- Actors: Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, William Hurt, Joan Plowright, River Phoenix
- Directors: Lawrence Kasdan
- Writers: John Kostmayer
- Producers: Charles Okun, Jeffrey Lurie, John Kostmayer, John P. Marsh, Lauren Weissman
- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Georgian, Chinese, Thai
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Release Date: July 29 2003
- Run Time: 97 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00009QUH5
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#18,292 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #6 in DVD > Comedy > Comedy Stars > Tracey Ullman
- #10 in DVD > Comedy > Comedy Directors > Lawrence Kasdan
- #78 in DVD > Comedy > Comic Criminals
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This spotty black comedy from Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill)--based on a true story--stars Kevin Kline as a womanizing pizzeria owner whose mousy wife (Tracey Ullman) tries multiple ways of murdering him with the aid of sundry friends and hired hands. The film never picks up the necessary momentum or develops the necessary tone to drive it, and one is left picking and choosing which of the performers is at least adequately entertaining. Kline is good but perhaps a bit too theatrical, and Joan Plowright is hilarious as his mother-in-law. The funniest joke in the whole thing belongs to William Hurt and Keanu Reeves as deeply-stoned, would-be-killers who emerge from a taxi and look as if they can't remember what planet they're on. --Tom Keogh
Video Details
Joey works with Rosalie in their pizza parlor. She is convinced that he works all of the time for them and her world dissolves when she finds that he has been fooling around for years. So she, her mother and her best friend decide to kill him. Hopelessly incompetent as killers, they hire incompetent professionals as they beat, poison, and shoot Joey who remains oblivious to their attempts. An ensemble cast starring Academy Award® winner Kevin Kline,Tracey Ullman, Academy Award® winner Joan Plowright, River Phoenix, Academy Award® winner William Hurt, and Keanu Reeves.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
funny film,
This review is from: I Love You to Death (DVD)
This is an all time classic of comedy and casting. Some of the characters are a bit over the top, but they all work well together. The true gems are William Hurt, and Keanu Reaves, their timing and facial expressions worth watching out for. As for the plot, it drives itself into some hillarious situations, and ultimately ends with a bit of a hollywood ending. The story is based on true events, which gives the story some strength in belief. This film is a definate laugh out loud production, and should not be taken over seriosly. I love to watch it again and again.
4.0 out of 5 stars
SITCOM-STYLE COMEDY OF MISADVENTURES WITH APPEALING CAMEOS..,
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This review is from: I Love You to Death (DVD)
I take off one star for the somewhat slight theme based on the true but quaint counter-intuitive romance of a couple whose marriage was revitalized after the wife almost succeeded in murdering her husband. But it comes with some brilliant cameos from some big names: Kline as an Italian pizza shop owner, William Hurt and Keanu Reeves as spaced out druggies, Plowright a staunch mother with a thick Yugoslavian accent and extremely funny, and an absolutely pivotal wife's role played by Ulman, who finds the stubborn vindictiveness inside her character, sunny and trusting one moment and unforgiving and brutal the next. It's not an astounding comedy and some gags are hit-and-miss, but as a saving grace the film is well-paced. The DVD I got features trailers for three other movies (go figure) but I still recommend this one as a decent rental.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Far Under-Rated Comedy..,
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This review is from: I Love You to Death (DVD)
I saw this movie shortly after it's release on HBO in the earliy '90s. It has a full fledge cast that just make it superb to watch. Kevin Kline as Joey the Pizzaria Owner, who just can't get enough women, and is soo fun loving. Tracy Ullman plays his wife Rosalee, who loves her husband soo much, she would rather kill him than share him with any other woman. Joan Plowright plays Rosalee's Mother, who has a nack for mechanical work and it's nothing for her to be working on a carbortor at the Dinner Table at a restaraunt while the family is dinnig out. River Phoenix plays the boy who works at the Pizzaria, and is deeply in love with Rosalee, so much so,that he is willing to aid her in knocking off her husband, only after the futile attempts from Rosalee and her Mom. After he fails, they call in a couple of bargin basement junkies,(William Hurt & Keanu Reeves) from the local tavern to finish the job, but even they can't seem to pull it off. It's just one good laugh after another. I wore out my VHS Tape and then got the Laser Disc. I was happy to discover that it has been released on DVD!Also, I believe that this is based on a true story as well!!
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