You Kill Me (2007)

Director:

John Dahl

Writers (WGA):

Christopher Markus (written by) &
Stephen McFeely (written by)

Release Date:

6 July 2007 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

A killer comedy by John Dahl

Plot:

While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.

Plot Keywords:

Mortuary | Alcoholic | Buffalo New York | Gay Stereotype | Dating

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Ben Kingsley	...	Frank Falenczyk
Téa Leoni	...	Laurel Pearson
Luke Wilson	...	Tom
Dennis Farina	...	Edward O'Leary
Philip Baker Hall	...	Roman Krzeminski
Bill Pullman	...	Dave
Marcus Thomas	...	Stef Krzeminski
Scott Heindl	...	James Doyle
Alison Sealy-Smith	...	Doris Rainford (as Allison Sealy-Smith)
Aron Tager	...	Walter Fitzgerald
Jayne Eastwood	...	Kathleen Fitzgerald
Al Corley	...	Man in Park
Erik Fjeldsted	...	Kevin
Aaron Hughes	...	Stanley
Devin McCracken	...	Henry
Micheline Marchildon	...	Emily
Katie Messina	...	Becky
Lorraine James	...	Brenda
Omar Alex Khan	...	Juan (as Omar Khan)
Joanne Rodriguez	...	Janet
Will Woytowich	...	Nate
David Gillies	...	Earl
Susan Kelso	...	Laurel's Mother
Darren Wall	...	Driver
Lora Schroeder	...	Guard
Ruth De Graves	...	Rosemary
Tracy Beemer	...	Sales Clerk (as Tracy McMahon)
Sandy Jobin-Bevans	...	Supervisor Davis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cory Cassidy	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Brian Kawakami	...	San Francisco AA Member (uncredited)
Sean O'Brian	...	Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
Warren Louis Wiltshire	...	AA Member (uncredited)

Directed by
John Dahl

Writing credits (WGA)
Christopher Markus		(written by) &
Stephen McFeely		(written by)

Produced by
Allison Adams	....	associate producer: SBK Pictures
Carol Baum	....	producer
Al Corley	....	producer
Jonathan Dana	....	executive producer
Juliette Hagopian	....	line producer
Téa Leoni	....	executive producer
Mike Marcus	....	producer
Raymond Massey	....	line producer: San Francisco
Eugene Musso	....	producer
Kim Olsen	....	co-producer
Bart Rosenblatt	....	producer
Howard Rosenman	....	producer (as Zvi Howard Rosenman)

Original Music by
Marcelo Zarvos

Cinematography by
Jeff Jur		(director of photography) (as Jeffrey Jur)

Film Editing by
Scott Chestnut

Casting by
Carol Lewis

Production Design by
John Dondertman

Art Direction by
Réjean Labrie

Set Decoration by
Maryam Decter
Bruce Mailing

Costume Design by
Linda Madden

Makeup Department
Pamela M. Athayde	....	key makeup artist (as Pamela Athayde)
Pamela M. Athayde	....	makeup artist: Ben Kingsley (as Pamela Athayde)
Shelly Bargenda	....	assistant hair stylist
Lori Caputi	....	key hair stylist
Heather Gunderman	....	key hair stylist: San Francisco
Cheryl Ann Nick	....	makeup artist: Téa Leoni (as Cheryl Nick)
Gwen Trutnau	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Imad Ftouni	....	assistant unit manager
Bart Rosenblatt	....	production manager
Daniel Voltz	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ronaldo Nacionales	....	first assistant director
Martin Pedersen	....	second assistant director
Markian Saray	....	third assistant director
Sean Vawter	....	first assistant director
Richard Worden	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Olaf Dux	....	construction coordinator
Greg Gardner	....	graphic artist
Jason Gibbs	....	property master
Kim Hamin	....	on-set dresser
Donna Jenkyns	....	draper
Mike Johnson	....	head carpenter
Matthew Karam	....	art director: second unit
Chris Roznowsky	....	assistant property master
Katharina Stieffenhofer	....	art department coordinator
Lawrence Van Went	....	key scenic artist

