So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) User Reviews

Mike Myers' best film

[The_Void · 7/10 · 7 July 2004]

So, I married an Axe murderer is not the sort of Mike Myers comedy that people have become used to over the years. Myers will, undoubtedly, be most remembered most for his Austin Powers series, but this is a film that certainly should not be forgotten; Myers was never funnier than he is in this movie.

The plot centres around Charlie Mackenzie (Myers), a man who can never have a girlfriend without finding a flaw with her which always leads him to end the relationship. That is until he meets Harriet Michaels. She seems perfect, but the flaw that Charlie finds with this woman, may cost him his neck...

What follows is a tour-de-force of comedy. It is true that a few of the jokes don't really work, but the ones that do REALLY work, and it 's easy to forgive the movie for the ones that don't. In fact, I haven't seen this movie in over a year, but I'm laughing as I type this. This movie features some positively brilliant moments, from Myers' poetry sessions ("Woman! Woah-man, wooaaaaaahhhhh-man"), to the very Scottish father, played to perfection by Myers who has a duel role("Head! Move! Now!") to Charlie's police man friend, who is definitely the man with the most comedy; his conversations with Charlie regarding the song "Only You", the moments with his police chief (a memorable performance by Alan Arkin) and most notably, the parts with the commandeered driver ("No, it's one of my favourite things") are positively hilarious. The entire cast of this movie delivers their lines with a great comic timing; a lot of the quotes I mentioned aren't funny out of the context of the film, but due to the way they are delivered and the context of the movie, the dialogue is side splitting.

There isn't a lot of plot or heart to chew on with this movie, which accounts for the lot of the reason that this is a short review; but when a film is this funny, who cares what it's about? In the face of Myers' more commercially successful movies, such as Wayne's World, Austin Powers and Shrek; So, I Married an Axe Murderer isn't going to win a lot of fans as it's not as outgoing as the other three and a lot of the humour is very wry. However, this is Myers finest hour and this little comedy gem should definitely not be forgotten.

It could happen.......

[Bing-18 · 7/10 · 6 May 1999]

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!

For Mike Myers Scholars Only

[FloodClearwater · 5/10 · 25 August 2015]

The only reasons to watch this film are:

(a) you are a Mike Myers scholar, and you need to learn the origin of some of his most oft-repeated character lines in his boffo, bonzo (totally hilarious) Scottish idiom; or

(b) you are a Mike Myers scholar, and you need an exhibit illustrating your to-be-published thesis on how Mike Myers cannot act a romantic lead role (this would be exhibit A, his inability to create even one spark with Tia Carrere in Wayne's World is your Exhibit B).

So I Married . . . has so much promise at the start. Gorgeous, looping, looming, sweeping shots of San Francisco at night, a rollicking soundtrack opener--the jangly, infectious indie pop song the LA's "There She Goes"--and a funny opening line from Myers about a latte the size of a pizza. What a film this might be, the viewer thinks.

But no. Despite a couple rip-roaringly funny character scenes, with Myers playing his own, cartoonishly Scottish, father, some funny bits about a butcher's shop, and very good work by Anthony LaPaglia in a supporting role, the film more or less flops.

The funny sequences are fleeting, and they get buried by other scenes where Myers is supposed to be, in turns, dashing, or lusty, or trapped like a winking, assured Cary Grant in the midst of an unfolding whodunit. And in those other scenes, and there are lots of them, Myers doesn't deliver, he does not sell himself or the story with his acting.

Myers scholars, this film is for you. All others, let an SNL nerd do the Scottish thing in homage and you'll have seen the movie.

Myers Rules!

[mathewshires · 13 May 2001]

The sad thing is that this is Mike Myers' lowest grossing film, which shows just what most people know. It's absolutely his best one though, with more likeable wit than the 2 Austin Powers pics and better characters and plot than the Waynes World movies.

Myers can only really do about 4 voices (Himself, Wayne, Austin and a Scotsman, which he's doing AGAIN in Shrek now) and he gets to show them all off here, which is actually great. He's great as his miserable dad, and the whole thing is just great fun, a really good film. Nancy Travis and Anthony LaPaglia as his insecure cop buddy support Myers well all the way through. Mike Myers and this movie just rule.

Now This Is My Kinda Rom Com!

