French Kiss (1995 film)

French Kiss
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLawrence Kasdan
Written byAdam Brooks
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyOwen Roizman
Edited byJoe Hutshing
Music byJames Newton Howard
Production
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Distributed by
Release date
  • May 5, 1995 (1995-05-05) (United States)
Running time
111 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Languages
  • English
  • French
Budget$40 million[2]
Box office$102 million[3]

French Kiss is a 1995 romantic comedy film directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline. Written by Adam Brooks, the film is about a woman who flies to France to confront her straying fiancé and gets into trouble when the charming crook seated next to her uses her to smuggle a stolen diamond necklace. French Kiss was filmed on location in Paris, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of southeastern France, and Cannes. The film was released in the United States on May 5, 1995, and received mixed reviews. The film was a success and went on to earn a total worldwide gross of $101,982,854.

A Hindi remake of the film named Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha was released on July 24, 1998. The 2004 Malayalam comedy film Vettam was also based on French Kiss.[4]

It was the last movie to be shot by cinematographer Owen Roizman before his death in 2023.

  1. ^ "French Kiss (1995)". BBFC. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ "15 years of production". Variety. 14 December 1998. p. 102.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ “Vettam” Archived 2017-10-22 at the Wayback Machine. Deccan Herald. October 10, 2004. Retrieved October 22, 2017.