Sound Department
James Barth	....	adr recordist
Josee Bernard	....	boom operator
Miriam Cole	....	adr coordinator
Brian Copenhagen	....	boom operator: San Francisco
Devin Johnson	....	first assistant editor
Jon Johnson	....	supervising sound editor
Eric Justen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Val Kuklowsky	....	supervising adr editor
Sam C. Lewis	....	adr recordist
Louis Marion	....	sound mixer
Michael J. McDonald	....	sound recordist (as Michael McDonald)
Paul Morrow	....	boom operator
Terry O'Bright	....	sound re-recording mixer
G.W. Pope III	....	foley artist
Miguel Rivera	....	dialogue editor
Steve Schatz	....	sound mixing recordist
Brad Sokol	....	sound editor
Bruce Stubblefield	....	dialogue editor
Alex Ullrich	....	foley editor

Special Effects by
Jimi Campbell	....	special effects assistant
Mark Gebel	....	special effects supervisor
Laird McMurray	....	special effects coordinator
Stephen Wallace	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Kenneth Armstrong	....	digital artist
Ben Campanaro	....	digital compositor: Mechnology
Chris Ervin	....	digital effects artist
Chris Ervin	....	visual effects supervisor
Diana Luu	....	digital artist
Elizabeth Marriner	....	digital artist
Lanmana Parys	....	visual effects producer
Jeff Rubin	....	visual effects animator

Stunts
Sterling Johnson	....	stunt double: Roman
Chuck Robinson	....	stunt coordinator
Craig Skene	....	stunt double: Walter
Jan Skene	....	stunts
Rick Skene	....	stunt coordinator
Sean Skene	....	stunt performer
Glen Thompson	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Lorne Bailey	....	best boy
John Durica	....	electric
Richard Falk Jr.	....	electrician (as Richard Falk)
Christopher M. Gower	....	key rigging electric (as Chris Gower)
Shane Head	....	generator operator
Joao Holowka	....	gaffer
Brad Hruboska	....	Steadicam operator
Brad Hruboska	....	camera operator
Bengt Jonsson	....	additional photographer
Jeff Jur	....	camera operator
Michael Kelly	....	gaffer: additional photography
Michael Kelly	....	grip
Doug Kiddell	....	lead electric
Jim McNulty	....	generator operator
Reil Munro	....	grip
Mark O'Neill	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Ted Overton	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Tai Pu	....	best boy electric
Rebecca Sandulak	....	still photographer
Julian Saray	....	best boy grip
Krista Stumph	....	camera loader
Robert Thomson	....	key grip
Shauna Townley	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Scott Trembley	....	lead electric
Jason Tuesday	....	grip
Mark Woodgate	....	dolly grip
Terry Wowchuk	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Jim Heber	....	casting: Canada
Patricia Kress	....	extras casting assistant
Joey Ritche	....	casting assistant: Canada
Lori Stefaniuk	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lauren D. Martin	....	set costumer
Annie Rothschild	....	costumer
Angela Wells	....	truck costumer

Editorial Department
Jon Berry	....	digital intermediate editor
Andre Champagne	....	additional editorial assistant
C. Robert Dimitri	....	post-production assistant
Travis Dutch	....	digital cinema mastering
Kyle Dean Jackson	....	digital intermediate producer
Sherwood Jones	....	assistant editor
Alan Pao	....	digital intermediate producer
Sebastian Perez-Burchard	....	digital intermediate editor
Narbeh Tatoussian	....	digital intermediate colorist
Rex M. Teese	....	assistant editor
Gregory Torrillo	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Natalie Baartz	....	music supervisor
John Bissell	....	music supervisor
Johnny Caruso	....	music editor
Robert Miles Kane	....	music assistant
Daniel Levy	....	score preparation
Lawrence Manchester	....	score mixer
Lawrence Manchester	....	score recordist

