Kiss Me, Kill Me (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Casper Andreas |
| Produced by |
Casper Andreas David Michael Barrett |
| Written by | David Michael Barrett |
| Starring |
Van Hansis |
| Music by | Jonathan Dinerstein |
| Cinematography | Rainer Lipski |
| Edited by | Andrew Gust |
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Production
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Spellbound Productions
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| Distributed by | Embrem Entertainment |
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Running time
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100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Van Hansis
Gale Harold
Brianna Brown
Yolonda Ross
Craig Robert Young
Jai Rodriguez
Matthew Ludwinksi
Kiss Me, Kill Me is an independent feature film, directed by Casper Andreas and written by David Michael Barrett, who both produced under their banner, Spellbound Productions. A neo-noir psychological thriller, the movie is a murder mystery about Dusty (Van Hansis) who, while confronting his unfaithful boyfriend, blacks out. When he comes to, his boyfriend Stephen (Gale Harold) has been murdered, and Dusty is the prime suspect.Kiss Me, Kill Me had its World Premiere September 18, 2015 at Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ International Film Festival, which featured the film as its Spotlight Selection.
Stephen Redding is a successful reality TV producer with a big house in the hills and a trophy boyfriend, Dusty Young. But at Stephen’s birthday party, Dusty discovers he been having an affair with another man, Craigery. Humiliated, Dusty leaves the party, walks down to a convenience store. Stephen follows; trying to explain the affair is over, but out of nowhere — Dusty sees a FLASH — and blacks out.
When he comes to, Dusty learns Stephen was murdered and he’s the prime suspect. LAPD Detectives Annette Riley and Noah Bateman, question him. But Dusty can’t remember what happened. West Hollywood, however, is filled with suspects: an unstable lawyer, a couples’ therapist, a jealous ex, a sketchy best friend, a resentful lesbian couple, and a drag queen hypnotist.
With the police closing in, he must remember what happened, put the pieces of the puzzle together, regardless where this the truth leads, even if it means he did kill Stephen.
Producers Casper Andreas and David Michael Barrett cast the movie with actors well known to LGBT audiences. Gay icon Gale Harold, who plays Stephen, was the star of the Showtime series, Queer as Folk. This film marks the first time he's played a gay character since that groundbreaking series concluded. Van Hansis, four-time Emmy nominee from As the World Turns and star of LOGO’s acclaimed series, Eastsiders, is the picture's leading man, “Dusty.” In fact, many cast members in Kiss Me, Kill Me also appear in Eastsiders, including Brianna Brown (from Devious Maids), Jai Rodriguez (Emmy-winning star of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy), Jonathan Lisecki (writer-director-actor of Gayby) and Kit Williamson, a co-producer on the film, who created Eastsiders. Drag queen Shangela (D.J. Pierce), best known for "RuPaul's Drag Race", plays hypnotist Jasmine. Both Matthew Ludwinski and Allison Lane previously worked with Casper Andreas, appearing in his film Going Down in LALA Land, and Deborah S. Craig appeared in David Michael Barrett’s film Bad Actress. Notable cameos in the movie include Katie Walder as TV news reporter Susan Lynwood, and YouTube stars Will Shepherd and R.J. Aguiar who appear in the funeral scene. Pop star SIRPAUL is featured in the nightclub scene singing his hit single, "Kiss Me, Kill Me," and the film's director-producer Casper Andreas plays Dr. Winters.
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