The Long Kiss Goodnight
A small‑town schoolteacher with no memory of her past learns she was once a deadly CIA assassin, and together with a wisecracking private investigator she races to reclaim her identity before the shadowy forces that wiped her mind eliminate her for good.
“What's forgotten is not always gone.”
Synopsis
Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mother who has no memory of her life prior to washing up on a beach eight years ago. A car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, leading her to discover that she was once a deadly CIA assassin. Partnering with a wisecracking private investigator, Samantha must return to her former life to confront the people who tried to erase her.
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A crew of 252+ credited
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Edited by William GoldenbergShot by Guillermo NavarroScored by Alan SilvestriDesigned by Howard CummingsSound by Stephen Hunter FlickCostumes by Michael KaplanStunts by Marco BiancoVFX by Thomas Boland
Box Office
1996 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.4× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$89.5M
US & Canada: $33.4M — 37% of worldwide · International: $56.0M (63%)
Opening weekend: $9.1M — 27% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $12.6M — 38% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,245 theaters
Also known as
- (literal English title)Awakening from a Nightmare
- Tödliche Weihnachtende
- Memoria letales
- Au revoir à jamaisfr
- Spyit
- (literal English title)The Long Goodbye Kiss
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesOct 7, 1996
- CanadaOct 11, 1996
- United KingdomNov 29, 1996
- IrelandNov 29, 1996
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Cast & Crew
252 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
33Jennifer Pisana
as Girl #2
Rex Linn
as Man in Bed
Alan North
as Earl
Edwin Hodge
as Todd Henessey
Bill Macdonald
as Hostage Agent
Gladys O Connor
as Alice
Frank Moore
as Surveillance Man
G D Spradlin
as President
Graham Mcpherson
as CIA Director
Sharon Washington
as Fran Henessey
Judah Katz
as Harry (Perkin's Aide)
Robert Thomas
as Alley Agent
John Stead
as Deer Lick Sentry
Marc Cohen
as Teenage Burnout #1
Chad Donella
as Teenage Burnout #2
Deborah Kirshenbaum
as Operator
Shawn Doyle
as Donlevy Bum Cop
Ken Ryan
as News Anchor
Susan Henley
as Church Mother
Craig Eldridge
as Crime Scene Reporter
Charles A Tamburro
as Helicopter Pilot
Larry King
as Larry King
Gerry Bamman
as CIA Section Chief Walter Hodge
Ivar Brogger
as intelligence Analyst Jack Wadsworth
Michael G Brown
as Assassin
Reginald Doresa
as Bar Patron
Paul Essiembre
as Press Aide
Erin Gooderham
as Church Lady
Michael K Jones
as Bum Cop #2
Carrie Loring
as Caroller
Lisa Anita Wegner
as Sara
Brad Wozny
as Sailor
Sean Young
as Parade Observer
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
10Blondel Aidoo
digital effects producer: Digital Rezolution
Carla Fry
co-producer
Geena Davis
producer (uncredited)
Michael De Luca
executive producer
Renny Harlin
Producer
Richard Saperstein
executive producer
Shane Black
Producer
Stephanie Austin
Producer
Steve Tisch
executive producer
Thomas Boland
visual effects producer
Other crew
199Lianne Seal
accounting clerk
Susan Reid
accounting clerk
Jessica Gallavan
adr editor
Linda Davies
adr editor
Barbara J Boguski
adr editor (as Barbara Boguski)
Dennis Davenport
Art Directors
Steve Arnold
Art Directors
Renee Durham
assistant art director
Rob Ballantyne
assistant art director
Trish Summerville
assistant costume designer
Cellin Gluck
assistant director: second unit
Adam Boome
assistant editor
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