Kiss the Girls (1997 film)
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| Directed by | Gary Fleder |
| Written by | James Patterson (novel) David Klass |
| Produced by | David Brown |
| Starring | Morgan Freeman Ashley Judd Cary Elwes |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | 3 October 1997 (USA) |
Running time | 111 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$27,000,000 |
Kiss the Girls is a 1997 thriller film based on a novel by James Patterson and was directed by Gary Fleder. The film is based around detective Alex Cross, played by Morgan Freeman, who is trying to find his kidnapped niece Naomi Cross, who is played by Gina Ravera and with the help of Kate McTiernan, played by Ashley Judd. The film also stars Mena Suvari.
Tagline: A detective is searching for a deadly collector. His only hope is the woman who got away.
Plot
Template:Spoiler Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) is a detective on the hunt for his missing niece Naomi. Aided by Kate McTiernan(who escaped a serial killer known as "Casanova" , who is actually Naomi's captor, along with over 16 other women reported missing) and Det. Nick Ruskin (Cary Elwes). Casanova is a psychopath that convinces himself that he loves the women he kidnaps and hides in his lair, cares for them, and eventually kills them by kissing them (apparently Casanova thinks a kiss is feeding or injecting a women with a fatal drug, as he did with the first women he ever fell in love with). Cross eventually finds the lair and is reunited with Naomi. A climax and a brawl later, it is revealed that Ruskin is actually Casanova and is now angered at Kate for helping Cross. The film ends with Cross shooting Ruskin and telling Kate it will be all right.
Cast
- Morgan Freeman as Dr. Alex Cross
- Ashley Judd as Dr. Kate McTiernan
- Cary Elwes as Det. Nick Ruskin
- Alex McArthur as Det.Davey Sykes
- Tony Goldwyn as Dr.Will Rudolph
- Jay O. Sanders as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
- Bill Nunn as Det. John Sampson
- Brian Cox as Chief Hatfield
- Gina Ravera as Naomi Cross
- Richard T. Jones as Seth Samuel (Naomi's boyfriend)
- Tatyana Ali as Janelle Cross
- Helen Martin as Nana Cross
Sequel
- The film is followed by a sequel in 2001 called Along Came a Spider, with Monica Potter being the new female lead. The sequel was also based on a novel by James Patterson.
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