If Looks Could Kill (1991)

Directed by

William Dear

Genre

comedy film, action film, spy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 177 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high school student is mistaken for a secret agent and must survive while people try to kill him. The film follows his comedic attempts to navigate the spy world.

lightheartedfreneticcheesywhimsicalescapistformulaicfast-pacedgoofy

What happens

If Looks Could Kill is a 1991 American action comedy film directed by William Dear from a screenplay by Darren Star and a story by Fred Dekker. It stars Richard Grieco as a high school student who is mistaken for an agent and people try to kill him. It also stars Linda Hunt, Roger Rees, Robin Bartlett, and Gabrielle Anwar. The film was theatrically released in the United States on March 15, 1991, by Warner Bros. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing only $7.7 million against a $12 million budget. It garnered three Saturn Award nominations: Best Fantasy Film, Best Director for Dear, and Best Supporting Actress for Bartlett. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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