Strangers Kiss (1983)
Hollywood. 1955. Faced with two inexperienced actors, a film director encourages the leading lady and leading man to fall in love in real life so as to provide the heat needed for the inner film's romance, which enrages the actress' possessive gangster boyfriend, who happens to be the film's financier.
Director:
Matthew Chapman
Writers:
Blaine Novak, Matthew Chapman.
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Peter Coyote as Stanley, the Director |
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Victoria Tennant as Carol Redding / Betty |
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Blaine Novak as Stevie Blake |
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Dan Shor as Farris, the Producer |
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Richard Romanus as Frank Silva |
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Linda Kerridge as Shirley |
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Carlos Palomino as Esteban |
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Vincent Palmieri as Scandelli |
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Jay Rasumny as Jimmy |
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Joe Nipote as Tony the Rose |
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Marc Cherry as Crew |
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Andrew Divoff as Crew |
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Jeffrey Hutchinson as Crew |
| Writing | Blaine Novak | Screenplay |
| Directing | Matthew Chapman | Director |
| Writing | Matthew Chapman | Screenplay |
| Production | Michael White | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Mikhail Suslov | Director of Photography |
| Production | Blaine Novak | Producer |
| Production | Sean Hepburn Ferrer | Associate Producer |
| Art | Virginia Randolph-Weaver | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracy Tynan | Costume Design |
| Art | Gregg Fonseca | Set Decoration |
| Production | Douglas Dilge | Producer |
| Sound | Gato Barbieri | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Stanzi Stokes | Casting |
| Production | Hercules Bellville | Co-Producer |