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So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) -- A San Francisco poet who fears commitment has a girlfriend who he suspects may not be who she appears.
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Overview

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Director:
Thomas Schlamme
Writer (WGA):
Robbie Fox (written by)
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Release Date:
30 July 1993 (USA) more
Tagline:
The Honeymoon Was Killer
Plot:
A San Francisco poet who fears commitment has a girlfriend who he suspects may not be who she appears. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Mike Myers' best film more
US TV Schedule:
Fri. July 1710:00 AMOXYGEN   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mike Myers ... Charlie Mackenzie / Stuart Mackenzie

Nancy Travis ... Harriet Michaels

Anthony LaPaglia ... Tony Giardino

Amanda Plummer ... Rose Michaels
Brenda Fricker ... May Mackenzie
Matt Doherty ... Heed (Willie Mackenzie)
Charles Grodin ... Commandeered Driver

Phil Hartman ... John 'Vicky' Johnson, Alcatraz Guide

Debi Mazar ... Susan, Tony's Girlfriend
Steven Wright ... Pilot
Patrick Bristow ... Cafe Roads Performer
Cintra Wilson ... Cafe Roads M.C.
Al Nalbandian ... Butchershop Customer
George F. Mauricio ... Butchershop Customer (as George Mauricio)
Kiki Douveas ... Butchershop Customer
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for nudity, language and mock terror.
Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR

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Trivia:
Nancy Travis and the film's producer Robert N. Fried, married after filming this movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Harriet offers Charlie a "health shake" with strawberries, the glass initially has no (or very little) ice, only foam. Subsequently, the shake suddenly contains a lot of ice. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Charlie Mackenzie: Excuse me, miss? There seems to be a mistake. I believe I ordered the *large* cappuccino. *Hello!* Look at the size of this thing.
Tony Giardino: It's practically a bowl.
Charlie Mackenzie: It's like Campbell's Cup-O'-ccino!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Undeclared: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs (#1.10)" (2002) more
Soundtrack:
This Poem Sucks more

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24 out of 28 people found the following comment useful:-
Mike Myers' best film, 7 July 2004
9/10
Author: The_Void from Beverley Hills, England

So, I married an Axe murderer is not the sort of Mike Myers comedy that people have become used to over the years. Myers will, undoubtedly, be most remembered most for his Austin Powers series, but this is a film that certainly should not be forgotten; Myers was never funnier than he is in this movie.

The plot centres around Charlie Mackenzie (Myers), a man who can never have a girlfriend without finding a flaw with her which always leads him to end the relationship. That is until he meets Harriet Michaels. She seems perfect, but the flaw that Charlie finds with this woman, may cost him his neck...

What follows is a tour-de-force of comedy. It is true that a few of the jokes don't really work, but the ones that do REALLY work, and it 's easy to forgive the movie for the ones that don't. In fact, I haven't seen this movie in over a year, but I'm laughing as I type this. This movie features some positively brilliant moments, from Myers' poetry sessions ("Woman! Woah-man, wooaaaaaahhhhh-man"), to the very Scottish father, played to perfection by Myers who has a duel role("Head! Move! Now!") to Charlie's police man friend, who is definitely the man with the most comedy; his conversations with Charlie regarding the song "Only You", the moments with his police chief (a memorable performance by Alan Arkin) and most notably, the parts with the commandeered driver ("No, it's one of my favourite things") are positively hilarious. The entire cast of this movie delivers their lines with a great comic timing; a lot of the quotes I mentioned aren't funny out of the context of the film, but due to the way they are delivered and the context of the movie, the dialogue is side splitting.

There isn't a lot of plot or heart to chew on with this movie, which accounts for the lot of the reason that this is a short review; but when a film is this funny, who cares what it's about? In the face of Myers' more commercially successful movies, such as Wayne's World, Austin Powers and Shrek; So, I Married an Axe Murderer isn't going to win a lot of fans as it's not as outgoing as the other three and a lot of the humour is very wry. However, this is Myers finest hour and this little comedy gem should definitely not be forgotten.

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