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Un poète de San Francisco qui craint de s'engager soupçonne sa petite amie d'avoir le don de tuer ses proches.Un poète de San Francisco qui craint de s'engager soupçonne sa petite amie d'avoir le don de tuer ses proches.Un poète de San Francisco qui craint de s'engager soupçonne sa petite amie d'avoir le don de tuer ses proches.
George F. Mauricio
- Butchershop Customer
- (as George Mauricio)
Luenell
- Police Records Officer
- (as Luenell Campbell)
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This has been my favorite movie since it came out. I watched it twice and thought it was O.K., then I started to really get it. Every time I watched it, I caught more jokes. I know nearly every line by heart, I have seen it so many times. I am not a nerd, or some crazy person. Just someone who appreciates hilarious movies. The best scene is when Charlie's father (Mike Myers) tells Tony (his best friend) about the "secret society". I laugh to the point of tears at that part. I still can't help but say "Fine. Go. You've stayed your hour." every time someone leaves my home. It's just the perfect, crazy ending to a visit, isn't it? Brilliance, Mike Myers. Brilliance.
In this greatly under-rated film, Mike Myers plays a man scared of commitment, until that is he meets Harriet and they fall in love, but does she have a rather macabre secret?
This film flows wonderfully, carrying you along before you realise it, right until the end.
Some of the better comedic moments, though, come from the cameos, especially by Steven Wright and Charles Grodin, who is always wonderful, whatever film he is in, although the poetry scenes are quite funny too.
For some reason this film was not as successful as other Mike Myers' efforts such as the Wayne's Worlds, and it does appear that audiences prefer Myers in character than as himself, and indeed you will come out liking Myers better as his father than as his main role, but nevertheless a great movie!
This film flows wonderfully, carrying you along before you realise it, right until the end.
Some of the better comedic moments, though, come from the cameos, especially by Steven Wright and Charles Grodin, who is always wonderful, whatever film he is in, although the poetry scenes are quite funny too.
For some reason this film was not as successful as other Mike Myers' efforts such as the Wayne's Worlds, and it does appear that audiences prefer Myers in character than as himself, and indeed you will come out liking Myers better as his father than as his main role, but nevertheless a great movie!
For better or worse, '90s humor, music, fashion, pop culture references (mostly '70s TV), and stars are in full effect here. Watch for the nostalgia trip and an almost effective romantic comedy.
Nancy Travis is the real highlight. Her performance still charms, and her character stands up well to modern expectations. She's an independent business owner, a butcher in fact, has deadly martial arts skills, speaks multiple languages, and is smart and good looking. Mike Myers' character does what exactly? It was never clear to me if he worked despite driving around an expensive city in a convertible. Myers is quite funny here, but it might have been better if he dialed that down and played it more of a straight rom com. There are shades here of his Wayne Campbell and even Fat B*stard. I think he could have been more of a romantic lead in movies if he didn't try so hard for laughs. "Hello!"
As of now, Thomas Schlamme hasn't directed a theatrical feature since this one, focusing instead on TV, where competence is key. This film opens with a cool tracking shot, and there are a couple fun wipes in the editing, but overall the style is fairly bland.
This is worth a watch and a rewatch, but it's more of a mild misfire or also-ran than a hidden gem.
Nancy Travis is the real highlight. Her performance still charms, and her character stands up well to modern expectations. She's an independent business owner, a butcher in fact, has deadly martial arts skills, speaks multiple languages, and is smart and good looking. Mike Myers' character does what exactly? It was never clear to me if he worked despite driving around an expensive city in a convertible. Myers is quite funny here, but it might have been better if he dialed that down and played it more of a straight rom com. There are shades here of his Wayne Campbell and even Fat B*stard. I think he could have been more of a romantic lead in movies if he didn't try so hard for laughs. "Hello!"
As of now, Thomas Schlamme hasn't directed a theatrical feature since this one, focusing instead on TV, where competence is key. This film opens with a cool tracking shot, and there are a couple fun wipes in the editing, but overall the style is fairly bland.
This is worth a watch and a rewatch, but it's more of a mild misfire or also-ran than a hidden gem.
"So I Married an Axe Murderer" is a delightfully offbeat, inventive comedy I can see again and again, and laugh every time.
