WTF Happened To Kiss Kiss Bang Bang?!

[@Spoggi99YT]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is one of those rare movies that just hits all the right notes for me. It’s clever, hilarious, and has so much heart. Watching it for the first time felt like finding exactly what I didn’t know I needed, and now it’s a must-watch every Christmas. Happy holiday season everyone! :)

[@LucyLioness100]

My mom hyped this movie so hard to me

[@lestera34]

This movie is such an underrated classic. Love everything about it.

[@aaronkortas8336]

The same director made a movie called nice guys and you might like it I don't think it's as good as Kiss Kiss Bang Bang but it's good

[@Spoggi99YT]

@ thank you, I appreciate your comment. I actually already watched Nice Guys a few months ago and really like it! Although, as you‘ve said, it’s not as good as Kiss Kiss Bang Bang :)

[@camaronshoultz6137]

The fact that the long kiss goodnight flopped is just crazy to me. Definitely one of my favorite action movies of all time! And Christmas movies as well!

[@SpecialProjectY]

Was surprised too, this movie is an absolute gem.

[@MrAlexandermartis]

The Long Kiss should be recommended to everyone. Very good flow and story drivers. A terrific popcorn movie.

[@jamesatkinsonja]

It being from the star and director of 95 flop 'Cutthroat Island' didn't do it any favours. If it had come out before it might have done a lot better.

[@jordibarguno]

This movie is the definition of an underrated film. RDJ is great in the movie, but Val Kilmer steals the show.

[@aaronkortas8336]

@@jordibarguno Val Kilmer got the best lines but RDJ had to set them all up. they worked so well together

[@danlove12k]

A long kiss goodnight is a classic. I love it. Kiss kiss bang bang is another classic too 😊

[@PokeTheBunny]

I have to think that when Val Kilmer says "You have 30 of my seconds, Thrill me." it is a nod to one of Shane Black's friend's project "Night of the Creeps". Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is fantastic and has become an annual favorite.

[@LucyLioness100]

He must’ve enjoyed that movie or been a fan cause it’s too deliberate not to be an homage. Plus the deadpan delivery with disinterest in Harry’s explanation is so spot-on

[@toddboughn5168]

I'm a big fan of both movies and I never made that connection. Cool!

[@SirSmoldham]

Shane Black ROCKS. I had friends that worked on Lethal Weapon 2 and 3 and I was made aware of a moment in the original Lethal Weapon script that described Riggs and Murtaugh driving up to the home of a crime kingpin like this, "They pull up to the kind of house that I will buy after I sell this script." Every Christmas I have a Shane Black marathon. He really likes this holiday. Can't wait to see what you do with "Nice Guys".

[@ponya3.66]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Nice Guys are pure "awesomeness". I rarely watch the one without the other 😍

[@wstine79]

The scene where Robert Downey Jr.'s criminal was hiding in the audition room and spilled his guts only to be confused for an actor was my favorite scene.

[@LucyLioness100]

That was brilliant

[@mc1993]

It truly is.

[@dddon513]

Wasn't that the plot of Barry too?

[@aaronkortas8336]

I showed that scene to anybody who seems skeptical about watching the movie I've never met someone who I know has seen it and didn't like it

[@Omar-wq9dz]

You can tell it’s Shane Black when it’s a Christmas setting

[@TheNameisPlissken1981]

I was lucky enough to have read BOTH the script for Kiss, Kiss Bang Bang AND The Nice Guys wayyyyyy back in 2003. One right after the other in the same night. It had bee so long since The Long Kiss Goodnight that I was jonesin for a Shane Black script. Can you tell I am a huge fan? Both scripts were among the very best I had ever read. His 2003 version of The Nice Guys is so much better than the movie, it's ridiculous. I was also lucky to have seen Kiss Kiss the day it opened. Of course, I had to drive two hours to see it, but it was worth it! It's probably the script of his that changed the least from page to screen. Luckily for all of us, Black just finished writing and directing a movie for Amazon with Mark Wahlberg based on a Donald E. Westlake novel that should premiere in 2025! Can't wait.

