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:

Algo más que cómplices

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

License plate number of Colleen's blue VW (new-style) Beetle is COL BUG

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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

Horrible

Having seen only one other Bix Skahill film(well, actually, looking on his filmography, this is only his second film, meaning I've seen everything he's done, feature-film-wise), I must say, this is really bad compared to the other one. Chain Of Fools(which wasn't directed by Bix, only written by him... maybe that's the problem with this one?) was good for a laugh; it wasn't great, but it was original, fun and a good use of a great cast. This is a muddled mess of the genres romance and comedy, neither of which really work in this film. The jokes fall flat, the romance doesn't hold up and the characters are unlikable, one-dimensional and their actions are often illogical and out of character. The film has a number of subplots, several of which are reused from Chain Of Fools(jeez, show some imagination, will you?). Several actors from Chain Of Fools also have parts in this one, but their talents are pretty much wasted here. The film has nothing new to offer; if you've seen Chain Of Fools, you've seen what Bix can accomplish... this is, unfortunately, a mess of a movie, and a bad example of his work. The dialog is poorly written, most of the parts are overplayed, the film has no redeeming qualities and no funny moments. Please, Bix, spend more time writing the next script, OK? Or if you're going to direct again, please learn how to do so before releasing something as bad as this film. I don't really recommend this to anyone, as it's just really, really bad. Go watch Chain Of Fools(or, even better, something even funnier than that) instead. 1/10