I Love You to Death (1990)

Director:

Lawrence Kasdan

Writer (WGA):

John Kostmayer (written by)

Release Date:

6 April 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

An unbelievable story that's incredibly true.

Plot:

Joey owns a pizza parlor, and is married to Rosalee, and is a major womanizer. Rosalee goes to extremes when she finds he has been cheating.

Plot Keywords:

Pizza | Mother | Philanderer | Revenge | Spaghetti

Cast

Kevin Kline	...	Joey Boca
Tracey Ullman	...	Rosalie Boca
Joan Plowright	...	Nadja, Rosalie's Mother
River Phoenix	...	Devo Nod
William Hurt	...	Harlan James
Keanu Reeves	...	Marlon James
James Gammon	...	Lt. Larry Schooner
Jack Kehler	...	Sgt. Carlos Wiley
Victoria Jackson	...	Lacey
Miriam Margolyes	...	Joey's Mother
Alisan Porter	...	Carla Boca
Jon Kasdan	...	Dominic Boca
Heather Graham	...	Bridget
Michelle Joyner	...	Donna Joy
John Kostmayer	...	Benny
Kathleen York	...	Dewey Brown
John Billingsley	...	Jailhouse Informant
Samantha Kostmayer	...	Waitress
Michael Chieffo	...	Mickey, Blue Light Bartender
Robert Radonich	...	Java Jive Bartender
Jeff Kline	...	Young Man with Bat
G. Valmont Thomas	...	Cabbie
Art Cahn	...	Priest
Audrey Rapoport	...	Librarian
Shiri Appleby	...	Millie, Girl in Park
Luke Rossi	...	Sammy, Boy in Park
Henry Beckman	...	Wendel Carter
Susan Chin	...	Reporter
Tony Romano	...	Reporter
Johnny 'Sugarbear' Willis	...	Reporter
Joe Lando	...	Pizza Guy
William R. Breyette	...	Billy the Biker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phoebe Cates	...	Joey's Girl at Disco (uncredited)
Lawrence Kasdan	...	Devo's Lawyer (uncredited)
Douglas Moening	...	Joey's Neighbor (uncredited)

Directed by
Lawrence Kasdan

Writing credits (WGA)
John Kostmayer		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Grillo	....	executive producer
Lynn Isenberg	....	associate producer
Lynn Isenberg	....	co-producer
John Kostmayer	....	associate producer
Jeffrey Lurie	....	producer
John P. Marsh	....	associate producer
Ron Moler	....	producer
Charles Okun	....	executive producer
Lauren Weissman	....	co-producer
Patrick Wells	....	co-producer

Original Music by
James Horner

Cinematography by
Owen Roizman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Anne V. Coates

Production Design by
Lilly Kilvert

Art Direction by
Jon Hutman

Set Decoration by
Cricket Rowland

Costume Design by
Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Makeup Department
Ben Nye Jr.	....	makeup artist
Marlene D. Williams	....	hair stylist (as Marlene Williams)

Production Management
Ted Zachary	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carey Dietrich	....	second assistant director
Michael Grillo	....	first assistant director
Nina Halvorsson	....	second assistant director

Art Department
William A. Petrotta	....	property master (as Bill Petrotta)

Sound Department
Jay Dranch	....	dialogue editor
Michael Dressel	....	sound assistant
Sukey Fontelieu	....	sound effects editor
Gregory G. Gest	....	sound
Walter A. Gest	....	sound
Robert Grieve	....	supervising sound editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Jeffrey Haboush)
Rick Kline	....	sound mixer
David MacMillan	....	sound mixer
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound mixer
Frank Smathers	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Roy Arbogast	....	special effects
Ray Brown	....	special effects technician
Tobe Sexton	....	special effects: Apogee, Inc.

Visual Effects by
David Cornelius	....	motion control programmer (uncredited)

Stunts
Kenny Bates	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ken W. Ballantine	....	lighting technician
Alan S. Blauvelt	....	first assistant camera: additional photography (as Alan Blauvelt)
Dustin Blauvelt	....	camera operator: additional photography (as Dusty Blauvelt)
Stephen H. Burum	....	director of photography: additional photography
Earl L. Clark	....	camera operator
Doug Cook	....	best boy grip: additional photography
Gary Dunham	....	second assistant camera: additional photography
John J. Ellingwood	....	second assistant camera (as John Ellingwood)
Rob Hahn	....	camera operator
Clyde Hart	....	key grip: additional photography
Leslie J. Kovacs	....	gaffer (as Les Kovacs)
Gemma La Mana	....	still photographer
Dennis J. Laine	....	first assistant camera (as Dennis Laine)
Michael Laws	....	best boy electric: additional photography (as Mike Laws)
Gregory Peters	....	electrician
Tim Ryan	....	key grip
Alex Skvorzov	....	chief lighting technician: additional photography
Lonnie Stewart	....	dolly grip: additional photography

Editorial Department
Sam Citron	....	assistant editor
James D.R. Hickox	....	first assistant editor
Robert Raring	....	color timer (as Bob Raring)

Music Department
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
James Horner	....	conductor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard Belyeu	....	transportation coordinator
Rick Wiley	....	driver: camera car

Other crew
Steph Benseman	....	location manager
Joan Eisenberg	....	unit publicist
Pam Ellington	....	first assistant production accountant
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Tony Grob	....	assistant location manager
Jamie Kehoe	....	craft service
Adam Lustig	....	portraits
Adam Lustig	....	title designer
Gail Martin-Sheridan	....	production accountant
Tim Monich	....	dialogue coach
Laura Petticord	....	production assistant
Anne Rapp	....	script supervisor
Danis Regal-O'Connell	....	production coordinator
Gail Rose	....	assistant production accountant
Morris Lee Sullivan	....	stand-in

Production Companies

• Chestnut Hill Productions
• TriStar Pictures

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films AB (1990) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1990) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1990) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Apogee Productions

Other Companies

• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background

Also Known As:

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Serbian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Denmark:7 (2003) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:R (certificate #30156) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Netherlands:6 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade)

Filming Locations:

Antique's Row, Tacoma, Washington, USA

Company:

Chestnut Hill Productions

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Lawrence Kasdan]as Devo's Lawyer.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Rosalie, Nadja and Devo go out of prison and meet Joey, a clock can be seen on the wall behind them which skips from 10.45 a.m. to 10.40 a.m.

Quotes:

Harlan James, Marlon:I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Harlan James, Marlon:And to the republic...
Harlan James:...under one invisible nation...
Marlon:...to nations under God whose...
Harlan James:...spacious skies and amber graves of liberty for all...
Marlon:...deliver us from freedom.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Directors: The Films of Lawrence Kasdan" (????)

Soundtrack:

Could You Be Loved

Stays funny, even in milk

Clever writing, able direction and a stellar cast make this film a modern classic that stands up to multiple viewings. Tracey Ullman and Joan Plowright star as Rosalie Boca and her mother Nadja, both so furious at the infidelity of Rosalie's husband Joey (Kevin Kline) that they decide to kill him. The ensuing misadventures are VERY funny, particularly the attempts by hired hit-men Harlan and Marlon James, not-too-bright cousins played by William Hurt and Keanu Reeves.