So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)

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 | Lightning | Scot | Haggis | Meat Hook

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	...	Ranger 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
Lillie Lowe	...	Butchershop Customer
Maria Dos Remedios	...	Butchershop Customer
Luenell	...	Police Records Officer (as Luenell Campbell)
Kelly Christmas	...	Policeman
Ilya Brodsky	...	Russian Sailor
Eugene Buick	...	Russian Sailor
Maureen O'Boyle	...	Herself
Steve Dunleavy	...	Himself
Mike Hagerty	...	Obituary Writer (as Michael G. Hagerty)
Michael Richards	...	Newspaper reporter
Adele Proom	...	Marriage Desk Employee
David Knowles	...	Serenade Musician
Carl Rusk	...	Serenade Musician
Paul Sanchez	...	Serenade Musician
Jessie Nelson	...	Ralph
Wanda McCaddon	...	Auntie Molly
Glen Vernon	...	Uncle Angus
Maggy Myers Davidson	...	Tony's Dance Partner
Robert Nichols	...	Scottish Minister
Jek Cunningham	...	Wedding Reception Piper
Robert Black	...	Wedding Reception Accordionist
John Taylor	...	Wedding Reception Fiddler
Ken Johnson	...	Walter the Plumber
Kelvin Han Yee	...	Master Cho
Joe Bellan	...	Man with Bimbo
Greg Germann	...	Concierge
Ken Grantham	...	Maitre D'
Bob Sarlatte	...	M.C.
Cynthia Frost	...	Mrs. Levenstein
Fred Ornstein	...	Mr. Levenstein
John X. Heart	...	Waiter
Frederick Walsh	...	Bellboy
Keith Selvin	...	Young Stuart
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Katherine Griffin	...	Alcatraz Tourist (as Katherine Griffith)
Rico E. Anderson	...	Doorman at Restaurant (uncredited)
Alan Arkin	...	Tony's Boss / Precinct Capt. (uncredited)
Cait Brennan	...	Beatnik Poet (uncredited)
Marshal Hilton	...	Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Sheila Kelley	...	Sherry (photos of ex-girlfriend) (uncredited)
Holly Lewis	...	Club Poet (uncredited)
Marck Menke	...	Man - Pink Hair (uncredited)
Angela Torrez Parker	...	Sasha, the Coffee Shop Dancer (uncredited)
Steve C. Porter	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Dave Reda	...	Diner Patron (uncredited)
Marla Sokoloff	...	Alcatraz Visitor (uncredited)
Mariana Tosca	...	Cappuccino Waitress (uncredited)

Directed by
Thomas Schlamme

Writing credits (WGA)
Robbie Fox		(written by)

Produced by
Robert N. Fried	....	producer
Jana Sue Memel	....	co-producer
Bernard Williams	....	executive producer (as Bernie Williams)
Cary Woods	....	producer
Michelle Wright	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Bruce Broughton

Cinematography by
Julio Macat

Film Editing by
Colleen Halsey
Richard Halsey

Casting by
Mindy Marin

Production Design by
John Graysmark

Art Direction by
Michael Rizzo

Set Decoration by
Peg Cummings
Jim Poynter

Costume Design by
Kimberly A. Tillman		(as Kimberly Tillman)

