Episode 741: So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)

The Projection Booth Podcast

The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 141 minutes

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Summary

Mike welcomes film writer Mike Sullivan and critic/podcaster Amy Nicholson (Unspooled) to dig into So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993), Tommy Schlamme’s cult romantic comedy where Mike Myers plays it (mostly) straight — no prosthetics, no outlandish characters, just a jittery San Francisco beat poet navigating his fear of commitment. That is, until his charming new love, played by Nancy Travis, starts to look suspiciously like a black widow killer. Expect plenty of riffs on the film’s quirky mix of romance, murder mystery, and Myers’s rare leading-man turn — plus some love for its killer soundtrack and sharply oddball 90s vibe.

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0:00.0	The Cultural Phenomenon, the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, is back with an all-new season coming to Hulu, May 15.
0:06.0	Where is everyone at? Mom Talk has gotten to a really hostile point.
0:10.0	Demi is willing to kick Jesse out of the group.
0:12.0	I feel like I'm walking into a line instead.
0:14.0	It's gonna get messy, for sure.
0:16.0	Mom Talk is turning on each other left and right.
0:18.0	The police are here.
0:20.0	I can't see this going any
0:21.5	other way, but a pure bloodbath. This is so toxic. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
0:27.8	streaming on Hulu, May 15th. Hold your ears, folks. It's showtime.
0:38.3	People pay good money to see this movie. When they go out to a theater, they want cold sodas, hot popcorn, and no monsters in the projection booth.
0:47.3	Everyone pretend podcasting isn't boring.
0:49.3	Turn it off.
0:51.3	Turn it off.
0:57.0	Turn it off. Turn it off.
1:01.0	A lot! Hi, my name is Mike Myers. Perhaps you recognize me from my recent motion picture, Wayne's World.
1:23.6	Thanks, thanks. As you can see, I'm on the set of my new film in which I play a young fellow named Charlie,
1:32.3	who gets a little more than he bargained for.
1:35.3	For example, there's suspense.
1:38.3	Have you heard of this case?
1:40.3	Mrs. X.
1:41.3	She murders her husband's honor honeymoon, then she changes her identity and marries again.
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