So I Married an Axe Murderer
Short description
Charlie MacKenzie is a San Francisco poet recovering from a bad breakup when he meets Harriet Michaels, a butcher whose shop he visits. The two fall for each other, but Charlie's tabloid-reading parents become convinced Harriet is a serial killer known as Mrs. X, suspected of murdering husbands right after their weddings. Charlie dismisses the idea as nonsense and proposes, only to spend the honeymoon wondering whether his parents were right after all.
Thomas Schlamme directed the film, from a screenplay by Robbie Fox, with Mike Myers playing both Charlie and his brother Stuart. Nancy Travis plays Harriet, Anthony LaPaglia appears as Charlie's police friend Tony Giardino, and the cast includes Amanda Plummer as Harriet's sister Rose, Brenda Fricker as May Mackenzie and Matt Doherty as Heed. The production, made by TriStar Pictures, was Schlamme's second theatrical feature as director.
Released in July 1993, the film runs 93 minutes and mixes comedy with crime and romance. Its theatrical returns fell short of what it cost to make: a budget of 20 million dollars against 12 million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds 6.5 out of 10 from around 46,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.1 out of 10 from roughly 500 votes, while the film critics' rating stands at 6 out of 10 from 40 reviews, placing professional and audience assessments fairly close together.
What's left behind the scenes
- During the filming of the scene in the butcher shop, Nancy Travis was distracted by Mike Myers and accidentally cut off the pad of her left index finger while chopping vegetables. It had to be sewn back on.
- Sharon Stone was initially planned to play Harriet, Myers' wife.
- Applying makeup to Michael Myers took over 3 and a half hours.
- For filming the rooftop scene, the artist John Graymark (1935-2010) ordered the construction of a model of the roof of the Dansmore House in California, covering an area of over 1,500 square meters, and had it placed on the ground. Subsequently, some parts of the roof were donated to the Dansmore Foundation and used in the restoration of the mansion.
- When portraying Stuart McKenzie, actor Mike Myers drew on some of the traits and mannerisms of his own father.
- As part of preparing for the role, Nancy Travis spoke with a real butcher.
- Mike Myers made significant changes to the script, with the help of a friend from the UK, actor, writer, and comedian Neil Mullarkey. According to Myers, the changes were truly substantial. They initially approached Robbie Fox with a proposal to mention their contribution in the credits, but he refused, and the Writers Guild decided that Fox should be credited as the sole screenwriter. Producer Robert N. Fried and Myers were very upset that Mullarkey, who contributed so much to the script, wasn't even mentioned in the credits.
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