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==Plot==
==Plot==
Harry Lockhart, at a Christmas party, narrates. Harry's friend is killed fleeing a botched robbery. Harry evades police by ducking into an audition, impressing the producers with an outburst they mistake for [[method acting]] because the script mirrors his friend's death. At the resulting Hollywood party Harry meets private investigator Perry van Shrike, who is hired to help Harry prepare for his role. Harry meets party host Harlan Dexter, a retired actor who recently resolved a ten year feud over his wife's inheritance with his daughter Veronica; he also runs into his childhood crush Harmony Lane, but wakes up the next day with her hostile friend. He hotfoots it to Harmony's place at 6am to apologise.
At a Los Angeles party around Christmas, Harry Lockhart recounts recent events. When fleeing a botched robbery, Harry's friend is killed, forcing Harry to evade the police by ducking into an audition; when the script mirrors his friend's death, Harry impresses the producers with an outburst they mistake for [[method acting]]. Attending a Hollywood party before a [[screen test]], Harry is introduced to private investigator Perry van Shrike, who is enlisted to help Harry prepare for his role, and later re-encounters his childhood crush Harmony Lane. Harry also meets party host Harlan Dexter, a retired actor who recently resolved a ten year feud over his wife's inheritance with his daughter, Veronica.


The next night, Perry and Harry witness a body being dumped in a lake but are spotted by the killers. Back at his hotel Harry receives a call stating Harmony committed suicide, but Harmony appears, revealing she was mistaken for her sister Jenna who'd arrived in L.A., stolen Harmony's credit cards and then killed herself. Believing Harry to be a detective, Harmony asks him to investigate Jenna's death as a murder. She explains Jenna had come to LA to find her father because Harmony had as a child (falsely) told her she was adopted. After Harmony leaves, Harry suddenly discovers the lake corpse in his bathroom, calls Perry for help, and finds a planted pistol, so they dump the corpse fast. Police identify the corpse as Veronica Dexter. Perry demands Harry leave L.A. for his own safety. However, Harry doesn't leave, as he discovers Perry was hired by Harmony's late sister. He also seeks out Harmony, who slams the door on his finger, (accidentally) cutting it off.
The next day, Perry and Harry witness a vehicle and body being dumped in a lake, and are spotted by the killers. Returning to his hotel, Harry receives a call stating Harmony committed suicide; Harmony then appears and reveals she was mistaken for her sister, Jenna, who arrived in L.A., stole Harmony's credit cards, and then killed herself. Believing Harry to be a detective, Harmony asks him to investigate Jenna's death as she thinks it was murder. After Harmony leaves, Harry discovers the lake corpse in his bathroom, as well as a planted pistol; after he and Perry dump the corpse, it is found and identified as Veronica Dexter, whom the pair saw at the party. Perry demands Harry leave L.A. due to the lake killers identifying and framing him. However, Harry discovers Perry was hired to investigate the lake by Harmony's late sister, linking the cases.


His finger sewn up in hospital, Harry, Harmony and Perry discover from a video the man Harmony had told Jenna was her father was Harlan Dexter. Perry leaves to a stake out, and Mustard and Frying Pan, the lake killers find Harry and beaten him up. As Harmony is returning Harry to the hospital, she sees the killers heading to Perry's stake out, and goes to rescue him. A pink-haired girl unknowingly takes Harry, passed out in Harmony's car which she steals, to the killers' house. After Harry witnesses Mustard killing her he shoots and kills Mustard, and puts his (fallen-off-again) finger on ice, but a dog jumps up and eats it.
Attending a party, the trio discover Harmony told her sister a fictional character (played by Harlan Dexter) was her real father, prompting Jenna to come to L.A. When Perry leaves to a stakeout, Harry is threatened and beaten by the lake killers, Mr. Frying Pan (Mihok) and Mustard (Dunbar). When taking Harry to the hospital, Harmony realizes the lake killers are heading to Perry's stakeout, prompting her to rescue him; when Harry is left passed out in Harmony's car, a Pink-Haired Girl (Sossamon), who is affiliated with the killers, unknowingly takes Harry to her safehouse; when Harry witnesses Mustard killing her, Harry shoots and kills Mustard.


