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Kisses in the Dark
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Kisses in the Dark

1998-06-23 · 80 min · ★ 4.5

Drama · Comedy

Four independent short films comprise this quirky anthology. "Coriolis Effect" (1994) is an offbeat love story involving storm chasers. In the Oscar-nominated "Solly's Diner" (1979), a homeless man (Larry Hankin, who also directs) witnesses a holdup. "Looping" (1991) satirizes independent moviemaking. And the dialogue-free "Joe" (1997) features David Aaron Baker as a psychiatric patient searching for enlightenment.

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Directors
Roger Paradiso, Larry Hankin, Louis Venosta, Sasha Wolf
Production companies
Vanguard Cinema
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Dana AshbrookDana AshbrookRay (The Coriolis Effect)
Corinne BohrerCorinne BohrerSuzy (The Coriolis Effect)
David PatchTerry (The Coriolis Effect)
Jennifer RubinJennifer RubinRuby (The Coriolis Effect)
Quentin TarantinoQuentin TarantinoPanhandle Slim (voice) (The Coriolis Effect)
James WilderJames WilderStanley (The Coriolis Effect)
Ruth SilveiraWaitress (Solly's Diner)
Paul WillsonPaul WillsonDrunk (Solly's Diner)
Larry HankinLarry HankinSometimes Jones (Solly's Diner)
Roger BowenRoger BowenBusinessman (Solly's Diner)
Thomas BrunelleThomas BrunelleSolly (Solly's Diner)
Howard StormHoward StormSolly (Voice) (Uncredited) (Solly's Diner)
Ronald GuttmanRonald GuttmanGianni Fabercini (Looping)
Katherine WallachClaudia Romeo (Looping)
Chris GampelCarlo Pronto (Looping)
Mark GordonMr. Roman (Looping)
John ReadDanny Quail (Looping)
Alexandra ReichlerSofia (Looping)
Adam FalikGiuseppe (Looping)
Jay CavadiCapitano (Looping)

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