{"id":9472,"date":"2026-09-11T20:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T00:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/movies\/?p=9472"},"modified":"2026-10-07T17:11:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:11:56","slug":"kiss-the-girls-1997","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/movies\/kiss-the-girls-1997\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiss the Girls (1997)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42880010\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/4706482\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"508\">This week on Shat the Movies, we&#8217;re hunting a serial killer with Kiss the Girls (1997), the thriller that introduced Morgan Freeman as detective and psychologist Alex Cross. Gene and Big D break down Freeman&#8217;s effortless authority, Ashley Judd fighting back, the creepy Casanova mystery, and a plot packed with enough twists and suspicious dudes to keep everyone guessing. Does this late 90s serial killer thriller still deliver, or was Hannibal Lecter already casting too big a shadow? Tune in and find out.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"531\">Shat on Entertainment<br \/>\nKiss the Girls (1997) is a psychological thriller directed by Gary Fleder and stars Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, and Tony Goldwyn. Based on James Patterson&#8217;s novel, the film follows forensic psychologist Alex Cross as he searches for his kidnapped niece and becomes involved in the hunt for a serial kidnapper known as Casanova. His investigation leads him to Kate McTiernan, a woman who escaped captivity and may be the best chance of finding the other missing women. 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