the gym and got into excellent shape. Several years later, he would get back into shape for filming Simon West's thriller "Air Prison" (1997).
- The Empire State Building is shown in the film with red, white, and blue lighting. This was done in honor of the New York Rangers hockey team, which was competing for the Stanley Cup at the time.
- One of the film's cinematographers was Constantine Makris, the director and cinematographer of the television series "Law & Order" and its spin-offs. He was invited to "Kiss of Death" primarily for his extensive knowledge of suitable filming locations in New York.
- At the beginning of the film, David Caruso's character walks home along a street that was also filmed in the original "Kiss of Death" (Henry Hathaway, 1947).
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