Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005)
- Starring:
- Robert Downey, Jr., Val Kilmer, (more)
- Director(s):
- Shane Black
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Comedy
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A thesp-turned-crook gets a chance at career in movies as well as crime scene investigation in this offbeat action comedy with nods to Raymond Chandler. Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.) is a struggling New York actor who high-tails it to Los Angeles. Once there, Lockhart winds up at the posh home of the aptly-named homosexual private eye Gay Perry (Val Kilmer) amid a lavish Hollywood party, hoping to score a life-changing role in a Hollywood feature. Harry becomes reacquainted with Harmony (Michelle Monaghan), a girl he had a major crush on in his small-town Indiana high school, who may be a bit more interested in him now than she was years ago. He takes both her and her girlfriend home with him, but - in a moment of drunken stupor - accidentally sleeps with the wrong woman. Meanwhile, when a series of female bodies turns up across L.A., Harry slowly breaks into detective work, mentored by Perry. The biggest twist? Black riffs Adaptation and other films by having Harry (via satirical narration) write the movie while he is living it. Harry assures the audience that unlike Lord of the Rings, this one won't have seventeen endings. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang marks the first directorial credit for Shane Black, who created the Lethal Weapon franchise. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 103 mins
Complete Cast:
- Robert Downey, Jr. - Harry Lockhart
- Michelle Monaghan - Harmony Faith Lane
- Dash Mihok - Mr. Frying Pan
- Rockmond Dunbar - Mr. Fire
- Angela Lindvall - Flicka
- Nancy Fish - NY Casting Woman
- Joe Keyes - Lobby Cop
- Ben Bray - Dexter Goon
- Duane Carnahan - Chainsaw Kid
- Indio Falconer Downey - Harry Age 9
- Evan Parke - Dexter Clinic Guard
- Kathy Lamkin - Woman in Hospital Blues
- Teresa Herrera - Newswoman
- Jake Eberle - Patrol Cop
- Ali Hillis - Marleah
- Brendan Fehily - Local News Reporter
- Tanja Reichert - B-Movie Actress
- Harrison Young - Harmony's Dad
- Cole McKay - Dexter Goon
- Vincent Laresca - Aurello
- Val Kilmer - Gay Perry
- Corbin Bernsen - Harlan Dexter
- Larry Miller - Dabney Shaw
- Shannyn Sossamon - Pink Hair Girl
- Judie Aronson - Gift Bag Girl
- Josh Richman - Rickie
- Jake McKinnon - Creature
- Bill McAdams, Jr. - NY Cop
- Ariel Winter - Harmony Age 7
- Lela Edgar - Party Girl
- Saida Rodriguez-Pagan - News Anchor
- Chrissy Gilman - Protocop
- Daniel Browning Smith - Rubber Boy
- Bobby Tuttle - Hotel Concierge
- David Newsome - Agent Type
- Stephanie Pearson - Teen Harmony
- Martha Hackett - Pistol Woman
- Brian Simpson - Dexter Goon
- Wiley M. Pickett - Homicide Cop
- Director(s):
- Shane Black
- Writer(s):
- Shane Black
- Producer(s):
- Joel Silver
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Nudity, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Violence, Adult Humor)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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- 2005 - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang - Phoenix Film Critics Association - Overlooked Film of the Year
- 2005 - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang - San Diego Film Critics Association - Best Original Screenplay
