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User Rating:
7.9/10   56,659 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Brett Halliday (novel) (in part)
Shane Black (screen story)
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Release Date:
14 September 2005 (France) more
Tagline:
SeX. MurdEr. MyStery. Welcome to the party. more
Plot:
A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 12 nominations more
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Way better than I expected. Hip and self-aware but tons of fun! more (292 total)

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Also Known As:
L.A.P.I. (USA) (working title)
You'll Never Die in This Town Again (USA) (working title)
Entre besos y tiros (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]
Baisers fumants (Canada: French title) [fr]
Beijos e Tiros (Brazil) [pt]
Filia kai sfaires (Greece) (TV title) [el]
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Shane Black's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (France) [fr]
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Rated R for language, violence and sexuality/nudity.
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103 min | USA:102 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Hugh Grant and Benicio Del Toro were initially considered for the lead roles. more
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Harry discovers a small pistol in the glove compartment of Perry's Mercedes, Perry refers to it as a Derringer, and even specifies (by way of a joke) that it only carries two shots, as Derringers invariably do. However, it is clearly visible as a North American Arms mini-revolver. more
Quotes:
Perry: [on the phone] What do you mean they gave her back? more
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Referenced in Fired Up! (2009) more
Soundtrack:
I'VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM more

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32 out of 40 people found the following comment useful.
Way better than I expected. Hip and self-aware but tons of fun!, 30 September 2006
8/10
Author: Camera Obscura from Leiden, The Dutch Mountains

I didn't expect much from this at all, but it turned out pretty good. Think of a Raymond Chandler murder mystery, updated to a sort of modern and enormously... self-aware buddy film-noir. Yes, a buddy-movie, film-noir, murder mystery, crime-thriller, all rolled into one hip modern self-referential update, packed with amusing references to all the clichés of the genres depicted. Before you can even think about the next cliché in the film, it grabs it, makes a mockery of it and proceeds at break-neck pace.

Petty thief Harry Lockhardt (Downey) is a lovable loser who accidentally winds up in the movie business, auditioning for the part of a private detective. Val Kilmer plays the real private eye, Perry Shrike (half the fun is picking the right name!) who has to learn him the trades of the business, but soon they both wind up in a murder mystery with so many twists and turns (and bodies), it'll make your head spin.

Downey and Kilmer seem to have the time of their lives, but not to the viewer's expense. Perhaps a bit too clever for it's own good with so many "clever" plot turns, that I was lost in the end, but perhaps I'm not as clever as I wish to. And I must say, Michelle Monaghan! Wow! She really gave one sexy performance! It derails a bit in the end and goes so wildly over the top with shaggy-dog jokes, ridiculously stupid bad guys and buddy-clichés, it makes Austin Powers look like a straight-faced classic. But as a whole very entertaining, with snappy dialogue, clever writing, and enjoyable performances. Just lots of fun.

Camera Obscura --- 8/10

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