Susan's Plan (1998)

Susan wants her reprehensible ex-husband dead and, in several bungled attempts by henchmen, tries to accomplish the deed. First her boyfriend hires two dim-witted hitmen. Then she hires a ... See full summary »

Director:

John Landis

Writer:

John Landis

Stars:

Nastassja Kinski, Billy Zane, Michael Biehn

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nastassja Kinski	...	Susan Holland
Billy Zane	...	Sam Myers
Michael Biehn	...	Bill
Rob Schneider	...	Steve
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Betty Johnson
Carl Ballantine	...	Harold Beyers
Thomas Haden Church	...	Dr. Chris Stillman
Bill Duke	...	Detective Scott
Lisa Edelstein	...	Penny Myers
Sheree North	...	Mrs. Beyers
Adrian Paul	...	Paul Holland
Dan Aykroyd	...	Bob
Joey Travolta	...	Bartender
Christina Venuti	...	Janice
Robert Harvey	...	Car Dealership Boss

Storyline

Susan wants her reprehensible ex-husband dead and, in several bungled attempts by henchmen, tries to accomplish the deed. First her boyfriend hires two dim-witted hitmen. Then she hires a former biker boyfriend to smother him in the hospital where he is recuperating from the first attempt. Then Zane's former wife figures out what is going on and wants a part of the action.

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | biker | bathroom | sex | restaurant | 

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Taglines:

Divorce can be murder.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

Kushner-Locke

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 July 1999 (France)

Also Known As:

Dying to Get Rich! ...Susan's Plan

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kushner-Locke Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (FotoKem)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After getting so frustrated with the changes the studio made to Blues Brothers 2000, John Landis decided to make something for himself. This film was the result.

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Quotes

Paul Holland: Why do you have that look on your face?
Betty Johnson: I thought I could do it, I thought I could do anything for enough money...
Paul Holland: Do you know the guys who shot me?
Betty Johnson: Yes... they're just two guys I know, it's Sam and Susan, it's Susan's plan, it was her idea, not mine.
Paul Holland: To kill me?
Betty Johnson: Yes.

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Soundtracks

"Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You"
Performed by Wilson Pickett

User Reviews

Don't wait for it to get better

We picked up the DVD and thought, "Hey, with a cast like this and with John Landis directing, it's got to be worth at least a look. I mean, Landis did 'Blues Brothers', didn't he?" I also need to point out that we are big Dan Ackroyd fans and will watch, at least once, anything the man puts on film. Man, were we disappointed.

Rather than beat a dead horse, we'll just throw a few adjectives and phrases your direction: disjointed, bad editing, failing jokes (the fart jokes were the funniest, if this gives you an idea), no closure, redundant, unnecessary and distracting segues, gratuitous sex scenes (although Lara Flynn Boyles is very appealing, just not enough screen time to make it interesting!).

We watched this movie and braved the hour and a half hoping it would get better and that the cacophony of subplots would somehow congeal into a cohesive crescendo. Not happening. Just got worse and left us feeling like we wasted the popcorn.

Do not rent this movie. If you need a Dan Ackroyd fix, just rent "Grosse Pointe Blank" or even "Ghostbusters." And if you need a Rob Schneider fix, I understand 'Deuce Bigalow' was 'Citizen Kane' compared to this fine piece of...art.