KISS KISS BANG BANG

A VERY NFSA CHRISTMAS

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Sat 2 Dec 6:00 PM

Arc Cinema

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103 Mins

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2005 |  DCP | US | D: Shane Black

After a botched robbery, petty crook Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr) is mistaken for an actor and sent to Hollywood to receive training for the role of a private investigator from ‘Gay’ Perry van Shrike (Val Kilmer).

While attending a party, Harry meets his childhood sweetheart Harmony Lane (Michelle Monaghan) and learns of a bitter family feud over a large inheritance.

Before too long, what began as training to play a detective in a movie becomes real when a tangled web emerges involving corpses, hired goons, mistaken identities and a severed finger. Harry may have been offered a big break in Hollywood, but the more he gets involved, the less likely he’ll be alive to enjoy it.

Written and directed by legendary action screenwriter Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, The Long Kiss Goodnight), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang revels in the tropes of noir detective stories while also managing to lampshade those very tropes with some intelligent satire.

Featuring sharp dialogue and stellar performances, Robert Downey Jr credits this film with being the reason he was cast in Iron Man.

‘A self-referential noir-screwball-action movie that never wears out its welcome – although it delights in taking that risk, over and over again’ – The Age

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Arc Cinema

1 McCoy Circuit Acton, Australian Capital Territory, 2601

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Accessibility

We are situated in the heart of Canberra on McCoy Circuit, Acton, between the shores of Lake Burley Griffin and the grounds of the Australian National University. Just a 10-minute walk from the city and state bus interchanges.

BY BUS - WEEKDAYS

Note: the NFSA is open daily 10.00am – 4.00pm (except Christmas Day and New Year's Day), and outside those times for special film screenings and events – see our upcoming events calendar.
ON THE NUMBER 6
Route R6 runs between Woden Interchange and City West approximately every 10 to 20 minutes from 5.30am to 11.00pm weekdays. To use this service to visit the NFSA, alight at London Cct after Edinburgh Ave and proceed 600 metres along Gordon Street to the entrance on McCoy circuit.
ON THE NUMBER 53
Route 53 runs between National Museum Lennox Crossing and Dickson Shops Cowper Street on average every 30 minutes from 7.00am to 10.10pm weekdays. Bus alights at Liversidge St behind the NFSA.
Transport Canberra's Routes and Timetables site can help you find the most practical way to our venue (and others).
ON THE CULTURE LOOP FREE SHUTTLE BUS
The free Culture Loop shuttle bus stops at NewActon (on Edinburgh Avenue), within walking distance of the NFSA.

BY BUS - WEEKENDS

Note: the NFSA is open daily 10.00am – 4.00pm (except Christmas Day and New Year's Day), and outside those times for special film screenings and events – see our upcoming events calendar.
ON THE NUMBER 6
Route R6 runs between Woden Interchange and City West approximately every 10 to 20 minutes from 7.00am to 9.00pm weekends and public holidays. To use this service to visit the NFSA, alight at London Cct after Edinburgh Ave and proceed 600 metres along Gordon Street to the entrance on McCoy circuit.
Transport Canberra's Routes and Timetables site can help you find the most practical way to our venue (and others).
ON THE CULTURE LOOP FREE SHUTTLE BUS
The free Culture Loop shuttle bus stops at NewActon (on Edinburgh Avenue), within walking distance of the NFSA.

PARKING

There is dedicated visitor parking on the premises between McCoy Circuit and Ellery Cresent (paid parking, up to three hours). There is also limited free parking surrounding the building on Liversidge Street.
We recommend using public transport in peak times.

Accessible parking is available off McCoy Circuit.
Wheelchair/accessible access via Liversidge Street.