Transportation Department
Julia Diana Cereceda	....	unit driver
Bundy Chanock	....	transportation coordinator
Brian 'Shaky' Johnson	....	transportation coordinator
Erin Kane	....	driver: San Francisco crew
Dave Perich	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Neal Baksh	....	assistant location manager
Dave Brown	....	firearms safety coordinator
Matthew Cardarople	....	assistant: Luke Wilson
Bryn Garrison	....	location manager
Tim Haughian	....	location manager
Steven Hearn	....	assistant location manager
Ross Ikeda	....	key production accountant
Karen Jo Irvin	....	executive assistant to producers
Shaun Johnson	....	assistant production coordinator
David Lapp	....	first assistant accountant
Scott Layton	....	production coordinator
Chris Martin	....	script supervisor
Tanya Mazur	....	script supervisor
Allan McGowan	....	security officer
Peter Moody	....	location manager
Barb Myrvold	....	accounting clerk
Laura Neufeld	....	production coordinator
David Porter	....	sous chef
Sandy Reed	....	craft service
Leslie Stafford	....	publicist
Rebecca Traub	....	extras wrangler
Michelle Walker	....	key craft service
Ryan Wuckert	....	location scout
Andrew Schulz	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Jonathan Bell	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Bipolar Pictures
• Carol Baum Productions
• Code Entertainment
• Dillinger Productions
• Echo Lake Productions (I)
• Green Tulip Productions
• Independent Film Group

Distributors

• All Interactive Distribution (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Koch Media (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Odeon Films (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Revolver Entertainment (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Film1 (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• HBO Hungary (2008) (Hungary) (TV)
• IFC Films (2007) (USA) (all media)
• Laptv (2009) (Argentina) (TV)
• Luxor Entertainment (2007) (Russia) (all media)
• Pinema (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• VelocityApe FX (visual effects)
• Mechnology (digital effects)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Kappa Studios  post-production
• Tunnel Post  digital intermediate and titles

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violence

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | UK:15 | Germany:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Mexico:B | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Manitoba Production Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

Bipolar Pictures

Trivia:

Though much of the film takes place in San Francisco, only one day of filming took place there.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Frank and Laurel first meet in the mortuary, in one shot you can clearly see the dead body's stomach move up and down as he's breathing.

Quotes:

Laurel Pearson:Here's to granting others the serenity to change the things you cannot accept.
Tom:And the courage to accept large amounts of change serenely.
Frank Falenczyk:And the wisdom to know the difference.

Movie Connections:

References Some Like It Hot (1959)

Soundtrack:

My Happy Day

The Good & Bad Of 'You Kill Me'

THE GOOD - A very interesting film, start-to-finish, with a little action, romance, humor, melodrama, suspense....a good combination of a lot of things. The acting is good, led by the always-fascinating Ben Kingsley who plays the lead role. There was a good contrast in the areas: the snowy cold of winter in Buffalo and the dry and brighter look of San Francisco. I like the supporting actors in here, beginning with Dennis Farina as "O'Leary." He's another actor that always gets your attention. The movie also gives a nice plug for Alcoholics Anonymous. I kept waiting the smart remarks about it, but they surprised me on that one. Respect was given for the no-nonsense approach given by that famous organization which has helped a lot of people.

THE BAD - Even though it's "dark humor," the messages in here are in frequently enough that I believe Hollywood, in its twisted thinking, would actually go along with a lot of opinions expressed such as alcoholism being a more serious problem than being a hit-man! (Hey, they are only shooting other bad guys, right?) Tea Leoni's character was stupid and too profane. No woman, especially someone with her looks and brains, would go for an aging, drunk-killer. Puh-leeze. Also, being from the Buffalo area, I didn't care for the cheap shots on the city, either. People here are tired of that.

OVERALL - Despite a few things, like Leoni, that were a little sleazy and unrealistic, I found the movie a good one in that it entertained me all the way. This is a strange film, certainly not one that is going to be a hit with the public but if you like something different, something a little "dark" yet romantic, you'd probably like this film. It's quirky, which seems to be the kinds of films Kingsley has been doing the past decade ("Sexy Beast," "House Of Sand And Fog," etc.)