The Kiss


1h 41m 1988

Brief Synopsis

A mysterious family secret disrupts the lives of a beautiful model and her lovely niece.

Film Details

Also Known As
Host, The, Kiss
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Astral Films; Bellevue Pathe Quebec Inc; Chris Walas Inc; Panavision, Ltd.; Record Plant Inc; Trilogy Entertainment Group; Tristar Pictures
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures; Rca/Columbia Pictures Home Video; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Tristar Pictures
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 41m

Synopsis

A mysterious family secret disrupts the lives of a beautiful model and her lovely niece.

Crew

Brenda Adams

Stunts

Gilles Aird

Set Decorator

Renee April

Costume Designer

Georges Archambault

Additional Camera Operator; Underwater Camera Operator

Jacques Arcouette

Other

Robert Auclair

Bestboy Grip

Sylvain Auclair

Production Assistant

Brian Baker

Bestboy 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Claude Beauchamp

2nd Assistant Camera 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Marc Beaulieu

Production Assistant

Charles Beetz

Electrician 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Yvan Benard

Electrician

Michel Bernard

Swing Gang

Jean-paul Berthiaume

Camera Car Driver

Marc-andre Berthiaume

Electrician

Don Bies

Makeup And Creature Effects Crew

Gilles Boucher

Carpenter

Rejane Boudreau

Production Accountant

Jean-francois Bourrassa

Underwater Camera Assistant

Susan Bradford

Craft Services

Claude Brien

Electrician

Henry Bronchtein

1st Assistant Director

Raymond Brouillard

Carpenter

Rosina Bucci

Casting (Canada)

Tom Canning

Music ("Under My Skin" "Poolside Blues")

Charles Carter

Makeup And Creature Effects Crew

Jean-marc Casavant

Camera Assistant

Rtal Chabot

Electrician

Mark Champion

Additional Photography

Michel Chauvin

Location Manager

Michel Chauvin

Unit Manager

Philippe Chevalier

Set Dresser

Suzanne Chiasson

Script Supervisor

Julian Chojnacki

Steadicam Operator

Sylvie Clement

Assistant (To Renee April)

Don Cohen

Sound Recording Mixer (Location)

David Cole

Sound Trainee

Stan Cole

Editor

Peter Cox

Stunts

Louis Craig

Special Effects Supervisor

Johnny Daoust

Key Grip

Mario Davignon

Wardrobe Dresser

Steve M Davison

Stunt Coordinator

Mathieu Decary

Additional Camera/1st Assistant Camera 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Bruno Degazio

Sound Editor Assistant

Pen Densham

Lyrics ("Under My Skin")

Pen Densham

Producer

Marc Desourdy

Stunts

Michelle Dicairos

Other

Jim Disensi

Transportation Coordinator

Jean-yves Dolbec

Production Assistant

Serge Dore

Gaffer 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Attila Dory

Stills

Carole Dubuc

2nd Assistant 2nd Unit Director (2nd Unit)

Pennie Dupont

Casting

Stephan Dupuis

Makeup And Creature Effects Crew

Greg Edwardson

Driver

John Elizalde

Music Editor

Keith Elliott

Sound Rerecording Mixer

Bradford Ellis

Original Music

Matthew Ennis

2nd Assistant Editor

Alison Fisher

Sound Editor Assistant

Pierre Fournier

Props (Set)

Ricky Friedman

3rd Assistant Director

Cydney Gabosch

Makeup And Creature Effects Crew

Elaine Gasco

Storyboard Artist

Jacques Gauthier

Bestboy

Alan Geldart

Sound Editor

Monique Gervais

Script Supervisor 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Elisabeth-ann Gimber

Assistant (To Wendy Grean)

Cynthia Glasser

Assistant (To Producers)

Lorne Goloff

Location Scout

Alison Grace

Dialogue Editor

Wendy Grean

Production Manager

Neil Grieve

Dialogue Editor

Austin Grimaldi

Sound Rerecording Mixer

Michel Guay

Unit Manager 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Michel Guay

Location Manager 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Norman Guy

Key Grip 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Ami Hadani

Music Recording Mixer

Jack Heeren

Foley Recording

Thor Henrikson

Sound Editor Assistant

Mary Alice Holmes

Assistant (To Pen Densham)

Pierre Houle

2nd Assistant Director

Penny Hozy

Adr Editor

Steve Hunt

Electrician

James Isaac

Makeup And Creature Effects Crew

Conrad Itchener

Makeup And Creature Effects Crew

Claude Jacques

Set Dresser

Michael Jobe

Makeup And Creature Effects Crew

Pierre Jodoin

Camera Trainee

David Johnson

Makeup And Creature Effects Crew

Corinne Joudiou

2nd Assistant Camera 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Carol A Kaefer

Makeup And Creature Effects Crew

Jean Kazermirchuk

Property Master

Walter Klymkiw

Gaffer 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Suzanne Labrecque

Set Dresser

Sylvain Labrecque

Electrician

Alain Lacroix

Bestboy Grip 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Serge Ladouceur

