If Looks Could Kill (film)

If Looks Could Kill
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam Dear
Screenplay byDarren Star
Story byFred Dekker
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDouglas Milsome
Edited byJohn F. Link
Music byDavid Foster
Production
company
Northwest Productions[1]
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 15, 1991 (1991-03-15)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million[2]
Box office$7.7 million[3]

If Looks Could Kill is a 1991 American action comedy film directed by William Dear from a screenplay by Darren Star and a story by Fred Dekker. It stars Richard Grieco as a high school student who is mistaken for an agent and people try to kill him. It also stars Linda Hunt, Roger Rees, Robin Bartlett, and Gabrielle Anwar.

The film was theatrically released in the United States on March 15, 1991, by Warner Bros. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing only $7.7 million against a $12 million budget. It garnered three Saturn Award nominations: Best Fantasy Film, Best Director for Dear, and Best Supporting Actress for Bartlett.

  1. ^ "IF LOOKS COULD KILL (1991)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on January 7, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Baldwin, Daniel (July 29, 2016). "From Grieco With Love: Remembering 'If Looks Could Kill'". Forbes. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "If Looks Could Kill". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.