[WalkdenEntertainment · 7/10 · 15 March 2020]

Charlie (Mike Myers) is a nice guy who hasn't had much luck with women. The reason for this is that Charlie is paranoid when it comes to relationships which leads to him breaking up with woman for outrageous reasons. Charlie claimed one girl smelt like soup whilst he suspected another was part of the Russian Mafia. Charlie also spends most of his time hanging out with his best friend at a local coffee shop where he performs poetry. His poems are always about the women who have broken his heart. But things are about to change for Charlie when he meets Harriet (Nancy Travis), a young woman who runs a local butcher shop. Charlie and Harriet begin to date but Charlie begins to suspect something is very sinister about Harriet. When he hears about an axe murderer in the News he begins to wonder if she is the Murderer. Is Charlie the next victim or is this worry all in his own head?

For the actor Mike Myers this film was early in his career and just after the huge success of Wayne's World 1, long before he would discover other big film franchises such as Shrek and Austin Powers. So, I Married An Axe Murderer is also one the rare films where Mike Myers isn't 'dressed up' or heavily costumed as the leading character. Well, with the exception of Mike Myers playing the Scottish father in the film as well (which was totally hilarious to me).

This film is a romcom, but as one might suspect given the leading actor, this film does contain some crude humour at times. The chemistry between Mike Myers and actress Nancy Travis is generally fun to see as Myers brings most of the gags and Travis brings the character who is calmer but keeps the audience suspicious. Some of the best gags are when Charlie simply gets scared and paranoid around his girlfriend as the idea of her being a possible axe murderer grows bigger and bigger in his mind.

I also love Charlie's interactions with his best friend Tony (played by Australian actor Anthony LaPaglia) and Charlie's family. It's these interactions that bring out the best humour in the film.

I wanted to review this film because good romcom's are hard to find and this is one of my personal guilty pleasures from the 90s. To my surprise, there actually some good, unexpected twists and turns in the plot which only adds more fun and mystery to the film. The film's soundtrack is also a blast and I found myself enjoying many memorable tunes. My only true disappointment is that Mike Myers never made more films like this. It was a one off.

Overall, this film is one of my guilty pleasure films when comes to romcoms. As you would expect given the leading actor the humour can be a little crude, but it still gets me laughing. Mike Myers playing the lead character and his father is also hilarious to me. In the end this is a romcom with twists, heartfelt moments and it's a film that I've watched so many times that I can almost quote the whole thing line for line. To this day I still find this film incredibly enjoyable and humorous. 7.3/10 - Walkden Entertainment

Some funny characters

[SnoopyStyle · 6/10 · 12 July 2014]

Charlie Mackenzie (Mike Myers) has bad luck with women or just paranoid with bad excuses. He lives in San Francisco and his best friend Tony Giardino (Anthony LaPaglia) is a bad undercover cop. Then he falls for butcher shop owner Harriet (Nancy Travis) who could be too good to be true. His mother reads the tabloids and tells him about Mrs X who kills all her husbands on their honeymoon. With some weird warning signs, Charlie breaks up with her. When somebody confesses to one of the murders, he begs to come back to her. It all comes to a head on their honeymoon.

There are some wacky characters and may just be the prelude to the Austin Powers movies. Myers is doing the wacky father that has the similar tone to an old and angry Austin Powers. The parent characters are a load of fun. Phil Hartman is great as the stone faced Alcatraz guide Vicky. Anthony LaPaglia has difficulties with the comedic role. It needs a real comedian to do the job properly. As for the romantic chemistry, Mike Myers feels too childish next to Nancy Travis. They have good friend chemistry but I wouldn't call it sexual chemistry. She's a little too serious of a actress. She is too straight and her character needs more jokes. Again a real comedian would help in this role.

Yeah, baby, yeah!

[lee_eisenberg · 7/10 · 13 September 2006]

To most of us, Mike Myers is either Wayne Campbell or Austin Powers. So, it may come to some surprise that he played a somewhat different role in "So I Married an Axe Murderer". As San Francisco poet Charlie Mackenzie, who suspects that his girlfriend (Nancy Travis) may be a killer, he makes the most of his role. As it is, he not only plays Charlie, but also Charlie's Scottish immigrant father (he was probably priming himself to play multiple roles in the Austin Powers movies). Watching the movie, one may feel like writing some poetry.

There are some scenes in the movie that might tense you up. But, they know how to play these scenes so that everything comes out funny. After all, this is Mike Myers here. Anyway, it's not the funniest movie ever, but still worth seeing, if only once. Also starring Anthony LaPaglia, Amanda Plummer, Brenda Fricker, Matt Doherty, Charles Grodin, Phil Hartman, Debi Mazar, Steven Wright, and Michael Richards in a brief appearance.

