The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

Director:

Renny Harlin

Writer (WGA):

Shane Black (written by)

Release Date:

11 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Eight years ago she lost her memory. Now, a detective must help her remember the past before it buries them both. What's forgotten is not always gone.

Plot:

A women suffering from amnesia begins to recover her memories after trouble from her past finds her again.

Plot Keywords:

Amnesia | Self Loathing | Hidden Gun | Blood | Wetting Pants

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Geena Davis	...	Samantha Caine / Charly Baltimore
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Mitch Henessey
Yvonne Zima	...	Caitlin Caine
Craig Bierko	...	Timothy
Tom Amandes	...	Hal
Brian Cox	...	Dr. Nathan Waldman
Patrick Malahide	...	Leland Perkins
David Morse	...	Luke / Daedalus
Joseph McKenna	...	One-Eyed Jack
Melina Kanakaredes	...	Trin
Dan Warry-Smith	...	Raymond
Kristen Bone	...	Girl #1
Jennifer Pisana	...	Girl #2
Rex Linn	...	Man in Bed
Alan North	...	Earl

Also Known As:

A Profissional (Portugal) [pt]
Au revoir à jamais (France) [fr]
Despertar de um Pesadelo (Brazil) [pt]
Dlugi pocalunek na dobranoc (Poland) [pl]
El largo beso del adiós (Argentina) [es]
Ena skliro fili gia kalinyhta (Greece) [el]
Iyi geceler öpücügü (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Memòria letal (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Memoria letal (Spain) [es]
Poljub za lahkonoc (Slovenia) [sl]
Sarutul dulce al razbunarii (Romania) [ro]
Souviens-toi Charlie (Canada: French title) [fr]
Spy (Italy) [it]
Tödliche Weihnachten (Germany) [de]
Utánunk a tüzözön (Hungary) [hu]

MPAA:

Rated R for a substantial amount of strong bloody violence, and for strong language.

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | Australia:M (TV rating) | USA:R (certificate #34389) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:15 (2008) | Malaysia:18SG | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Forge

Trivia:

Shane Black became the first writer to sell a script for $3 million.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Mitch's view of Charly carrying Caitlin through the night-vision binoculars shows the perspective of footage shot from a much closer position.

Quotes:

Mitch Henessey: How did you find us?
Nathan: There may be many reasons not to kill you, but among them is not that you'll be missed by NASA. I found the address in your coat. Here. Between the address of a topless bar, and the picture of what looks like a man's penis.
Mitch Henessey: That's a duck, not a dick.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Yes, Have a Good Night

A small-town schoolteacher (Geena Davis) slowly begins to realize that she has suffered amnesia and really use to be a secret government assassin! Soon, there are men after her and a small-time private detective (Samuel L. Jackson).

This was action-packed, with some great special effects and really funny one-liners (especially from Jackson). Although the action may get a little silly at times, who cares? After all, aren't movies meant to be a good time?

Craig Bierko is fun as a ruthless villain. The movie itself was an all-around good time. Just don't expect to have to think too much about it because then, if you take it too seriously, then the movie actually won't be fun but stupid instead.

This movie doesn't deserve to be called stupid or any other bad name.