Harry and Harmony have a bedroom scene and a falling out. Then Harmony disappears following a lead. Harry and Perry investigate a mental health clinic owned by Harlan Dexter. Perry realizes Harlan had incarcerated Veronica there so an impostor could drop her court case against him. Thinking Harmony has been captured by Dexter, Harry and Perry accidentally kill a guard while questioning him then are captured by Dexter, who plans to cremate his daughter's corpse to remove any remaining evidence. Cue comedy henchman torture and escape by concealed gun.
After Harmony disappears following a lead, Harry and Perry investigate a private health clinic owned by Harlan Dexter; Perry realizes that Veronica Dexter was incarcerated there by Harlan so an impostor could drop her court case. After Harry and Perry are captured, Dexter reveals he now plans to cremate his daughter's corpse to remove any remaining evidence, but Harmony steals the van containing the coffin. Harry and Perry escape, but Harmony crashes the van, leaving Veronica's body hanging off an overpass. A shootout commences that leaves Harry and Perry shot. When Harry tries to save Harmony, he falls over the overpass, grabbing onto Veronica's corpse; after narrowly shooting Dexter and his thugs, Harry finds Harmony, then collapses from his wounds.


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Awaking in the hospital, Harry finds that Perry and Harmony are fine, and the former reveals Harmony's sister was not murdered, but committed suicide. After Jenna escaped incest in Indiana, she located Dexter believing him to be her real father, only to find him having sex with Veronica's impostor, the Pink-Haired Girl; since she looked like Veronica, Jenna believed Dexter to be incestuous like her real father, and, after hiring Perry to investigate, committed suicide. Perry confronts Harmony and Jenna's father, and Harry reveals that he now works for Perry.
Harmony steals the van containing the coffin from Dexter and his men but crashes it, throwing them all from the van. Harry gets up, but, Dexter arrives and tries to run him over leaves Harry hanging off an overpass. Harry jumps on to the roof of a henchman's car and a dramatic moving car shootout commences, but Harry wins, finds Harmony, and he collapses from his wounds.

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Harry wakes in the hospital to find Harmony and Perry there. Perry tells him he found out from police that Harmony's sister Jenna was hired by Dexter as his daughter's imposter after all and that she wasn't murdered but committed suicide. After Jenna escaped her real father's incest in Indiana, she located Dexter believing him to be her real father, only to find him having sex with Veronica's impostor who was the pink-haired girl. Because the impostor looked like Veronica, Jenna believed Dexter to be incestuous like her real father and - having hired Perry to investigate the incest - committed suicide. Case solved. At Jenna's funeral Perry confronts the girls' real father.


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 15:21, 27 May 2013

This article is about the 2005 US film. For other uses, see Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (disambiguation).
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Promotional poster
Directed byShane Black
Screenplay byShane Black
Story byShane Black
Produced byJoel Silver
StarringRobert Downey, Jr.
Val Kilmer
CinematographyMichael Barrett
Edited byJim Page
Music byJohn Ottman
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • November 11, 2005 (2005-11-11)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[2]
Box office$15,785,148[2]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a 2005 crime-comedy film written and directed by Shane Black, and starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Val Kilmer, with Michelle Monaghan and Corbin Bernsen in supporting roles. The script is partially based on the Brett Halliday novel Bodies Are Where You Find Them, and interprets the classic hardboiled literary genre in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. The film was produced by Joel Silver, with Susan Downey (credited as Susan Levin) and Steve Richards as executive producers.

Shot in Los Angeles between February 24 and May 3, 2004, the film debuted at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival on May 14,[3] and received a limited release in cinemas in October and November 2005.

Plot

At a Los Angeles party around Christmas, Harry Lockhart recounts recent events. When fleeing a botched robbery, Harry's friend is killed, forcing Harry to evade the police by ducking into an audition; when the script mirrors his friend's death, Harry impresses the producers with an outburst they mistake for method acting. Attending a Hollywood party before a screen test, Harry is introduced to private investigator Perry van Shrike, who is enlisted to help Harry prepare for his role, and later re-encounters his childhood crush Harmony Lane. Harry also meets party host Harlan Dexter, a retired actor who recently resolved a ten year feud over his wife's inheritance with his daughter, Veronica.

