A Kiss So Deadly

A Kiss So Deadly is a 1996 made-for-television thriller directed by Chuck Bowman.

Cast

Charles Shaughnessy as Tom Deese
Dedee Pfeiffer as Catherine Deese
Tom Bresnahan as Todd Gale
Noelle Parker as June Stern
Kerrie Keane as Addy Deese
Charlotte Ross as Amanda Blake
Scott Simpson as Stalker
Jeffrey Pillars as Ray
Robert Catrini as Craig
Paul Sincoff as Officer Cruz
Tim Gardner as Officer Chaso
Nina Repeta as Waitress
Jeff Hochendoner as Bartender
William Gregory Lee as Adam
Steve Posner as Professor
Michael Genevie as Det. Ron Marin
Hank Troscianiec as First Cop
Brian Keith Gamble as Second Cop
Julián Vicente as Detective
Barry Bell as Condo Supervisor

Crew

Directed by Chuck Bowman
Written by Nevin Schreiner and Monica Parker
Produced by Chuck Bowman, Jennifer Alward and Jill Proctor
Music by Joseph Conlan
Cinematography by Karl Herrmann
Edited by Jonathon Braun

Plot

Tom Deese falls in love with his daughter's roommate, Amanda, and becomes the focus of his daughter Catherine's suspicions when Amanda is murdered.

Reception

Variety film critic Tony Scott, wrote that Shaughnessy ‘doesn’t do much convincing’ and that his former Days of Our Lives co-star Ross fared better, giving her character ‘an easygoing, even sympathetic, quality.’ He also noted Pfeiffer's ‘intelligent face’ and felt that Simpson ‘turns in the best scene of the production when he rasps into a phone.’ Scott added that the production was technically sound, but faults were the result of Schreiner's ‘absurd script.’