[@TheRiehlThing42]

My buddy and I were looking for a movie to watch in the theaters, and we hadn't heard of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, but watched the trailer. We instantly knew we had to see it. We saw it in the theater. It became one of our favorite movies. I love quoting "who taught you math?" and other quotes. Everyone I've recommended to watch it, has loved it. It's in my Christmas rotation every year. After watching it, and then hearing RDJ was being cast in Iron Man, and seeing that trailer, I was so stoked for Iron Man, even though I was not a comic book reader. RDJ's career is so amazing, from Back To School, Weird Science, Air America, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man, just love seeing the success he has had after his early troubles.

[@butiplayoneontv]

I had to drive 2.5 hours to a theater that was showing this. And it was worth every second of the 5 hour round trip. Bought it the day it dropped on DVD as well. One of my top ten films of all time.

[@jliller]

RDJ being a controversial choice for Tony Stark is wild in hindsight, not the least of which because he had the look and the personal experience to tap into for Stark's reckless behavior and personal issues. It's one of those uncomfortable questions: would RDJ have been able to play Tony Stark so well if his own life hadn't been so messed up for awhile? Regardless, I look forward to seeing his take on Doom.

[@LucyLioness100]

Shane deliberately took a chance on RDJ & said if he messed up he (Shane) would personally cover any issue that arose. He saw potential in RDJ’s career coming back after such a dark time which was why RDJ called him in to do “Iron Man 3” since Favreau was making “Chef” at the time

[@PrincessofPower84]

God I love this movie! Even my older brother and my Dad were huge fans. I loved the soundtrack so much, I even bought Robert Downey Jr.'s album just to hear "Broken".

[@filippos13]

A fun R rated buddy cop film, which came out in a period that action films were going to the child friendly PG-13!

[@jamesmorant1406]

It's such a good movie the chemistry between Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Jr was great

[@LucyLioness100]

@@jamesmorant1406 they are what makes the movie so funny. It’s like extreme Riggs & Murtaugh if Riggs was a career criminal idiot and Murtaugh a snarky gay man who is just over Rigg’s idiocy

[@jamesmorant1406]

@LucyLioness100 I agree too bad it flopped at the box office

[@LucyLioness100]

@@jamesmorant1406 not uncommon for Shane Black dark comedies since Nice Guys also failed commercially

[@jamesmorant1406]

@@LucyLioness100 Nice Guys was my favorite movie of 2016

[@RH1812]

Nothing happened to it. I watch it regularly

[@JohnnyNiteTrain]

RDJ & Shane Black starting their comebacks with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. 7 years later doing Iron Man 3 together... I just can't believe a Nice Guys 2 was never made. That movie is so slept on. Gosling and Crowe had such great comedic chemistry together.

[@aaronkortas8336]

@JohnnyNiteTrain i didn't think nice guys was as good as kiss kiss bang bang still worth being though

[@Mandrake42]

Honestly, for me Kiss Kiss Bang Bang WAS his comeback movie. I loved the hell out of it and showed it to everyone I could talk into sitting down to watch it. I know it wasn't the financial success they were hoping, but the writing and his and Val Kilmer's chemistry is just hilarious. Whenever people talk about Iron Man as his come back, I always thing of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang instead.

[@RTKdarling]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie. Val just kills me every time

[@LucyLioness100]

I just rewatched over the weekend & it’s still such an underrated Christmas movie. RDJ & Val Kilmer had an excellent chemistry and knowing Val went cold turkey in solidarity for RDJ’s recovery warms my heart. The writing is beyond bonkers, but so quotable and funny & Shane Black directs well

[@TheBlackSpiral]

I love Kiss Kiss Bang Bang so much. Kilmer and RDJ are so incredibly good in their roles. There's so many tiny little nuances to their performances that make both characters so real and relatable to me.

[@MrAlexandermartis]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is as classic as Casablanca. The first movie to lampoon Hollywood tropes without being pretentious and the dialogs is as quirky and sharp as a Tarantino movie.

[@BruceWalther-s2l]

I have Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang on DVD and have only watched it twice. Almost gave it to a Movie Record Exchange store but, glad I did not because I am going to watch, again, because of this JoBlo Original video. The comments too. So much praise. Michelle Monaghan in her satin Christmas outfit is the main reason I kept the DVD. Happy Holidays.