Mike Myers, in a dual role as the neurotic but romantic Charlie McKenzie and Charlie's cantankerous father, gives the best performance I've seen from him so far (I've yet to see the "Austin Powers" movies but I didn't especially care for "Wayne's World," maybe because I couldn't stand Dana Carvey or his character). Nancy Travis is quite good as Harriet, the seemingly perfect girlfriend who's got a secret. The supporting cast also does excellent work, especially Anthony LaPaglia as Charlie's policeman buddy Tony.
What makes this movie truly special isn't the principal story line -- the romance-mystery-suspense -- but the many wonderful bits of inspired lunacy/hilarity along the way. Among them: every scene involving the hero's cantankerous dad; Harriet's sister Rose persuading Charlie to stay for breakfast; Phil Hartman's cameo as a very intense tour guide at Alcatraz (this scene gets butchered when the movie is edited for TV, even non-premium cable; make sure you see the uncut version!); Charles Grodin as the surly driver of a vehicle commandeered by a cop; an episode involving a guy who works on the obituary page of a newspaper; the side-splitting scenes between Tony and his precinct captain (a very funny Alan Arkin). There are many such moments throughout the film, turning up in the most unexpected places. The dialogue is witty, and the humor is completely unpredictable and fresh.
Mike Myers, in a dual role as the neurotic but romantic Charlie McKenzie and Charlie's cantankerous father, gives the best performance I've seen from him so far (I've yet to see the "Austin Powers" movies but I didn't especially care for "Wayne's World," maybe because I couldn't stand Dana Carvey or his character). Nancy Travis is quite good as Harriet, the seemingly perfect girlfriend who's got a secret. The supporting cast also does excellent work, especially Anthony LaPaglia as Charlie's policeman buddy Tony.
What makes this movie truly special isn't the principal story line -- the romance-mystery-suspense -- but the many wonderful bits of inspired lunacy/hilarity along the way. Among them: every scene involving the hero's cantankerous dad; Harriet's sister Rose persuading Charlie to stay for breakfast; Phil Hartman's cameo as a very intense tour guide at Alcatraz (this scene gets butchered when the movie is edited for TV, even non-premium cable; make sure you see the uncut version!); Charles Grodin as the surly driver of a vehicle commandeered by a cop; an episode involving a guy who works on the obituary page of a newspaper; the side-splitting scenes between Tony and his precinct captain (a very funny Alan Arkin). There are many such moments throughout the film, turning up in the most unexpected places. The dialogue is witty, and the humor is completely unpredictable and fresh.
SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER (1993) *** Mike Myers, Nancy Travis, Anthony La Paglia, Amanda Plummer, Brenda Fricker, Alan Arkin, Michael Richards. Hilarious comedy about a marriage phobia plagued neo-Beat poet (Myers) who finds the girl of his dreams (Travis) may in fact be a psychopathic serial killer.
Impressive supporting cast with absurdly hilarious situations and performances. Myers also plays his ribald Scottish dad and Charles Grodin has a hysterical cameo.
Impressive supporting cast with absurdly hilarious situations and performances. Myers also plays his ribald Scottish dad and Charles Grodin has a hysterical cameo.
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- AnecdotesMike Myers's performance as Stuart Mackenzie was based on the mannerisms of his own father.
- GaffesIn the Alcatraz scene, cells are shown with swing doors, some of which are open. All of the cells in Alcatraz have sliding doors.
- Citations
Stuart Mackenzie: I'm not kidding, that boy's head is like Sputnik; spherical but quite pointy at parts! Now that was offside, wasn't it? He'll be crying himself to sleep tonight, on his huge pillow.
- Versions alternativesAn alternate take is used for the USA TV version: When Phil Hartman's character is telling his story in the jail, he refers to the prisoner's victim as a "girlfriend" instead of the more profane "bitch" used in all other versions.
- ConnexionsEdited into The Green Fog (2017)
- Bandes originalesThere She Goes
Written by Lee Mavers (as L.A. Mavers)
Produced by Boo! Productions
Performed by The Boo Radleys
Courtesy of Creation/Columbia Records
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Langues
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Una novia sin igual
- Lieux de tournage
- Dunsmuir House & Gardens - 2960 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, Californie, États-Unis(Poet's Corner Hotel; interior and exterior)
- Sociétés de production
- Voir plus de crédits d'entreprise sur IMDbPro
Box-office
- Budget
- 20 000 000 $US (estimé)
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 11 585 483 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 3 466 930 $US
- 1 août 1993
- Montant brut mondial
- 11 585 483 $US
- Durée1 heure 33 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1
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