Curtis Hanson’s twisted psychosexual thriller where love and death are a dangerously close couple.
SWEET KILL
Eddie Collins, an attractive man, but not capable of an intimate relationship with a woman. However Eddie quickly realizes that he has problems arise only when dealing with a real woman, and with all the dead goes like clockwork. Horror and suspense in the story of a psychotic maniac who literally “loves” women to death.
Sweet Kill is a 1972 American horror-thriller film directed by Curtis Hanson about Eddie Collins, a man whose sexual dysfunction leads him into a deadly cycle of murder and obsession.
Synopsis
Why Cult
The clean-cut matinee idol dives deep into darkness as the disturbed Eddie Collins, upending his heartthrob image.
See the future director of L.A. Confidential cut his teeth on a provocative, taboo-shredding horror thriller.
With its mix of sexual dysfunction, murder, and nudity, the film leans hard into the era’s gritty, psychotronic sexploitation territory.
Saturated with giallo-style obsession, voyeurism, and a killer’s-eye view, Sweet Kill nods to Italy’s lurid murder mysteries.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sweet Kill about? +
Sweet Kill follows Eddie Collins, a man tormented by sexual dysfunction who discovers gratification only through killing women, leading to a string of murders.
When was Sweet Kill released? +
Sweet Kill was released in 1972.
Who directed Sweet Kill? +
Sweet Kill was directed by Curtis Hanson.
How long is Sweet Kill? +
Sweet Kill has a runtime of 85 minutes.
What genre is Sweet Kill? +
Sweet Kill is classified as a horror and thriller film.