The Kill-Off is a movie directed by Maggie Greenwald in 1989 and based on the book of the same name by Jim Thompson, first published in 1957. The movie features Loretta Gross, Andrew Lee Barrett, Jackson Sims, Steve Monroe, Cathy Haase, William Russell, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
The film is set in a small coastal community in New Jersey where the only action in town is a nightclub called The Pavilion. Pete, the owner of the club, can barely make the payroll, so in an effort to bring in more business, hires a sultry stripper named Danny Lee.
Movie vs Book
Year
1989
Minutes
110
Movie Rate
6.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1957
Pages
256
Book Rate
7.52
S: Goodreads
Book
The Kill-Off
Author: Jim Thompson
Country: USA
First published in: 1957
Length: 256 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“You either ignore the comic book and make a great movie or you stay very close to the comic book.”
MATTHEW VAUGHN (Filmmaker)
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