You Kill Me
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| You Kill Me | |
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| Directed by | John Dahl |
| Produced by | Carol Baum |
| Written by | Christopher Markus Stephen McFeely |
| Starring | Ben Kingsley Luke Wilson Téa Leoni Philip Baker Hall Bill Pullman Dennis Farina |
| Music by | Marcelo Zarvos |
| Cinematography | Jeff Jur |
| Editing by | Scott Chestnut |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
| Release date(s) | June 22, 2007 |
| Running time | 90 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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You Kill Me is a 2007 mafia comedy thriller film. It stars Ben Kingsley, Luke Wilson, Téa Leoni, Philip Baker Hall, and Bill Pullman.
[edit] Synopsis
Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) is a hit man for his Polish mob family in Buffalo, New York. He has a drinking problem, and when he messes up a critical assignment that puts the family business in peril, his uncle Roman Krzeminski (Philip Baker Hall) sends him to San Francisco to clean up his act. He is forced to accept a job at a mortuary, and to go to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, where he confesses what job he has, and explains that he wants to get rid of his drinking problem because it affects his capability of properly killing people. He falls for Laurel Pearson (Téa Leoni), a quirky client he meets at the funeral home. Meanwhile, things aren't going well in Buffalo where an upstart Irish gang threatens the family business, and when violence erupts, Frank is forced to return home and with an unlikely assist from Laurel, faces old rivals on new terms.
[edit] Cast
- Ben Kingsley - Frank Falenczyk
- Philip Baker Hall - Roman Krzeminski
- Téa Leoni - Laurel Pearson
- Luke Wilson - Tom
- Bill Pullman - Dave
- Dennis Farina - Edward O'Leary
- Jayne Eastwood - Kathleen Fitzgerald
- Katie Messina - Becky
- Tracy McMahon - Sales Clerk
[edit] External links
- You Kill Me at the Internet Movie Database
- You Kill Me at Rotten Tomatoes
- US Official site
- DVD Talk on You Kill Me
- EyeForFilm.co.uk - Interview with director John Dahl about You Kill Me and the Hollywood Writers' strike.