The Quintessential '90s Movie

[howisya · 6/10 · 10 May 2021]

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.

Quirky and Funny.

[falconav46 · 8/10 · 7 May 2009]

I saw this film on cable not long after its release and remember enjoying it. But like most films, it didn't leave a lasting impression. For some reason I have had a DVD copy of the film in my collection for some time now, probably a b-day gift or some such, and I never watch it…Last night, sixteen years after it first appeared, I watched it again.

Sometimes, a piece of art takes time and multiple exposures for its audience to fully appreciate its quality. This is definitely the case with this film. For me, a film should show me new characters or new settings or give me a new way of looking at a recognizable situation. So often films just give their audience the same tired stereotypical content; Characters that differ in name only from other films and plot lines that so closely follow previous successful productions that I'm surprised there aren't more lawsuits between artists. Such is not the case with "So I Married an Axe Murderer". With the tiny exception of the girlfriend of the chief supporting character, every role can accurately be described as unique. A butcher shop owner/operator (Nancy Travis) for a leading lady that may be wielding her cleaver in the off hours plus her curiously flighty sister (Amanda Plummer). A suburban San Francisco family of intensely Scottish decent that includes the youngest son with an enormous head and a Mother (Brenda Fricker) who has no qualms about French kissing her eldest son's best friend just to assure herself he's good at it. There's a light aircraft charter pilot (Steven Wright) that probably shouldn't have been awarded a license and a slightly embittered, slightly maniacal former Alcatraz guard/now tour guide (Phil Hartman) who makes me laugh just to look at him on screen. There's an undercover cop best friend (Anthony LaPaglia) that wanted to be Starsky or Hutch but instead learns the job really entails filling out a lot of forms and his boss (Alan Arkin) who, if it wasn't for Mike Myer's performance, would have stolen the movie with his portrayal of a Police Chief that can only be described as the antithesis of that character that we've seen so many times in films and TV.

About Mike Myers: Intensely likable. Free and easy on film at a young age he creates two wonderful characters that make us laugh hard throughout. As the lead Charlie McKenzie and as his father Stuart, Myers keeps the film moving with his paranoid yet irresistible charm from Charlie and his Robin Williamsesque quips that flow from his two characters accomplishing the most difficult task for such a performance; namely, entertain without distracting from the story.

I've added this film to my "Favorites" list and recommend it highly. If you liked "You Can't Take it With You" you'll love this more contemporary yet equally quirky film of love and family.

A brilliant idea that's given only okay execution.

[IonicBreezeMachine · 6/10 · 5 May 2022]

San Francisco beat poet, Charlie MacKenzie (Mike Myers) has broken up with yet another girlfriend. While discussing this with his cop best friend Tony Giardino (Anthony LaPaglia), Tony tells Charlie he has a problem with commitment and because of his fear he looks for little details in his relationships that he blows up to ridiculous proportion. While buying haggis for his Scottish parents Stuart (Mike Myers) and May (Brenda Fricker), Charlie meets the girl of his dreams in butcher Harriet Michaels (Nancy Travis) and the two hit it off, but when Charlie's mother shares a story from the Weekly World News about black widow Murderer "Mrs. X" who marries men and then kills them on their honeymoon, Charlie begins to suspect Harriet may be Mrs. X.

Beginning development in 1987 from former Orion head Robert N. Fried, Fried enlisted screenwriter Robbie Fox to write a screenplay about how "women are out to destroy us". The film was considered by other leading men such as Woody Allen, Chevy Chase, Albert Brooks, and Martin Short before Mike Myers was chosen. Myers and writer Neil Mullarky extensively rewrote the script with Myers changing the character from Jewish to Scottish and adjusting various other details which lead to conflicts with Robbie Fox that had to be dealt with through the WGA's arbitration project. Thomas Schlamme, who would go on to have an extensive career in TV with his iconic "Walk and Talks" on The West Wing giving that show its unique identity, reportedly found Myers difficult to work with, but also complemented him as dedicated. While the film scored high in test screenings, the movie opened at number 12 on its opening weekend and made only $11 million against its $20 million budget. Along with the underperformance of Wayne's World 2 the same year, it wouldn't be until 4 years later when Myers would headline a successful film with Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Critical reception at the time was mixed with most of them liking the idea more than the execution, but in the year's since the movie as attained a minor cult following with Myers expanding on the conspiracy theories in the film for a forthcoming TV series called The Pentaverate. The movie itself, it's a likable movie but it feels like it's not fully firing on what it promises.

