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Kiss Me, Deadly (1952) is Mickey Spillane's sixth novel featuring private investigator Mike Hammer. The novel was later loosely adapted into the film Kiss Me Deadly in 1955. Plot summary
The film follows a private investigator in Los Angeles who becomes embroiled in a complex mystery after picking up a female hitchhiker. The screenplay was written by Aldrich and A.I. Bezzerides, based on the 1952 crime novel Kiss Me, Deadly by Mickey Spillane. Kiss Me Deadly grossed $726,000
Frank Morrison Spillane (/ s p ɪ ˈ l eɪ n /; March 9, 1918 – July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist, called the "king of pulp fiction". [2] His stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer .
Cooper made her film debut in the 1955 thriller Kiss Me Deadly, which was based on a novel by Mickey Spillane. [1] Director Robert Aldrich cast Cooper in Kiss Me Deadly after seeing her turn as the character Anitra in a Los Angeles production of the play Peer Gynt. [3]
In perhaps his most-remembered role, Meeker starred as private detective Mike Hammer in the 1955 Robert Aldrich film of Mickey Spillane's Kiss Me Deadly. Many years later, this film acquired cult status and was seen as an influence on French New Wave directors such as Jean-Luc Godard. [12]
Pages in category "Novels by Mickey Spillane" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Kiss Me, Deadly; M. My Gun Is Quick; O. One Lonely ...
Kiss Me Deadly; L. The Long Wait; M. Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All; More Than Murder; Murder Me, Murder You; ... Category: Films based on works by Mickey Spillane.
Instead Aldrich produced and directed Kiss Me Deadly (1955), a film noir adapted by A. I. Bezzerides from a novel by Mickey Spillane starring Ralph Meeker as Mike Hammer. Breaking new grounds in its portrayal of sadistical violence, It was made for Parklane Productions, the independent company of Victor Saville , who owned the rights, and ...