Stark, fast, and violent, Kiss Me Deadly depicts an unstable world on the edge of chaos. Ralph Meeker stars as Spillane's anti-social private eye, Mike Hammer, whose troubles begin when he picks up a beautiful hitchhiker dressed in nothing but a raincoat. He and the girl are abducted by two thugs who kill the girl but Hammer escapes when the murderers' car topples off a cliff. Seeking vengeance, Hammer tries to discover the secret behind the girl's murder. All clues lead to a mysterious box - the "Great Whatsit." Director Robert Aldrich creates a melodrama for the nuclear age. (1955/105 mins)Monday, February 1st - 6:30 p.m.