The movie's leads are quite likable and amusing with Myers and co-star Nancy Travis showing some good chemistry that plays well back and forth in the various scenes and you can see seeds of ideas that would be more fully fleshed out in Myers future work such as playing multiple characters or incorporating musical (or in this case poetry) beats into his projects. There's some really amusing bits involving Charlie's parents played by Myers in a dual role and Brenda Fricker and the stuff involving tabloid nonsense is reasonably amusing and feels like a prototype for the similar gag in the Men in Black film. But stealing every scene he's in is unquestionably Anthony LaPaglia as Charlie's best friend Tony. LaPaglia is such a strong character you could've made an entire movie based around him as he's trying to be this gritty 70s style cop who's "on the edge", but he spends all his time filling out paperwork and having pleasant conversations with his captain (played wonderfully by Alan Arkin) who Tony wants to chew him out but is more eager to be a supportive friend.

What holds So I Married an Axe Murderer back is in its failure to commit to the darkness of this premise. When you think of darkly comedic thrillers like this be they the John Waters cult classic Serial Mom to something more mainstream like The 'Burbs, they tend to go "all in" on their dark tones with some scenes feeling not too dissimilar from how they'd be presented in a straight thriller or horror film, except with silly things going on beneath the set dressing. Most of the time So I Married an Axe Murderer looks like a standard rom-com with not much in the way of strange camera angles or feelings of claustrophobia. The one exception to this is in the last 20 minutes where the movie takes place at an isolated hotel in the mountains during a storm and it starts to feel like we're in a thriller universe where the tone is dark but the actions are silly.

So I Married an Axe Murderer has some good moments from a likable cast, but it feels like it's holding back a little more than it should. It kind of reminded me of that movie Motel Hell from 1981 that tried to parody things like Psycho and Texas Chainsaw Massacre but didn't show any gore or violence until the very end of the movie. What we have in So I Married an Axe Murderer isn't bad and it has a likable enough charm to it that makes for pleasant viewing, but you can't help but wonder what if there were a darker edge to this material.

huh ?

[rupie · 3/10 · 11 October 2013]

I hate to be the turd in the punchbowl here, a role to which I am accustomed, but just what is it with all the enthusiasm for this lame flick? I just don't find Mike Myers funny at all. I don't know whether it's his comic persona (or lack of same) or the heavy-as-lead "comic" writing. Whatever (then again I can't figure out why people think Leslie Nielsen is such a hoot, either). Myers is lame enough in the role of Charlie, but his portrayal of his dad, Stuart, is head-scratchingly incomprehensible. I didn't find Anthony Lapaglia as the cop very funny either, and his lines also seemed lame. And I'll never figure out why the great Alan Arkin signed on to this dog; he must have needed the work at the time. This is supposed to be some sort of "cult classic." Go figure.

Better Every Time I Watch

[byte_me-1 · 10/10 · 28 May 2006]

This movie is an unexpected delight. It has the love story aspect most women like, the mystery component that should please the watchers of thrillers and some action sequences that males are sure to enjoy. There was even a nudity scene so this has something for everybody.

Mike Myers is at his talented best playing both Charlie and his father. In fact, it's his father's role that steals the show in both the Harriet meets Parents scene with his comments about his younger brother's "Heed" and also at the wedding with his shouting out "Lets get P*seed" at the end of the ceremony.

Nancy Travis does a great job of looking slightly suspicious throughout the movie. I especially like her appearance in the scene where Charlie drives past whilst she is rolling out the awning wearing Dutch national costume.

Anthony LaPaglia's portrayal of the frustrated undercover policeman is a real hoot. You can't help but love the part where his Captain comes into his office, kicks his feet off the desk and gets stuck into him for nosing into a case belonging to Homicide, particularly, since when he comes back into the office and tells him how much he loved that outburst.

The other winner is Brenda Fricker who portray's Charlie's mother with the hots for his friend (LaPaglia). I loved the way she explained the story of Mrs X from her favorite paper "News of the World" totally ignoring Charlie's depiction of it as a sensationalist rag.

Although there were some dead parts in the movie, they were easy to ignore and more than made up for with the pace of the script. This is a movie you can watch repeatedly, especially when you've seen everything else in your DVD library, it's fun, not meant to be taken serious, the hero gets the girl (somewhat) and nobody get's hurt except the drunken bagpiper at the wedding reception.

