Kill Me Again (1989)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

John Dahl

Writers:

John Dahl (written by) and
David W. Warfield (written by)

Release Date:

27 October 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Her last request was his first mistake.

Plot:

A young detective becomes involved with a beautiful woman on the run from the mob and her psychopath boyfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Native American Reservation | Imperative In Title | Desert | Murder | Private Detective

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Pat Mulligan	...	Sammy
Nick Dimitri	...	Marty
Michael Madsen	...	Vince Miller
Joanne Whalley	...	Fay Forrester (as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer)
Robert Schuch	...	Collection Agent #1
Duane Tucker	...	Collection Agent #2
Val Kilmer	...	Jack Andrews
Molly Flanegin	...	Gossipy Motel Clerk
Dominic Dinino	...	Rest Stop Little Boy
Daniel Dorse	...	Rest Stop Father
Bibi Besch	...	Jack's Secretary
Jim Boeke	...	Javonovitch
Jon Gries	...	Alan Swayzie (as Jonathan Gries)
Michael Sharrett	...	Tim the Motel Clerk
Debby Lynn Ross	...	Kathy the Drowned Wife

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:16 | France:-12 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Boulder City, Nevada, USA

Company:

Propaganda Films

Trivia:

In the yellow pages, the address of the PI is on Dahl Ave.--a joke by the art department to the director, before they knew the address would be visible on-screen.

Goofs:

Continuity: Jack's sideburns when he drives Fay to the police station.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey (2003) (V)

Double crossing

John Dahl has mastered this genre almost effortlessly. "Kill Me Again" shows him in great form. The screen play by the director and David Warfield has all the makings of a film noir, which Mr. Dahl's executes beautifully.

The great coup for the director is the first rate performances he gets out of his cast. Val Kilmer, plays Jack Andrews, a Reno P.I., fighting some demons of his own. Andrews falls for the vixen Fay Forrester who comes knocking at his office door seeking to solve her problems, but instead, she uses Jack shamelessly.

Fay Forrester, the calculating dame of the story, has in turn double crossed her own partner Vince Miller, who doesn't give up trying to find what belongs to him. Jack Andrews in the end, proves he is more resourceful than Vince and Fay in an ironic twist at the end.

Val Kilmer had one of the best opportunities of his career and he runs away with the movie. Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, is excellent as the calculating Fay. Michael Madsen portrays yet another bad guy with great verve.

Mr. Dahl delivers a satisfying film that will not disappoint.