
The setup is pure pulp: A former prostitute (a crackerjack Constance Towers) relocates to a buttoned-down suburb, determined to fit in with mainstream society. But in the strange, hallucinatory territory of writer-director-producer Samuel Fuller, perverse secrets simmer beneath the wholesome surface. Featuring radical visual touches, full-throttle performances, brilliant cinematography by Stanley Cortez, and one bizarrely beautiful musical number, The Naked Kiss is among Full... (Full plot summary below)
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The setup is pure pulp: A former prostitute (a crackerjack Constance Towers) relocates to a buttoned-down suburb, determined to fit in with mainstream society. But in the strange, hallucinatory territory of writer-director-producer Samuel Fuller, perverse secrets simmer beneath the wholesome surface. Featuring radical visual touches, full-throttle performances, brilliant cinematography by Stanley Cortez, and one bizarrely beautiful musical number, The Naked Kiss is among Fuller's greatest, boldest entertainments.
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| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThis is one of the wisest, slickest and most unorthodox feminist films one could ever hope to see. |
| Chicago ReaderDon DrukerWhat can I tell you about a film that begins with a bald prostitute beating a man unconscious with her handbag? Except that it's undoubtedly Sam Fuller's vilest, sleaziest masterpiece. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Don IrvineTragic and tender Fuller classic. Way ahead of its time. |
| The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsInnocence and corruption live together beneath the harmonious, hypocritical surface of an idyllic-seeming American town, and while that situation may seem familiar now, thanks to the films and TV shows Naked Kiss helped inspire—Blue Velvet comes immediately to mind—familiarity has dulled none of the film’s force. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendrickuses it tabloid-sensational subject matter to probe at the country's darkest recesses |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe Naked Kiss is Fuller's most developed and unrelentingly bleak view of the dark underbelly of American society. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)Angelica Jade BastienThe Naked Kiss is a gut punch with the rhythm of a dream. |
| The New YorkerRichard BrodyIts raw and violent subject is matched by its hectic style; the thin production values take a backseat to Fuller’s rich imagination. |
| The New York TimesEugene ArcherBetween his stylish handling of sensational nonsense and Mr. Marton's turgid floundering around a serious theme, Mr. Fuller's wild little movie has a decided edge. |
| Turner Classic Movies OnlineSean AxmakerAn audacious mix of cynicism, sleaze, sentimental gooeyness and social commentary, it's bizarre and at times an assault on the senses... |