Anthony Eisley, Betty Bronson, Betty Robinson
Looking to start a new life, a prostitute named Kelly (Constance Towers) moves to a small town but finds the residents' wholesome facades to be deceiving. Even the sheriff (Anthony Eisley) and Kelly's...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 26, 1998
Stats: 135 reviews
Like a lot of Sam Fuller's stuff, The Naked Kiss is melodramatic and corny in places, but it does contain some unforgettably powerful moments, not the least of them the starling opening scene, in which Constance Towers' prostitute beats her pimp unconscious, losing her wig...( read more)
I know that Fuller isn't know for subtlety, but this was really too melodramatic and filled with unnecessary exposition. On the plus side there were some pretty badass moments like the first scene and the one where the main character stuffs cash down this woman's throat.
Melodramatic, but great. It also has one of the best opening scenes you'll ever see.
This film has one of the most memorable scenes in the history of film-making. It's the introduction: the prostitute that beats the shit out of her pimp, gets her money back and in the process, she loses her blond wig, revealing that she is actually bald.
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The fully quoted passage from Sam Fuller that the film takes its name from is priceless.
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