Kiss or Kill

Kiss or Kill (1997)

Lovers on the RUN . . .

Two lovers, Nikki and Al, have a scam in which Nikki allows herself to be picked up by older men, drugs them, and, with Al's help, robs them. After accidentally killing one of her victims with an overdose, Nikki and Al are on the run.

Date of release
1997-07-01
TMDB
4.5 / 10 (21)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director
Bill Bennett

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$929K
  • Awards: 5 · Nominations: 10. Including: AACTA Award for Best Film; AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; AACTA Award for Best Direction; AACTA Award for Best Editing

Kiss or Kill is a 1997 Australian thriller film about two lovers and fugitives from the law who are pursued across the Australian Outback. The film was written and directed by Bill Bennett, and stars Frances O'Connor and Matt Day.

Production

Bill Bennett originally got the idea to make the film while shooting Backlash at Broken Hill. He was talking with a crew member who started sharpening a Rambo knife and joked that he could easily kill Bennett and no one would ever know. The encounter unsettled Bennett and inspired him to write a story about a relationship where you did not completely know the other person.

Bennett decided to make the film after an unhappy experience on his first Hollywood movie Two If By Sea. He devised the movie to be low budget and was willing to make it with his own money but secured finance from Newvision Films and Film Australia. Like several of Bennett's previous movies, there was not a traditional script, but a detailed screen treatment, with the dialogue created with actor's input.

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