Makeup Department
Courtney Carell	....	makeup artist: Mr. Myers
Cydney Cornell	....	key hair stylist
Deborah La Mia Denaver	....	makeup artist (as Deborah LaMia Denaver)
Kathrine Gordon	....	hair stylist: Mr. Myers
Matthew W. Mungle	....	key makeup artist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist
Nancie Marsalis	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
John A. Amicarella	....	post-production supervisor
Chantal Feghali	....	post-production supervisor
Bernard Williams	....	unit production manager (as Bernie Williams)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bud Davis	....	second unit director
Edward C. Dilks	....	dga trainee (as Edward Dilks)
Douglas S. Ornstein	....	second assistant director
Amy Sayres	....	first assistant director
Eric Tignini	....	second second assistant director
Bruce Moriarty	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Emilio R. Aramendia	....	swing gang (as Emilio Aramendia)
Richard W. Clot	....	construction coordinator
Robbie Clot	....	construction
Joanne Desmond	....	construction liaison
Stephen J. Gardner	....	property master
Elizabeth Hamilton	....	head scenic artist
Kirsten Harwood	....	art department coordinator
Mentor Huebner	....	production illustrator
George F. Mauricio	....	assistant property master (as George Mauricio)
Doni McMillan	....	swing gang
Barbara Mesney	....	set designer
Ray Mondoux	....	construction foreman (as Raymond E. Mondoux)
Gary E. Roloff	....	leadman (as Gary Roloff)
Kristin Argue	....	drapery (uncredited)
John Chapot	....	carpenter (uncredited)
J. Michael Davis	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Loren Hillman-Morgan	....	scenic artist/set painter (uncredited)
Brick Mason	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Robert L. Peden	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Kelly Wearstler	....	assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bill Baldwin	....	assistant sound editor
Noah Blough	....	sound editor
Scott Burrow	....	adr editor
David DeGeus	....	assistant sound editor (as David De Guis)
Mike Dobie	....	sound editor (as Michael Dobie)
Mark Gordon	....	sound editor
Jay Kamen	....	supervising adr editor (as Uncle Jay Kamen)
Larry Mann	....	supervising sound editor
Gary Mundheim	....	sound editor
Bob O'Brien	....	sound editor
Sergio Reyes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Fred Runner	....	boom operator
B. Tennyson Sebastian II	....	sound re-recording mixer
Conrad Slater	....	cable person (as Conrad B. Slater)
John J. Stephens	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nelson Stoll	....	sound mixer
Don S. Walden	....	sound editor
John O. Wilde	....	sound editor
Stephen Balliet	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Christian T. Cooke	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Mark L. Mangino	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dennis Becker	....	special effects
Tom Sindicich	....	special effects coordinator (as Thomas F. Sindicich)
Peter Stolz	....	special effects
I.J. Van Perre	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Bill Birrell	....	visual effects producer: SPI
Ron Brinkmann	....	digital artist
David Douglas	....	animator/painter: SPI
Tim McGovern	....	visual effects supervisor: SPI
Ladd McPartland	....	visual effects editor: SPI
George Merkert	....	visual effects producer: SPI
John Nelson	....	visual effects supervisor: SPI
Gayle Reznik	....	visual effects coordinator: SPI
Andrea Scholer	....	animator: SPI (as Andrea Sholer)
Mark Sorell	....	animator: SPI
Adrian Iler	....	senior technical director (uncredited)

Stunts
Bud Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Hannah Kozak	....	stunt double
Jeff Mosley	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Bernie Pock	....	stunt double: Charlie

Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Bray	....	still photographer
Marty Brenneis	....	24 frame video operator
Dave Childers	....	dolly grip (as David Childers)
Joe Crowley	....	chief lighting technician
Kim Marks	....	camera operator
Robert 'Boomer' McCann	....	best boy grip (as Robert McCann)
Stan McClain	....	helicopter camera operator
Vance Piper	....	camera operator: studio camera
Vance Piper	....	first assistant camera
Dennis Pope	....	key grip
Bobby Powell	....	rigging gaffer (as Robert Powell)
Paul Sanchez	....	camera loader
John A. Small	....	second assistant camera
Kevin Thompson	....	best boy electric (as Kevin A. Thompson)
Joseph F. Valentine	....	camera operator: second unit (as Joe Valentine)
Gregory Collis	....	electrician (uncredited)
Wesley Riley	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Allison Bauer	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Laura Folger	....	extras casting
Cecily Jordan	....	extras casting (as Cecily T. Jordan)
Davia Nelson	....	local casting: San Francisco
Paula Nederman	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ed Fincher	....	costume supervisor
Barbara Hartman-Jenichen	....	set costumer
Patricia Kazmierowski	....	costume assistant
Odessa McDuffie	....	tailor
Mary Elizabeth Still	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Megan B. Agosto	....	assistant film editor
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Danny Miller	....	apprentice film editor (as Daniel Miller)
David Orr	....	color timer
Scot Deer	....	telecine colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Danny Bramson	....	music supervisor
Alex Gibson	....	music editor
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator (as Donald Nemitz)
Armin Steiner	....	music scoring mixer
George Doering	....	musician (uncredited)
Paul Silver	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
David Pappas	....	transportation captain
Gaston Veilleux	....	transportation coordinator
Anthony Muto Jr.	....	picture vehicles (uncredited)

