So I Married an Axe Murderer

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So I Married an Axe Murderer is a 1993 film starring Mike Myers and Nancy Travis. Rounding out the main cast are Anthony LaPaglia (Myers' best friend, who works as a San Francisco police officer), Brenda Fricker (playing Myers' character's mother Mae), and Myers himself in a dual role also as the main character's Scottish father, Stuart. Myers' portrayal of the Scottish father was derived from a Saturday Night Live skit, and would later reemerge in the animated character Shrek.

This was Myers's first movie after achieving success in the Wayne's World franchise. It was not well-received at the box office, but managed to earn somewhat of a cult following on video, with many of its lines and strong Scottish dialects repeated by then-current as well as future fans of Myers' work. After this, Myers did not appear in another film until the first entry in the Austin Powers franchise in 1997: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.

Myers plays Charlie McKenzie, a poet with Scottish roots who is unable to commit to marriage. Travis' character is one of a string of women that Myers creates outlandish reasons to drop, but ultimately continues to date and eventually marries. However, upon learning from several sketchy, ambiguous sources that Travis' character could indeed be a killer on the loose famous for butchering her husbands on the night of their honeymoon, Charlie wonders if he has made a grave mistake.

The movie also features cameos by Charles Grodin, Phil Hartman, Michael Richards, Debi Mazar, and Steven Wright.

Set in San Francisco, California, the film features many famous sights of the Golden State metropolis, including the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz.

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