Love Kills (film)
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| Directed by | Mario Van Peebles |
| Written by | Mario Van Peebles |
| Produced by | Mario Van Peebles Mark Buntzman |
| Starring | Mario Van Peebles Lesley Ann Warren Daniel Baldwin |
| Edited by | Edward R. Abroms |
| Music by | Nick Wood |
Production company | Van Peebles Films |
| Distributed by | Ardustry Home Entertainment Trident Releasing |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Love Kills is a 1998 American crime thriller film written and directed by Mario Van Peebles.[1] The film stars Van Peebles, Lesley Ann Warren, and Daniel Baldwin.
Plot
A masseur gets mixed up in the family plots at the mansion of a recently deceased Beverly Hills millionaire.
Cast
- Mario Van Peebles as Poe Finklestein
- Lesley Ann Warren as Evelyn Heiss
- Donovan Leitch as Dominique
- Loretta Devine as Sylvia Finkelstein
- Louise Fletcher as Alena Heiss
- Daniel Baldwin as Danny Tucker
- Robert LaSardo as Diesel
- Alexis Arquette as James
- Sen Dog as Derrick
- Lucy Liu as Kashi
- Susan Ruttan as Lela
- Melvin Van Peebles as Abel
- Mark Buntzman as The Accountant
- Michael Winters as The Lawyer
- Philip Moon as The Rookie Cop
- Vincent Schiavelli as Emmet
- Margaret Avery as Moon
- Steve Moore as Stephen
- James Pax as Rookie Cop #2
- Sattya Sukhu as Male Servant
- Chittra Sukhu as Lawyer #2
- Fatlip as Rapper
- Kailani Bayot as Kashi's Friend
- Maria Marx as Woman in the Desert
Reception
On Variety, Emanuel Levy wrote that "Love Kills, might have been an entertaining farce about the rich and wannabe rich in Beverly Hills, but severely flawed pic lacks an intelligent script and a unifying directorial touch."[1] On The Guardian, Rob Mackie wrote that the film is "freewheeling and frisky thriller (...) has fun but Van Peebles tries to pack in a bit too much."[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Love Kills". Variety. June 8, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
- ^ "Video releases". The Guardian. September 10, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2025.