So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Thomas Schlamme

Writer (WGA):

Robbie Fox (written by)

Release Date:

30 July 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller

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.

Plot Keywords:

Butcher | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Meat Hook | Bathtub Scene | Scottish Wedding

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 13

1:00 PM

OXYGEN

Cast

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

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

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:L (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Norway:10 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

Sharon Stone was initially set to play the role of Mike Myers' wife.

Goofs:

Plot holes: During the Alcatraz scene, Ranger Vicki states that many of the Park Rangers are former guards of Alcatraz, including himself. The penitentiary on Alcatraz Island closed on March 21, 1963, 30 years prior to this movie. This would have made Vicki a teenager at best when the prison closed, and probably too young to be employed as a guard.

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!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me' (1999) (V)

Soundtrack:

Saturday Night

It could happen.......

In this greatly under-rated film, Mike Myers plays a man scared of commitment, until that is he meets Harriet and they fall in love, but does she have a rather macabre secret?

This film flows wonderfully, carrying you along before you realise it, right until the end.

Some of the better comedic moments, though, come from the cameos, especially by Steven Wright and Charles Grodin, who is always wonderful, whatever film he is in, although the poetry scenes are quite funny too.

For some reason this film was not as successful as other Mike Myers' efforts such as the Wayne's Worlds, and it does appear that audiences prefer Myers in character than as himself, and indeed you will come out liking Myers better as his father than as his main role, but nevertheless a great movie!