Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill

Private detective Jo Walker receives an order from a mysterious beauty to search for a missing nuclear scientist. Meanwhile, a series of murders among industrialists keeps police officer Tom Rowland busy. Arms dealer O'Brien fears falling victim to the next attack, as two of his former business partners have already been wiped out. Their investigation brings Jo and Rowland together. Together they hunt down the unknown

With its snappy opening song and a brilliant opening scene in which Jo and Rowland engage in a playful duel, it is clear that the intention here was to hang on to great role model James Bond. Tony Kendall as Jo Walker aka. Inspector X plays the chauvinistic, pattering private detective who plunges into many an adventure in which he is assisted by Brad Harris as the inspector. The pace of the first part of the Kommissar X series is incredibly fast, with lots of action, wild ideas and plenty of pretty women. A highlight of the Eurospy genre.

US DVD shortened and in full screen

In the US, the film was released on DVD along with the first two sequels by Retromedia in a Kommissar X Collection. The two women on the cover do not appear in the film, of course. The version has poor picture quality and was zoomed to full screen via Pan&Scan. Because of this, image information is lost on the left and right. Furthermore, it is a shortened version, which partly has similar cuts as the German TV version.

Short misses of less than a second are not mentioned in the report.

Picture Comparison:

US DVD (Retromedia):

DVD (Filmjuwelen):

Runtimes:

US version: 86:44 min.
DVD: 88:06 min.

Comparison between the US DVD by Retromedia and the uncut German DVD by Filmjuwelen

Note: we used the German audio track for this comparison and translated the dialogs verbatim for the translation of this article. Therefore, it's possible that it may vary a little from the English original in terms of wording.

[00:10:00][00:09:35]

Bobo wiggles her legs longer. Jo comes into the room.

Jo: "The later the evening the shorter.... The blonder the guests."

German version: 17 sec.


[00:11:23][00:11:11]

After Jo asks about Nancy Wright on the phone, he asks Bobo to join him to give her a drink. The two kiss.

In the next scene, the maid knocks on Nancy's door.

German version: 26 sec.


[00:23:13][00:22:58]

Kan is seen longer as he leaves.

Rowland is then seen earlier, talking to Jo.

Rowland: "Where you are, bodies pop up like mushrooms. Do you want me to put on a ring from your grandmother before you come at me with any halfway decent information. If you keep marking the mute Commissioner X, the local police will think the New York City homicide detectives are morons."

German version: 13 sec.


[00:31:05][00:30:45]

Pat is seen a little longer as she sat down on the bench in the police station.

In the next scene, Jo and Rowland walk into the autopsy room with a doctor.

Doctor: "The girl was killed by a poisoned arrow. Curare, a South American plant poison."

They discover a sedated man.

Doctor: "It's my assistant. Apparently a circulatory collapse."
Rowland: "He's been sedated."
Doctor: "So now I don't understand anything."
Jo: "I understand even more."
Rowland: "Where is Nancy Wright's body?"
Doctor: "Still on the dissection table over there. Press the second button. Frank come to after all."

Rowland presses the button and the table goes up. Instead of the body, there are only pillows.

Doctor: "Now I don't understand anything anymore."
Jo: "There was that strange mark on Nancy Wright's chest. Do they have a Geiger counter?"
Doctor: "Yes."
Rowland: "What do you need a Geiger counter for?"
Jo: "The girl had a burn from radioactive radiation. That's why they made the body disappear."

A man comes up to Rowland.

Man: "Captain Rowland. Sergeant Flesher asks you to come to this address immediately."
Rowland: "This is Nancy Wright's apartment."
Jo: "Will you lend us your Geiger counter, doctor?"
Doctor: "Of course! Come with me."

Pat gets impatient and knocks on the window. A policeman comes up to her.

Pat: "Will it be long before Captain Rowland arrives?"
Policeman: "It can only be a matter of minutes. He should be here by now."

German version: 1:24 Min.


[00:54:20][00:54:26]

Brady puts the antenna back on his voice recorder and sits down at the desk.

Brady: "Oh who knows where she's stuck again."

German version: 6 sec.


[00:54:31][00:54:44]

More scenes from the deck of the aircraft carrier are seen.

Hudson's voice sounds from the loudspeaker as Brady sits at the desk.

Hudson: "Brady?"
Brady: "Yes, sir!"
Hudson: "Did they reach my daughter?"

Brady hears the voice of Pamela.

Pamela: "Brady, can you hear me?"
Brady: "Yes sir."

German version: 30 sec.


[01:13:11][01:13:08]

After Jo took off her helmet and Rowland was visible, the US cuts to Jo again.

Jo: "But my neck is stronger."

Jo's sentence comes in the German version as Rowland runs to him.

US: 3 sec.


[01:23:34][01:23:03]

In the US, the smoke cloud can be seen longer.

US: 1 sec.


[01:25:04][01:24:27]

Brady tries to contact Pamela by radio.

Brady: "Miss Hudson please respond. Miss Hudson, don't kid around. The Admiral."
Hudson: "Brady, tell my daughter the maneuver has already begun."
Brady: "Yes, sir."
Hudson: "Why isn't she answering?"
Brady: "I don't know. I'm sure she's doing gymnastics again."

Several scenes follow in which planes take off from an aircraft carrier.

German version: 57 sec.


[01:25:39][01:25:58]

Rowland and the women look up at the sky. Rowland wants to kiss one of the women, but she rejects him. One of the planes takes off.

German version: 8 sec.


[01:25:51][01:26:18]

Two more planes take off.

German version: 11 sec.


[01:26:36][01:27:12]

The US fades in "The End" at the end.

In the German version, the sky can be seen. "The End" fades in. Then, with the picture blacked out, the credits music follows.

US: 8 sec.
German version: 54 sec.