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Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (1992)

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me poster
Original title
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
Directed by
Joel Hershman
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A small-time criminal hides from his ex-fiancee and the law in a trailer park. He gets involved with two sisters, a sadistic porn star and a demure virgin, along with other eccentric residents.

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What happens

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me is a 1992 American comedy film starring Adrienne Shelly, Max Parrish, Andrea Naschak, and written and directed by Joel Hershman. Supporting roles are played by Diane Ladd, Sean Young, and Timothy Leary. A raunchy screwball comedy with a romantic subplot, Hold Me follows a small-time criminal hiding from his ex-fiancée and the law in an El Monte, California trailer park, where the production was filmed. While there he meets an assortment of oddball characters, and finds himself juggling the affections of two sisters, a sadistic porn star and a demure virgin. According to The Austin Chronicle, "The strong points of Hershman's film are his wonderfully wacky story in combination with a terrific, top-notch cast whose performances easily render credible, slice-of-life images of life in the lower-class lane." Despite largely positive reviews, some of which went so far as to compare Hershman to John Waters and Paul Bartel, the film failed to break even at the box office. As of 2013, distribution for the film is handled by Farwest Enterprises, Inc. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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