''Strangers Kiss'' is a 1983 American

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directed by Matthew Chapman, and starring Peter Coyote, Victoria Tennant,

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and Blaine Novak. The screenplay by Chapman and Novak documents the behind-the-scenes of

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's second directorial feature, ''

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'' (1955). The film premiered at the

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on September 17 before being theatrically distributed in select markets by Orion Classics on February 1, 1984.

Plot

To help his actress girlfriend regain her confidence, a Hollywood bigshot bankrolls a small film being made by a first-time producer and director duo. Despite the hand-to-mouth way it is made, the film turns out well, as does the off-set relationship between the actress and her unknown male lead.

Cast

* Peter Coyote as

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, the director * Victoria Tennant as Carol Redding / Betty *

as Farris, the producer * Blaine Novak as Stevie Blake * Richard Romanus as Frank Silvera * Linda Kerridge as Shirley * Carlos Palomino as Esteban * Vincent Palmieri as Scandelli * Jay Rasummy as Jimmy * Jon Sloan as Mickey * Joseph Nipote as Tony the Nose

References

*https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/strangers-kiss-1984 *http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9807E5D9143AF930A2575BC0A962948260

External links

* 1983 films 1983 drama films Films about filmmaking Films directed by Matthew Chapman American drama films Works about Stanley Kubrick 1980s English-language films 1980s American films Orion Pictures films {{1980s-US-film-stub