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So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
Directed by Thomas Schlamme
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Overview
Just after a bad breakup, Charlie MacKenzie falls for lovely butcher Harriet Michaels and introduces her to his parents. But, as voracious consumers of sensational tabloids, his parents soon come to suspect that Harriet is actually a notorious serial killer—“Mrs. X”—wanted in connection with a string of bizarre honeymoon killings. Thinking his parents foolish, Charlie proposes to Harriet. But while on his honeymoon with her, he begins to fear they were right.
Rated PG-13 | Length 93 minutes
Actors
Mike Myers | Nancy Travis | Anthony LaPaglia | Amanda Plummer | Brenda Fricker | Matt Doherty | Charles Grodin | Phil Hartman | Debi Mazar | Steven Wright | Patrick Bristow | Cintra Wilson | Al Nalbandian | George F. Mauricio | Kiki Douveas | Lillie Lowe | Maria Dos Remedios | Luenell | Kelly Christmas | Ilya Brodsky | Eugene Buick | Maureen O'Boyle | Steve Dunleavy | Mike Hagerty | Michael Richards | Adele Proom | David Knowles | Carl Rusk | Paul Sanchez | Jessie Nelson | Wanda McCaddon | Glen Vernon | Maggy Myers Davidson | Robert Nichols | Jek Cunningham | Robert Black | John Taylor | Ken Johnson | Kelvin Han Yee | Joe Bellan | Greg Germann | Ken Grantham | Bob Sarlatte | Cynthia Frost | Fred Ornstein | John X. Heart | Frederick Walsh | Keith Selvin | Alan Arkin | Marla Sokoloff
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2023 | TV | DVD | Owned | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Fun revisit for Moarvember Mysteries (the mystery here is whether his gf/wife is a notorious black widow offing her husbands as the film title indicates ;-). Saw this originally in theater in downtown Sycamore, IL in their single screen theater w/my gf at the time. We loved it and always wondered why it wasn’t more beloved. Esp. with that alt.rock soundtrack that I obsessed over at the time. Since then I watched this a bunch but probably not once since 2000. Forgot this was set in San Francisco, which I probably wouldn’t remember having not been there yet as an adult. So wild they go to Alcatraz for a tour… as residents of SF why would they do it (ofc it’s good for the movie “see, we are in San Francisco!”). All the on-location shooting is great.
Watching this now I can understand why this wasn’t the hit I thought it would be. Myers’ humor is either gonna work or be totally cringe. Ofc he’s like a prototype Scott Pilgrim in that he’s kind of an asshole and blaming women for his own insecurities. Def a movie stuck in a precise time of its production.
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