Lots of fun

[BandSAboutMovies · 6/10 · 10 June 2020]

Thomas Schlamme directed the first "I Want My MTV!" ad campaign, as well as specials for Amy Grant, Robert Klein and Bette Middler - and two ABC Afterschool Specials, The Gift of Amazing Grace and Can a Guy Say No? - before directing movies like Miss Firecracker and this movie. He's pretty much worked in television ever since.

It's one of the first movies that Mike Meyers was in, here starring as Charlie MacKenzie, a beat poet who frequently gives beat poetry speeches about his love life. His best friend Tony - Anthony LaPaglia, who is wonderful here, with Alan Arkin as his police captain - thinks he really just can't commit.

But what if he meets the perfect woman, played by Nancy Travis? And what if she might be a murderer? Well, then we'd have a movie.

While this movie is a trifle, it's still fun. You get Phil Hartman as a tour guide, Steven Wright, Charles Grodin, Michael Richards, Amanda Plummer and Debi Mazar all turning in great performances and a decent soundtrack, too.

Oh yeah - the place where they go for their honeymoon? Yeah, it's the Dunsmuir Estate from Phantasm.

What do you say to this?

[LightningSparrow · 4/10 · 25 September 2006]

I still don't know what's really to say about this movie. It starts off trying to be interesting, but doesn't do a great job. I though it was nothing, and still watched.

The story is mainly about Charlie Mackenzie, who's looking for the right woman, but he's relationships always goes wrong be course, Charlie don't trust any of his girlfriends. When he meets Harriet he decides, he will trust her, but again he stars thinking a lot. This times he's new girlfriend, knows things and do things that makes her look likes a murderer. Now Charlie needs to find out if it's his imagination (again?) or is it true.

I have to say this is a great plot, but I still found myself looking at other things, and didn't really pay much attention to the movie, and at some point I felt disappointed in the movie. But when we're at the end and see what it all really was about, I was happy again, and happy that I saw the ending. The ending ROCKED, but it's not enough to make a whole movie good, unfortunately.

Do like Mikes Myers...? If you do, then you'll get entertained others should find another movie, to watch.

My favorite movie

[mistygwynne · 2 September 2004]

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.

Look at the size of that boy's heed.

[reddiemurf81 · 7/10 · 27 June 2022]

Charlie (Myers) hasn't had the kind of luck he'd like to have when it comes to women. Then he meets Harriet, and she is everything any man could possibly want (it's Nancy Travis,, I mean c'mon!). Only problem is, there are a few things about Harriet that are a little odd -

She knows martial arts/has a whole corner of her apartment decorated with martial arts decor and weaponry she got from a Russian guy she dated.

She can sing Only You in 6 different languages.

She calls out the name Ralph in the middle of the night.

No big, right? Well then, Charlie sees an article about Mrs. X, a woman wanted for questioning in the sudden disappearance of her husbands on the night of their weddings (yes,, more than one occasion). The first husband - a Lounge Singer famous for singing Only You in 6 languages. The 2nd - A plumber from Dallas named Ralph. The 3rd - a Russian martial arts expert. Could it be a coincidence?

Funny Mike Myers led film from the early 90s. Pretty sure this was how Myers got the gig as Shrek.

Comedy Gem

[no-skyline · 7/10 · 5 May 2006]

So I Married an Axe Murderer is a fantastic little movie, hilarious in places and solidly funny throughout. Mostly carried by the likability of the cast and their ability to carry off what is a very limited premise and make it funny. Mike Myers is superb as Charlie McKenzie a commitment phobe 20something who meets his ideal woman only to become convinced shes the deadly Mr's X. Assisted by the his friend who longs to be a cop in the mould of Starsky and Hutch, played by Anthony La Palgia, Charlie has to overcome his fears surely she can't be the deadly Mrs X can she? I would recommend this to any comedy fan and it can be a useful date movie a romantic comedy light on the slushy romance.

7/10

The movie is blast for all to enjoy.

[Phil-105 · 7/10 · 18 November 1999]

I have wanted to see this film for years.I always seemed to miss it.The story of Charlie and his love life are fun.The story is well laidout.The plot keeps you on your toes.The family is alot of fun to watch.Harriet is very well played by this actress.Further,the story is fresh and differant than most black comedies.The city by the bay is a nice setting for the movie.

I give it 7 out of ten today.

