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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a 2005 American neo-noir black comedy crime film written and directed by Shane Black and starring Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, and Corbin Bernsen. The script is partially based on the Brett Halliday novel Bodies Are Where You Find Them (1941) and interprets the classic hardboiled literary genre in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. The film was produced by Joel Silver, with Susan…
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Shane Black's 2005 directorial debut, *Kiss Kiss Bang Bang*, is a fascinating exploration of the complexities and pitfalls of cinematic storytelling. As both writer and director, Black helms this crime-comedy hybrid with a keen eye for detail and a penchant for clever wordplay. However, his ambitious undertaking ultimately falters under the weight of its own brilliance. The film's narrative is loosely adapted from B…More
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Some films are obscure because they were made by unknown people. Some films are obscure because they deserve to be obscure. Some are obscure because of circumstances beyond their authors’ control. The example of the latter can be found in *Kiss Kiss Bang Bang*, 2001 British crime comedy written and directed by Stewart Sugg, film that few people heard of simply because it shares the title with much better known Holly…More
Image When it opened two days ago, watching the impressive Saul Bass-style end credits and looking at the cast of Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer, I decided to stay. Then a beautiful actress I didn't recognise came along and did a great job. This is Michelle Monaghan, can you tell me if she's done any interesting films? Well, the film has some comic undertones, but it's a very complex investigative plot. Ima…More
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Before Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes marked Robert Downey Jr.’s major league comeback in Hollywood, he made a small action-comedy with Val Kilmer and Michelle Monaghan called Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang , written and directed by Shane Black. It was a small budget murder mystery about a thief, pretending to be an actor, named Harry who is partnered with a detective named Perry, who stumbles onto a big problem when he goes…More
Adapted and directed by Shane Black, based on the novel by Brett Halliday. This film is a blast, a great mix between your 80's action, modern adventure, and classic detective film. .jpg) Black is a genius writer, aware of film's strengths, weaknesses, etc. He's been in the game for years, the grandfather of Lethal Weapon, you might say. In Kiss Kiss his use of plant and payoff is great: at times in your face for com…More
Before Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes marked Robert Downey Jr.’s major league comeback in Hollywood, he made a small action-comedy with Val Kilmer and Michelle Monaghan called Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang , written and directed by Shane Black. It was a small budget murder mystery about a thief, pretending to be an actor, named Harry who is partnered with a detective named Perry, who stumbles onto a big problem when he goes…More