The next day, Perry and Harry witness a vehicle and body being dumped in a lake, and are spotted by the killers. Returning to his hotel, Harry receives a call stating Harmony committed suicide; Harmony then appears and reveals she was mistaken for her sister, Jenna, who arrived in L.A., stole Harmony's credit cards, and then killed herself. Believing Harry to be a detective, Harmony asks him to investigate Jenna's death as she thinks it was murder. After Harmony leaves, Harry discovers the lake corpse in his bathroom, as well as a planted pistol; after he and Perry dump the corpse, it is found and identified as Veronica Dexter, whom the pair saw at the party. Perry demands Harry leave L.A. due to the lake killers identifying and framing him. However, Harry discovers Perry was hired to investigate the lake by Harmony's late sister, linking the cases.

Attending a party, the trio discover Harmony told her sister a fictional character (played by Harlan Dexter) was her real father, prompting Jenna to come to L.A. When Perry leaves to a stakeout, Harry is threatened and beaten by the lake killers, Mr. Frying Pan (Mihok) and Mustard (Dunbar). When taking Harry to the hospital, Harmony realizes the lake killers are heading to Perry's stakeout, prompting her to rescue him; when Harry is left passed out in Harmony's car, a Pink-Haired Girl (Sossamon), who is affiliated with the killers, unknowingly takes Harry to her safehouse; when Harry witnesses Mustard killing her, Harry shoots and kills Mustard.

After Harmony disappears following a lead, Harry and Perry investigate a private health clinic owned by Harlan Dexter; Perry realizes that Veronica Dexter was incarcerated there by Harlan so an impostor could drop her court case. After Harry and Perry are captured, Dexter reveals he now plans to cremate his daughter's corpse to remove any remaining evidence, but Harmony steals the van containing the coffin. Harry and Perry escape, but Harmony crashes the van, leaving Veronica's body hanging off an overpass. A shootout commences that leaves Harry and Perry shot. When Harry tries to save Harmony, he falls over the overpass, grabbing onto Veronica's corpse; after narrowly shooting Dexter and his thugs, Harry finds Harmony, then collapses from his wounds.

Awaking in the hospital, Harry finds that Perry and Harmony are fine, and the former reveals Harmony's sister was not murdered, but committed suicide. After Jenna escaped incest in Indiana, she located Dexter believing him to be her real father, only to find him having sex with Veronica's impostor, the Pink-Haired Girl; since she looked like Veronica, Jenna believed Dexter to be incestuous like her real father, and, after hiring Perry to investigate, committed suicide. Perry confronts Harmony and Jenna's father, and Harry reveals that he now works for Perry.

Cast

Reception

Critical

Many critics admired the film for its sharp and clever comedy, as well as Downey's and Kilmer's screen chemistry and individual performances. Mike Russell of The Oregonian observed that "This is one of Downey's most enjoyable performances, and one of Kilmer's funniest. It's a relationship comedy wrapped in sharp talk and gunplay, a triumphant comeback for Black, and one of the year's best movies".[4] Jeff Otto, an IGN critic, wrote that "It takes a bunch of genres and twists them into a blender, a pop relic that still feels current...one of the best times I've had at the movies this year."[5] It was voted "Overlooked Film of the Year" by the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Society on December 20, 2005. It has a rating of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Box office

The film opened on October 20 in the United States, with a limited release. From its release until mid-November, the film's distribution increased every weekend due to its favorable critical reviews. It stayed in release in the United States until early January.[6] The film earned a total of $4,243,756 in the United States.[2]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang grossed far more outside the United States, accounting for just over 70% of the film's worldwide gross, accumulating $11,541,392.[2] The film ended up earning $15,785,148 worldwide.[2]

References

  1. ^ "KISS KISS BANG BANG (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 2005-06-20. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  4. ^ Mike Russell. "Don't miss the 'Kiss'". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 27 January 2006.
  5. ^ Jeff Otto. "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Review". IGN. Retrieved 27 January 2006.
  6. ^ "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) - Weekend Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 April 2006.
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