Wow, the funny parts will really kill you...hahaha

[secondtake · 6/10 · 19 May 2010]

So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)

Well, there are some scenes in here so hilarious I have been able to watch them over and over. And there are other parts that are pretty lame. I'll admit to fast forwarding a few times, but I watched it straight through again last night and it's not a horrible movie at all. There are some novelties to it (the opening scene with the camera latched to the coffee cup, or even just the incredibly bad beat poetry performances). And there is a clever basic plot, which keeps you guessing (the first time through).

I'm not a Mike Myers fan, but then, he's supposed to be an annoying twit in this one, I think. But that's not counting his role as an older Scottish man (sound familiar), which is does with such brilliance it's hard to not love him. (You can see his co-actors laughing too hard, actually, at times--they were overwhelmed by how funny he was.)

This is a genre of comedy that is partly made of up individual skits, or even particular moments that are set-ups for one-liners, and so this sequence of funny situations seems at times a little forced together, and by nature a little uneven. But the funniest of them (and we might not agree on all of these) are really really funny. That's worth a lot.

Underrated Comedy

[mystic80 · 10/10 · 26 September 1999]

Probably one of Mike Myers' finest films. The film is the story of Charlie MacKenzie, a commitment phobic who performs in a coffeehouse as a poet. Charlie is looking for the right girl of which he finds in Harriet, an attractive butcher whom Charlie falls head over heels for. The two begin to date but Charlie begins questioning his relationship when clues pointing to an serial killer show up and point directly to Harriet. Funny performances from Mike Myers pulling double duty as sarcastic Charlie and his Scottish dad Stuart MacKenzie, Brenda Fricker as Charlie's horny mother who's got the hots for Tony, Anthony LaPaglia as best friend Tony, and Nancy Travis as girlfriend Harriet. Look for a few surprise cameos from the likes of late great Phil Hartman, Michael Richards, Alan Arkin, Charles Grodin, Steven Wright, and Debi Mazar. Definitely a good rent on a Saturday night.

Harmless, enjoyable, Mike Myers movie.

[Son_of_Mansfield · 7/10 · 2 April 2005]

What if a commitment phobic man met a woman that everybody was crazy about, including him? What if she had killed her three husbands? What if he could be number four? Mike Meyers and Nancy Travis are the happy couple. Both are fine, but Anthony LaPaglia steals the movie. His action seeking cop has many amusing scenes with Meyers and with Alan Arkin as LaPaglia's fuzzy warm boss. The scene at Alcatraz between LaPaglia and Meyers with a cameo by Phil Hartman and the wedding scene are funny. Amanda "Honey Bunny" Plummer is creepy as Travis' sister. Brenda Fricker, Charles Grodin, Debi Mazar, and Steven "K-Billy" Wright are effective in smaller roles. This is a fun movie, although it does not match Wayne's World or the Austin Powers films. Worth a look for Mike Myers and Anthony LaPaglia fans.

*Charlie: "I'm smitten. I am in deep smit."*

**John Johnson: "My name is John Johnson, but everyone here calls me Vicki."**

Underrated gem starring Mike Myers

[lisafordeay · 5/10 · 3 August 2021]

So I Married An Axe Murderer is a 1993 black comedy starring Mike Myers,Nancy Travis,Brenda Fricker and Amanda Plummer. Charlie(Myers) is a young poet who is afraid to commit. Things change however when Charlie meets Harriet (Travis) who works at a butchers in San Francisco. But when things start happening,Charlie becomes convinced that Harriet could be a serial killer as news breaks that a serial killer named Mrs X murders her fiancé's with an axe. Could Harriet be Mrs X or could it be her sister(Amanda Plummer)?.

Overall its a silly comedy but it's still enjoyable.

Unappreciated gem

[cathyyoung1 · 8/10 · 12 May 2000]

"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.

Funny.

[Peach-2 · 7/10 · 22 June 1999]

This film goes on a bit too long, but watching Mike Myers play two different characters is very funny. When Myers is in the father make-up, it is absolutely hilarious. I laughed for weeks over his off color comments and his facial expressions. This film is uneven, but worth the ride for the performances.

plain unfunny and just boring

[clock_me · 1/10 · 2 February 2020]

Could not finish this movie I like mike Myers and was hoping for good comdy but sadly that's not what i got it was bland unfunny and had some really bland acting Charlies father was so bad i had to fast forward his lines cause it was giving me a headache also Mike myers acting so so not enough for me to care about him and his chemistry with Nancy Travis wasn't there I don't know what was supposed to be funny in this movie i had to turn it off after 30 mins it was just boring me I will not watch this agin