So I Married an Axe Murderer [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]

Director: Thomas Schlamme Thomas Schlamme

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/25/2023
UPC:	0043396631762
Original Release:	1993
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Sony Pictures
Language:	English
Time:	1:33:00
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	9,583

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Mike Myers	Charlie/Stuart Mackenzie
Nancy Travis	Harriet Michaels
Anthony LaPaglia	Tony Giardino
Amanda Plummer	Rose Michaels
Brenda Fricker	May Mackenzie
Matt Doherty	Heed
Charles Grodin	Car Driver
Phil Hartman	Park Ranger
Debi Mazar	Susan
Steven Wright	Pilot
Patrick Bristow	Cafe Roads Performer
Cintra Wilson	Cafe Roads Emcee
Luenell Campbell	Police Records Officer
Alan Arkin	Police Captain
Jessie Nelson	Ralph
Maureen O'Boyle	`A Current Affair' Anchorwoman
Steve Dunleavy	`A Current Affair' Reporter
Michael G. Hagerty	Obituary Employee
Michael Richards	Obituary Employee
Glen Vernon	Uncle Angus,Uncle Angus
Wanda McCaddon	Auntie Molly
Keith Selvin	Young Stuart
Mindy Marin	Actor
Chris Rock	Actor
Al Nalbandian	Butchershop Customer
Paul Sanchez	Serenade Musician
Maggy Myers Davidson	Tony's Dance Partner
Robert Nichols	Scottish Minister
Robert Black	Wedding Reception Accordionist
John Taylor	Wedding Reception Fiddler
Ken Johnson	Walter the Plumber
Kelvin Yee	Master Cho
Joe Bellan	Man with Bimbo
Greg Germann	Desk Clerk
Ken Grantham	Maitre D'
Bob Sarlatte	M.C.
Cynthia Frost	Mrs. Levenstein
Fred Ornstein	Mr. Levenstein
John Heart	Waiter
Bruce Broughton	Composer

Technical Credits

Carrie Fisher

Robbie Fox

Mike Myers

Barbara Benedek

Neil Mullarkey

Thomas Schlamme	Director
Dennis Becker	Special Effects
Bud Davis	Stunts
Robert N. Fried	Producer
Mindy Marin	Casting
Tim McGovern	Special Effects
John Nelson	Special Effects
Thomas F. Sindicich	Special Effects
Peter Stoltz	Special Effects
I.J. Van Perre	Special Effects
Bernie Williams	Executive Producer
Cary Woods	Producer
Carrie Fisher	Screenwriter
Robbie Fox	Screenwriter
Mike Myers	Screenwriter
Barbara Benedek	Screenwriter
Neil Mullarkey	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Years before playing multiple characters in the Austin Powers films, Mike Myers played two roles in So I Married an Axe Murderer. While the film's central story line of Myers' Charlie Mackenzie fearing he's involved with a serial killer is neither funny enough nor frightening enough to maintain much interest, every moment involving Charlie's father, Stuart (Myers again), is wonderfully funny. Saturday Night Live had honed Myers' skill at getting laughs with outrageous characters in five minute skits. In Stuart Mackenzie's conspiracy theories, intense Scottishness, occasional cruelty, and karaoke performing Myers wrings numerous unexpected laughs. The character stops the film cold, but because he is easily the most entertaining aspect of the film, and is usually onscreen for no longer than a few minutes at a time, no viewer should object. So I Married an Axe Murderer misses more often than it hits, but there are enough laughs to recommend that anyone give this mini-cult favorite a try.

All Movie Guide - Perry Seibert