Little Junior Brown. He rules the streets. He owns the game. But he doesn't own all of the players.
Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because his so-called friend's life is threatened. The job is for Little Junior Brown, a violent and powerful villain. When things go wrong, Jimmy is left to do the time, and his whole life is turned upside-down, but if that wasn't enough, the cops won't leave Jimmy alone when he gets out... They want Little Junior Brown.
Kiss of Death (1995) is a crime, thriller and drama film directed by Barbet Schroeder, released on April 21, 1995 with a runtime of 1h 41m. It stars David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson and Helen Hunt. Viewers rate it 5.7 out of 10 across 370 ratings.
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David Caruso
as Jimmy Kilmartin
Nicolas Cage
as Little Junior Brown
Samuel L. Jackson
as Calvin Hart
Helen Hunt
as Bev Kilmartin
Kathryn Erbe
as Rosie Kilmartin
Stanley Tucci
as Frank Zioli
Michael Rapaport
as Ronnie Gannon
Ving Rhames
as Omar
Philip Baker Hall
as Big Junior Brown
Anthony Heald
as Jack Gold
Angel David
as J. J.
John Costelloe
as Cleary
Directed by Barbet Schroeder, written by Richard Price, Eleazar Lipsky and Charles Lederer, produced by Barbet Schroeder and Susan Hoffman.
Average viewer score of 5.7/10 from 370 ratings.
Conceptually this could've been a solid 1990s crime-thriller, maybe under the direction of Joe Carnahan or something. As it is, it's watchable enough I guess and we do get some minor Nicolas Cage craziness in there but other than that, there's no other great performances including David Caruso who continues to prove with this and later Jade, is not a movie star. And I'm not sure why Jackson took this role…
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The main cast of Kiss of Death (1995) includes David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Helen Hunt and Kathryn Erbe. The film was directed by Barbet Schroeder. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Kiss of Death was released on April 21, 1995 and runs for 1h 41m.
Kiss of Death (1995) holds an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 370 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, thriller and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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