Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

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black comedy film crime film film neo-noir film

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a darkly comedic neo-noir crime film that blends sharp, self-aware humor with a twisty mystery narrative.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	black comedy film → crime film → film → neo-noir film →
basedOn	Bodies Are Where You Find Them → novel by Brett Halliday →
boxOfficeGrossWorldwideUSD	15000000 →
character	Gay Perry → Harlan Dexter → Harmony Faith Lane → Harry Lockhart →
cinematographyBy	Michael Barrett →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	generally positive →
detectiveCharacterOccupation	private investigator →
director	Shane Black →
distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures →
editedBy	Jim Page →
filmingLocation	California → Los Angeles →
genre	black comedy → crime → mystery → neo-noir →
hasCultFollowing	true →
hasMetafictionalElements	true →
leadCharacterOccupation	actor → thief →
musicBy	John Ottman →
narrationBy	Robert Downey Jr. →
notableFor	genre deconstruction of noir and detective fiction → revitalizing Robert Downey Jr.'s career → self-aware humor →
originalLanguage	English →
premiereEvent	Cannes Film Market 2005 →
producer	Joel Silver →
productionCompany	Silver Pictures →
releaseDate	2005-10-21 →
releaseYear	2005 →
runtimeMinutes	103 →
setting	Los Angeles →
starring	Corbin Bernsen → Michelle Monaghan → Robert Downey Jr. → Val Kilmer →
usesVoiceOverNarration	true →
writer	Shane Black →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Robert Downey Jr. → Shane Black → Val Kilmer →	notableWork
Val Kilmer →	appearedIn
Shane Black →	directed
Shane Black ("directing Kiss Kiss Bang Bang") →	knownFor
Shane Black →	wrote