So I Married an Axe Murderer

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So I Married an Axe Murderer ★★ ½ 1993 (PG-13)

Combination comedy/romance/thriller. Charlie is a hip bookstore owner with a commitment problem. When he finally falls in love with a butcher, he comes to suspect she's a serial killer and he's in line as her next victim. “Saturday Night Live” star Myers has a dual role: as Charlie and as Scottish dad Stuart, allowing him to be fanatically Scottish as Stuart and somewhat more restrained as the angst-ridden Charlie. One-gag movie counted on Myers' “Wayne's World” popularity, which didn't pan out at the boxoffice. Best appreciated by Myers' fans, this one is better on the small screen. 92m/C VHS, DVD . Mike Myers, Nancy Travis, Anthony LaPaglia, Amanda Plummer, Brenda Fricker, Matt Doherty; Cameos: Charles Grodin, Phil Hartman, Steven Wright, Alan Arkin, Michael Richards; D: Thomas Schlamme; W: Robbie Fox, Mike Myers; M: Bruce Broughton.