Getting Away with Murder (1996)

When the very moralistic college ethics instructor (Aykroyd) finds himself living next door to an accused German death camp commander (Lemmon), he takes it upon himself to rid the world of ... See full summary »

Director:

Harvey Miller

Writer:

Harvey Miller

Stars:

Dan Aykroyd, Lily Tomlin, Jack Lemmon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dan Aykroyd	...	Jack Lambert
Lily Tomlin	...	Inga Mueller
Jack Lemmon	...	Max Mueller / Karl Luger
Bonnie Hunt	...	Dr. Gail Holland
Brian Kerwin	...	Marty Lambert
Jerry Adler	...	Judge
Andy Romano	...	Psychiatrist
Robert Fields	...	Sergeant Roarke
J.C. Quinn	...	Detective Stanley
Susan Forristal	...	Waitress Patti
Marissa Chibas	...	Liz Lambert
Jon Korkes	...	Chemistry Lab Professor
Kathleen Marshall	...	Student #1
Jacqueline Klein	...	Student #2
Alex Appel	...	Student #3

Storyline

When the very moralistic college ethics instructor (Aykroyd) finds himself living next door to an accused German death camp commander (Lemmon), he takes it upon himself to rid the world of this man. And even though he manages to kill him, he does it so cleanly that no one accuses him and it isn't until he guiltily marries the German's daughter (Tomlin) that he discovers the truth about the man...

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Plot Keywords:

college | jew | lingerie slip | father daughter relationship | ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship | 

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Taglines:

One bad apple can spoil the whole line-up.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual situations

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crime com Castigo

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 127,100 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Price, Rank Organisation, The, Savoy Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Last film of Harvey Miller.

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Quotes

Gail: And I walked over to her and I'm trying to relax her and calm her down and I said, "I like your hair!" and she has this Southern accent and she says, "My hair - makes me closer to Jesus." And I couldn't believe it! It looked like she had gone to an ice cream store to get her hair done! Three scoops!

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 13 April 1996 (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Happy Song"
Written by Harvey Miller

User Reviews

Underrated fun

Maybe it's just because I like Dan Aykroyd: I have never seen a movie with him that I did not enjoy. I decided to put in a few lines of appreciation for this one, considering the bad reviews read here. It certainly is not the ultimate masterpiece of comedy but I found it thoroughly enjoyable, and despite the fact that I was very tired it kept watching it until 2am.