Other crew
Chris Barrish	....	production assistant
George Anthony Bayza	....	double: "Charlie"
Nicole Boxer	....	assistant: Mr. Fried and Mr. Woods
Pat Brymer	....	hand puppeteer: "Charlie"
Craig Comstock	....	production assistant
Cynthia Connolly	....	production office assistant
William M. Connor	....	production assistant (as Billy Connor)
Carolyn M. Dahm	....	assistant: Mr. Williams
Robert Dawson	....	title designer
Karen Day	....	production accountant
Carol DePasquale	....	script supervisor (as Carol De Pasquale)
Christopher Desmond	....	paramedic coordinator
Pamela Dresser	....	assistant: Mr. Schlamme (as Pamela J. Dresser)
Jay Frasco	....	assistant production coordinator (as Gerald Jay Frasco)
Blair Judson	....	production coordinator
Michael D. Kerwin	....	production office assistant
John Lowry Lamb	....	double: "Stuart"
Ellen Lent	....	location manager (as Ellen Winchell)
Dylan K. Massin	....	production assistant (as Dylan Massin)
Elizabeth Maxwell	....	craft service (as Elizabeth Smith)
Peter McKernan	....	helicopter pilot
Molly Rain Moshlak	....	production assistant
Virginia Newton	....	assistant: Mr. LaPaglia
Laurie Noll	....	location manager
Kimi Okada	....	choreographer
Joshua Ornstein	....	accounting assistant (as Josh Ornstein)
Ellen Pasternack	....	unit publicist
Rachel E. Prentiss	....	assistant accountant (as Rachel Prentiss)
Kristina Raven	....	production office assistant
Carol Redding	....	assistant: Miss Travis
Darin Rivetti	....	production assistant
Caryll Schwabe	....	production assistant
Burton Sharp	....	adr group coordinator
Rick Shuster	....	helicopter pilot (as Richard Shuster)
Michael Smuin	....	choreographer
Gail Stempler	....	location manager
Allan Trautman	....	hand puppeteer: "Charlie"
Dirk Vahle	....	pilot: Cessna
Frederick Walsh	....	assistant: Mr. Myers
Brenna Wardell	....	production office assistant
James J. Wilhelm	....	craft service (as James Wilhelm)

Production Companies

• TriStar Pictures
• Fried/Woods Films

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1993) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• LK-TEL (1994) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Fox Network (1996) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Tomkats Catering  catering

Also Known As:

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

Mike Myers' performance as Stuart Mackenzie was based on the mannerisms of his own father.

Goofs:

Continuity: The marks that Tony leaves when trying to break down the door at Poet's Corner disappear. In fact, Tony smashes the doorknob when he kicks the door and when the marks go away, there is a shiny new one.

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!
Charlie Mackenzie:[laughing at his Campbell's joke and wiping his tears] Oh, My sides. Please. Aidez-moi.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Ghost Hunters: So She Married an Axe Murderer (#4.15)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Maybe Baby

Underrated Comedy

Probably one of Mike Myers' finest films. The film is the story of Charlie MacKenzie, a commitment phobic who performs in a coffeehouse as a poet. Charlie is looking for the right girl of which he finds in Harriet, an attractive butcher whom Charlie falls head over heels for. The two begin to date but Charlie begins questioning his relationship when clues pointing to an serial killer show up and point directly to Harriet. Funny performances from Mike Myers pulling double duty as sarcastic Charlie and his Scottish dad Stuart MacKenzie, Brenda Fricker as Charlie's horny mother who's got the hots for Tony, Anthony LaPaglia as best friend Tony, and Nancy Travis as girlfriend Harriet. Look for a few surprise cameos from the likes of late great Phil Hartman, Michael Richards, Alan Arkin, Charles Grodin, Steven Wright, and Debi Mazar. Definitely a good rent on a Saturday night.