Additional Camera Operator

Christian Lafortune

Electrician

Denise Langis

2nd Assistant Camera 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Jacques Langlois

Special Effects Technician

Nicole Lapierre

Makeup 1st Assistant

Jean-mark Lapointe

Grip

Pierre Lapointe

Production Assistant

Marc Larose

Production Assistant

Sylvie Laurin

Bookkeeper

Raynald Lavoie

Electrician

David Leblanc

Driver

Francois Leclerc

1st Assistant 2nd Unit Director (2nd Unit)

Frederic Lefebvre

Electrician

Stephane Lefebvre

Stunts

Mark Lemmon

1st Assistant Editor

Ken Lemon

Swing Gang

Norman Leroux

Assistance

Michael Levine

Art Department Trainee

Richard B. Lewis

Executive Producer

Luc Lussier

1st Assistant Camera

Christine Macmahon

Stunts

Andy Malcolm

Foley Artist

Lynn Mallay

Production Coordinator

Gerardo Manzi

Other

Richard Marsan

Assistant Unit Manager

Philippe Martel

1st Assistant Additional Camera 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Daniel Masse

Sound Recording Mixer 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Deanna Mathewson

Hairstyles 1st Assistant

Gilles Mayer

Gaffer

Penny Lee Mcdonald

Makeup 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

David Mckeown

Stunts

Jennifer Mckeown

Stunts

Jean Methot

Carpenter

Louise Mignault

Head Makeup

Suzan Morin

Craft Services

Eric Moynier

2nd Assistant Camera

Harald Mueller

Art Department Driver

Leslie Munro

Stunts

Buzz Neidig

Makeup And Creature Effects Crew

Michael O'farrell

Sound Editor

Yves Ouimet

Generator Operator

Pierre Paquette

2nd Assistant Director; 2nd Assistant Director 2nd Unit Director (2nd Unit)

Pierre Paquette

Production Assistant

Yves Paquette

Generator Operator

Real Pare

Props Buyer

Andre Pelchat

Carpenter

Louise Pepin

2nd Assistant Camera 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Gilles Perreault

Production Assistant

Pierre Perreault

Wardrobe Master

Lise Pharand

Art Department Coordinator

Dino Pigat

Sound Rerecording Mixer

Guy Plourde

Construction Manager

Claude Pothier

Electrician

Dany Prevost

Grip

Francois Protat

Director Of Photography

Réal Proulx

Set Dresser

Daniel Quirion

Carpenter

Allison Reid

Stunts

Sam Reuben

Caterer

Peter Riley

1st Assistant Editor

Peter Riley

Music Editor

Pierre Rivard

Special Effects Technician

Benjamin Robin

Hairstyles

David Robin

Hairstyles 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

J Peter Robinson

Song ("Under My Skin")

J Peter Robinson

Music

Michael Rockwell

Music Recording Mixer

Tom Ropelewski

Screenwriter

Conrad Roy

Electrician

Michael Scherer

Stunts

Philippe Scultéty

Sound Recording Mixer 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

David Setter

Electrician 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Mark Sherman

Electrician 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Jocelyn Simard

1st Assistant Additional Camera 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Clark Simcoe

Electrician

Michael Slobodzian

Electrician

Robert E Smith

Driver

Roy Smith

Production Designer

Suzanna Smith

Art Direction

Michel St Pierre

Grip

Don Stenstrom

Driver

Mark Stern

Assistant (To Producers)

Dawn Stofer-rupp

Stunts

Yves Surprenant

Other

Marianne Szabo

Production Assistant

Marie Theberge

Script Supervisor

Jerome Thibergien

Stunts

Peter Thillaye

Sound Editor

Kevin Tierney

Publicist

Debra Tomei-eves

Makeup And Creature Effects Crew

Tristan Tondino

Scenic Artist

Bert Tougas

Camera Operator

Jean-charles Tremblay

Director Of Photography/Camera Operator (2nd Unit)

Jose Uria

Office Driver

Wim Jan Van Thillo

Makeup And Creature Effects Crew

Antonio Vidosa

Special Effects Technician

Lauren Vogt

Makeup And Creature Effects Crew

Stephen Volk

Screenwriter

Stephen Volk

From Story

Chris Walas

Special Makeup And Creature Effects

John Walsh

Stunts

Film Details

Also Known As
Host, The, Kiss
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Astral Films; Bellevue Pathe Quebec Inc; Chris Walas Inc; Panavision, Ltd.; Record Plant Inc; Trilogy Entertainment Group; Tristar Pictures
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures; Rca/Columbia Pictures Home Video; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Tristar Pictures
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 41m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall October 14, 1988

Released in United States January 1989

Released in United States on Video April 6, 1989

Shown at Avoriaz International Fantasy Film Festival in France January 1989.

Began shooting August 17, 1987.

Completed shooting October 10, 1987.

Released in United States January 1989 (Shown at Avoriaz International Fantasy Film Festival in France January 1989.)

Released in United States on Video April 6, 1989

Released in United States Fall October 14, 1988