JPV852
Fun and entertaining action flick. Sure, the effects look dated and a few unintentionally funny moments, but Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson were good together. 3.5/5
The Long Kiss Goodnight
- Crime
- Action
- Mystery
- Thriller
10/11/1996
121
R
What's forgotten is not always gone.
An amnesiac schoolteacher (Davis) sets out to recover her identity with the help of a private detective (Jackson) when they discover a dark conspiracy. Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, is a school teacher and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to remember small parts of her previous life as a lethal, top-secret agent.
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- Revenue:
- $89,500,000
- Budget:
- $65,000,000
- martial arts
- amnesia
- assassination
- strong woman
- escape
- chase
- hostage
- spy
- new identity
- dark comedy
- teacher
- shootout
- female protagonist
- gunfight
- terrorism
- beautiful woman
- single mother
- government assassin
- timebomb
- candlelight vigil
- rogue agent
- woman agent
- christmas
- ex-cia agent
- action hero
- amnesiac
- christmas parade
- assassination team
- dramatic
- gun death
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Cast
Geena DavisSamantha Caine / Charly Baltimore
Samuel L. JacksonMitch Henessey- Yvonne ZimaCaitlin Caine
- Craig BierkoTimothy
- Tom AmandesHal
- Brian CoxDr. Nathan Waldman
- Patrick MalahideLeland Perkins
- David MorseLuke / Daedalus
- Joseph McKennaOne-Eyed Jack
- Melina KanakaredesTrin
- Dan Warry-SmithRaymond
- Kristen BoneGirl #1
- Jennifer PisanaGirl #2
- Rex LinnMan in Bed
- Alan NorthEarl
- Edwin HodgeTodd Henessey
Reviews
FilipeManuelNeto
A good action and suspense film, although with several flaws to point out.
This is a pleasant thriller, which presents us with a story that does not seem original or unusual, but that works perfectly and pleasantly entertains the audience. It all starts when a young suburban teacher, married and mother of a girl, begins to have particularly violent flashes of memory. She has amnesia, she doesn't know who she is, and the increasingly palpable prospect of a dark past leads her to investigate things further, fearing the consequences that could come to her family. In order to carry out her inquiries, she hires a private detective, who appears to be just trying to charge her as much money as possible.
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