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So I Married an Axe Murderer
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Synopsis
Comic actor and former Saturday Night Live stock player Mike Myers attempted to transform himself from the goofy title character in Wayne's World (1992) (and its sequel) into a romantic leading man with this box office disappointment. Myers stars as Charlie Mackenzie, a San Francisco poet who meets the girl of his dreams, Harriet Michaels (Nancy Travis) when he stops to pick up some haggis for his parents at Meats of the World, a butcher shop where Harriet works. Although he's been neurotically commitment-phobic in the past (dumping one girlfriend because she "smelled like soup"), Charlie thinks Harriet could be the one. That is, until his mother May (Brenda Fricker) and cop best friend Tony (Anthony LaPaglia) begin to suspect that Harriet could be an axe-wielding serial killer who has butchered several husbands. Harriet's wacky sister Rose (Amanda Plummer) and her connection to several of the slayings make Charlie nervous, but he nevertheless pops the question, leading to an eventful honeymoon where all is revealed. Although So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) earned less than $12 million at the U.S. box office, Myers hit upon the Peter Sellers-inspired formula of playing various supporting characters with this film, portraying Charlie's amusingly paranoid father Stuart. The actor repeated the trick with greater success in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) and its sequel. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Cast

Matt Doherty Heed
Brenda Fricker May Mackenzie
Charles Grodin Commandeered Car Driver
Anthony LaPaglia Tony Giardino
Debi Mazar Tony's Girlfriend "Susan"
Mike Myers Charlie Mackenzie
Amanda Plummer Rose Michaels
Nancy Travis Harriet Michaels
Steven Wright Pilot
Phil Hartman Alcatraz Guide

Production Crew

Michael Rizzo Art Director
Michelle Wright Associate Producer
Michael Smuin Choreography
Julio Macat Cinematographer
Jana Sue Memel Co-producer
Bruce Broughton Composer (Music Score)
Kimberly A. Tillman Costume Designer
Thomas Schlamme Director
Colleen Halsey Editor
Richard Halsey Editor
Bernard Williams Executive Producer
Amy Sayres First Assistant Director
Matthew Mungle Makeup
Cary Woods Producer
Robert N. Fried Producer
John Graysmark Production Designer
Barbara Benedek Screenwriter
Carrie Fisher Screenwriter
Mike Myers Screenwriter
Neil Mullarkey Screenwriter
Robbie Fox Screenwriter
Barbara Mesney Set Designer
Jim Poynter Set Designer
Peg Cummings Set Designer
Thomas F. Sindicich Special Effects
Year: 1993
Runtime: 93
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
for nudity, language and mock terror
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy
Romance

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
TriStar