Kiss the Girls (film)
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This article is about the film Kiss the Girls. For the novel of the same title, see Kiss the Girls.
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| Directed by | Gary Fleder |
| Produced by | David Brown |
| Written by | James Patterson (novel) David Klass |
| Starring | Morgan Freeman Ashley Judd Cary Elwes |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 3, 1997 |
| Running time | 117 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$27,000,000 |
| Followed by | Along Came a Spider |
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Kiss the Girls is a 1997 thriller film, based on the novel by James Patterson of the same title and directed by Gary Fleder. The film tells the story of detective and Forensic Psychologist 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.
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[edit] Plot
Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) is a detective on the hunt for his missing niece Naomi. He is aided by Kate McTiernan and Det. Nick Ruskin (Cary Elwes). Naomi is being held captive by a serial killer known as Casanova, a sadomasochist who brutalizes and eventually kills the women by exposure.
[edit] 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
[edit] Prequel
- Though Kiss the Girls was released in 1997, it is the sequel to its 2001 prequel film Along Came a Spider, which was the first book in the Alex Cross series, with Monica Potter being the new female lead. The film Along Came a Spider was also based on the novel by James Patterson.
[edit] Trivia
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- Brian Cox portrays the first film-adaptation of the fictional character "Hannibal Lecter" in the Michael Mann-directed film Manhunter (1986).
- Cary Elwes appears as one of a serial-killer's potential victims in the 2004 James Wan-directed Saw.
- When Casanova is making a phone call to his bi-coastal accomplice, the computer screen reads the "Nebraska Phone Exchange."
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