[@UltraMagnis]

Love this film, in my top 5 for sure I often go back and watch it. Shane black basically did everything you are ment to not do in a script, Voice over all the way through it, gay masculine character, bumbling idiot main character that had 0 skills, strong female character before it was forced down our throats. Did it right too, not a Mary Sue....she makes mistakes and messes up. Yet it was amazing, one of the best written films out there. I often recommend it to people and they always end up letting me know how much they loved it. It's a great film, Downey and kilma were awesome in this great chemistry.

[@mc1993]

Thanks for making me watch this movie again. Seriously, Thank you. I had caught this as a Netflix DVD rental, and was so engrossed and impressed with every aspect of this film. The Shane Black's script was made for Robert and Val command of witty banter. Definitely one of my favorite Val Kilmer and RDJ roles. RDJ followed up with A Scanner Darkly the following year did indeed set the stage for his comeback. I've always wondered if South Parks' Trey Parker & Matt Stone also found inspiration (or paid homage to) KKBB, for their ManBearPig seemed to be the insert monster to the 'I'm an actress' girl at the opening party scene.

[@trinaq]

This movie was the start of Robert Downey Jnr's comeback. A young Ariel Winter plays Michelle Monaghan's character as a child.

[@BrianNeuls]

I always assumed Black did an uncredited rewrite on Demolition Man because Cocteau has the line "No more kiss kiss, no mire bang bang." I know Demolition Man came before it, but I assumed Black was throwing it around before the movie and used it for the title.

[@elichilton7031]

Harry: Eugh. Hunh. Well, maybe you should try to get in touch with him. I got 5 bucks says you could still get him. Perry: Really? That's funny. I got a 10 says pass the pepper. I got two quarters sing harmony on "Moonlight in Vermont". Stellar dialogue by a stellar screenwriter performed by a stellar cast.

[@bensneb360]

One of my favorite films, so many amazing performances, one liners, and story twists. I hope Shane Black and Robert Downy Jr. make more movies in the future

[@LeeJanah01]

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

[@ryanlovelock3024]

Nice cut from KKBB to Iron Man landing on the car 🙌🏼 😂

[@nathanslay6342]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is such a great dark comedy! I just watched it! Great script, great dialogue, and a confusing, yet unique story!

[@seereadnhear]

It just shows again the shortsightedness of the WB. They could have had a potential Franchise out of this.

[@KopperRook]

The Long Kiss Goodnight wasn't bad at all.

[@lemuelcubase]

It's my favorite action movie of all time

[@pcantu3]

Such a great movie. Shane Black is under rated.

[@asifkhan4822]

This was the movie that kick-started Robert Downey Jnr comeback 👏 leading to the MCU to choose him for Iron In 2008.

[@dominicraynes1569]

A guide to recognizing your Saints helped too. RDJ was great in that one also

[@justinfalzon6854]

I saw Kiss Kiss Bang Bang on an international flight. I didn't even know the movie existed. I saw RDJ and Val Kilmer and thought it had to be good. It was superb. I was LOL'ing on the plane with headphones on with no shame.

[@Deaken-l8z]

and WTF happened to THE POLAR EXPRESS (2004)?

[@achimosis]

I really liked the long kiss goodnight

[@weemonkslots]

Shane Black is a one trick pony within his style of writing. That's not to say that he's a bad writer, far from, you just know what you're getting with a Shane Black script. Always the same style and tropes. Fair play because some of the greatest action films have come from him. Love Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. That's Shane Black all the way.

[@raystaar]

Saw KKBB in its first weekend and loved it. The script and the characters were so engaging, i was hoping there'd be a sequel. While I'm delighted that RDJ's career was reignited, I would have liked it better if he'd continued doing smaller, more realistic films.

[@jyveturkey1894]

Great movie.

[@KnightofDuroch]

It's nice to hear of a film shoot going relatively smoothly, especially for first-time director

[@quadropheniaguy9811]

The long kiss goodnight is a very good big budget movie that was a tad unlucky at the Box Office. Kiss kiss bang bang is an excellent low-mid budget movie that performed quite well outside the USA (because we are cultured sophisticated cineastes and they are Americans) and the nice guys is just plain hilarious. PS the Matador with Pierce Brosnan is really funny too.

