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So I Married An Axe Murderer feat. Maggie Serota
Hit Factory
English - June 23, 2023 19:10 - 1 hour - 108 MBFilm Reviews TV & Film film film reviews movies film history 1990s 1990s movies 90s movies pop culture movie reviews pop culture podcast Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Writer Maggie Serota joins to discuss the 1993 comedy 'So I Married An Axe Murderer', a movie that takes inspiration from classic screwball comedies, Hitchcock thrillers, and SNL-style sketch comedy in equal measure.
We discuss the rise of the film's star, Mike Myers, a gifted comedic performer who dedicated much of his 90s output to an evolving pantheon characters, often involving elaborate makeup and outlandish vocal affectations. Then, we talk about the film's stunning bullpen of comedy veterans, including Alan Arkin, and the late Phil Hartman and Charles Grodin - all contributing hilarious riffs on their signature characters. Finally, we talk about Myers's career today by way of his most recent work, the dire Netflix series 'The Pentaverate' and why audiences might welcome a career pivot in the vein of other SNL alum Adam Sandler or Bill Hader.
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