One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.
Unfortunately the movie Kiss Me Deadly is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Mickey Spillane | Novel |
| Directing | Robert Aldrich | Director |
| Writing | A.I. Bezzerides | Screenplay |
| Production | Victor Saville | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Ernest Laszlo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Michael Luciano | Editor |
| Production | Robert Aldrich | Producer |
| Sound | Frank De Vol | Music |
| Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound Designer |
| Art | William Glasgow | Art Direction |
| Art | Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Helen Gailey | Script Supervisor |
