The Long Kiss Goodnight
Also known as Long Kiss Goodnight
1996 film by Renny Harlin
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6.6Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator, Samantha must return to her old ways to take down the people who tried to erase her.
Released: 1996-10-11121 minDir: Renny HarlinCrime, Action, Mystery, ThrillerBudget: $65.0MBox office: $89.5M
Cast
- Geena Davis as Samantha Caine / Charly Baltimore
- Samuel L. Jackson as Mitch Henessey
- Yvonne Zima as Caitlin Caine
- Craig Bierko as Timothy
- Tom Amandes as Hal
- Brian Cox as Dr. Nathan Waldman
Themes
- martial arts
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The Long Kiss Goodnight is a 1996 American action thriller film co-produced and directed by Renny Harlin, and produced by Shane Black and Stephanie Austin with screenplay written by Black. It stars Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Amandes, Yvonne Zima, Brian Cox, Patrick Malahide, Craig Bierko and David Morse. The story follows amnesiac schoolteacher Samantha Caine (Davis) who sets out to recover her identity with the help of private detective Mitch Henessey (Jackson) when they discover a dark conspiracy.
Released by New Line Cinema on October 11, 1996, it grossed almost $96 million against a budget of $65 million, and gained a strong cult following.