Life Without Dick (2002)

By accident, Colleen Gibson shoots and kills her gold-digging cheating boyfriend, Dick, a private eye who happens to have a hitman on his tail. Danny the hitman works for his brother-in-law... See full summary »

Director:

Bix Skahill

Writer:

Bix Skahill

Stars:

Sarah Jessica Parker, Harry Connick Jr., Johnny Knoxville

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Colleen Gibson
Harry Connick Jr.	...	Daniel Gallagher
Johnny Knoxville	...	Dick Rasmusson
Craig Ferguson	...	Jared O'Reilly
Teri Garr	...	Madame Hugonaut
Geoffrey Blake	...	Detective Murphy
John Eddins	...	Detective O'Halloran
Brigid Brannagh	...	Ivy Gallagher O'Reilly
David Cross	...	Rex
Jon Sklaroff	...	Colin
Brad Grunberg	...	Pee Wee
David Koechner	...	Uncle Hurley
Claudia Schiffer	...	Mary
Erik Palladino	...	Tony the Tuner Moretti
Ever Carradine	...	Tina

Storyline

By accident, Colleen Gibson shoots and kills her gold-digging cheating boyfriend, Dick, a private eye who happens to have a hitman on his tail. Danny the hitman works for his brother-in-law, a cheerful but nasty Irish mobster, hasn't actually killed anyone, and wants to be a singer. He falls for Colleen. she likes him, too. He can solve her problem (Dick's body), she can solve his (meeting the mobster's demands that he kill people like Dick). Danny has an ex-girlfriend, who might still hold the key to his heart, two cops are sniffing around for Dick, a junk yard owner gets a conscience, and a talent show is coming up. Bullets, music, and true love are set to collide.

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Plot Keywords:

hitman | talent show | singer | police | irish american | 

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Taglines:

True love can be a very dangerous thing.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sensuality, language and a drug reference

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Life Without Dick

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Happy Dagger Pictures, Immortal Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Harry Connick Jr sings the song Danny Boy in the first film he was in, 'Memphis belle', and he also sings it in Life Without Dick.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the film, when Dick (Johnny Knoxville) is loading the gun with a bullet, the bullet has already been fired because you can see the mark of a firing pin on the rim of the bullet, even though the bullet looks like a center-fire.

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Quotes

Jared O'Reilly: He's Going to Rome...
Daniel Gallagher: Rome, Georgia ?
Jared O'Reilly: No! Pope-y Rome...

User Reviews

This movie had its moments like so many other bad movies...

From the get-go, this movie feels awkward. Some of the lines seem forced, and it almost seems like the script was made up as the movie went along (or a very close set of friends reviewed the script and all gave a thumbs up). Why are there so many bad movies these days? Sarah Jessica Parker (who delivers a much better performance in Sex and the City) is a bit too cute throughout the entire movie until she resumes her other persona. But even this can't save the boring movie with a ridiculous plot (wait until you see who she hooks up with and eventually falls for?!). I think if producers want to stop losing money, they should randomly pick people and give them a summary of the movie (or a watered down script) to see if anyone should even bother.