[@brianlbeck]

I love this movie!

[@MovementElements]

Its crazy how one thing leads to another, to another… and you’d never think about it like that

[@theirongiant74]

I love this film and have watched it many, many times but I'm embarrassed to admit that it was only a comment on reddit I read a couple of months ago that clued me into the fact that the nickname for Val Kilmers character was a play on 'Gay Paris'.

[@joes9954]

I hope there is some acknowledgment next year as the is 20 YEARS OLD if you can believe that. Perhaps a 4K special edition. Please, WB.

[@Deaken-l8z]

what about WTF happened to ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (2011)?

[@THEMISTOCLESS]

Abra k'dabra 😂

[@jamesatkinsonja]

It doesn't have that much action in it due to the low budget but it's a fun time and doesn't outstay it's welcome at around 100 minutes

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

I cant think of a single good shane black film other than lethal weapon. I only watch iron man 3 for xmas

[@choubididou]

this movie is what cinema the best at !!

[@dsanchez9703]

Cool

[@DayInDaLife]

Nice Guys and Kiss Kiss are absolutely fantastic films. Predator 5.... that movie is beyond bad. It is total shite.

[@sarkastro]

A petty New York thief is very different than a petty thief from New York. Harry is the latter.

[@Kjos_jax]

Saw this recently after having it on my list for many years. Was very disappointed

[@mattresbert]

Warner brothers shot themselves in the foot, what a stupid thing to do

[@LucyLioness100]

@@mattresbert and they didn’t have Zaslov yet 😂😂😂

[@howdareyou41]

930k subs and your microphone is a potato?

[@erikgarciabat90]

Batman And Iron Man

[@RC19786]

Just rewatched this cult classic last year, loved it and although i always found shane black a jerk and over rated , this was still one of his best written movies, alot of last boy scout vibes

[@michaelstaunton1632]

👍👍👍🎥

[@Barbarian646]

Irs a shame Blacks script for Lethal Weapon 2 was messed with, would of ended up being a much better film

[@whoknew2273]

The music is annoying

[@Kaitschi]

I still can't believe, that the Guy, who brought us Lethal Weapon, Last Boyscout, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The nice Guys also is responsible for one of the worst Movies ever: The Predator 🤮🤮 Love Kiss Kiss Bang Bang... Val Kilmer is Gold in it

[@radeksparowski7174]

Michelle Monaghan should have been a bigger star, val kilmer did not recover from the saints box office and from batmans failure anymore, rdj made it....hope guy ritchie does the third sherlock movie yet

[@jeffd9193]

WTF Happened To Oprah?!?! I was hoping this video might be released today as a Christmas Gift to your fans, but sadly no 😢 Are y’all at least working on one??

[@12cm32]

Got 6 min in and wtféd

[@jeffd9193]

@@12cm32 ❓

[@12cm32]

@@jeffd9193 what movie do you see?

[@12cm32]

Why would anyone want an Oprah movie Jeff? Officers need calling Jeff? HOW DO YOU GET LAW TO SEE WHAT JEFFD9193 JUST SAID? NSA/FBI/NSA ANY OF YOU FEEBLES WATCHING? GET ON IT RETARDS BE QUICK

[@aic8001]

Anti spiral

[@transformersrevenge9]

I didn't like this movie that much. It was kinda dated, not too funny or clever, and I guess seeing it after the much better Nice Guys didn't help. Also Shane Black ruining Predator, really hasn't made me care too much about his films. Nice Guys only worked because the main duo was beyond incredible.

[@bltvd]

An astoundingly bad movie.

[@allnamesaretakenful]

I finally watched this movie after hearing people praising it. I hate it.

[@12cm32]

lmao all kinds of stupid

[@jammbbs1688]

Shane black ruined iron man 3

[@johnnyd3158]

What a “woke” film.

[@user-ux3gh3nt8i]

So you can make a great movie for just 15m …..wtf is Hollywood playing

[@gregreinel853]

Nothing's happened to it. It’s sitting on my shelf right now along with The Nice Guys and Lethal Weapon.

[@r3games1985]

Great movie.