You Kill Me
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| Directed by | John Dahl |
| Produced by | Téa Leoni Howard Rosenman |
| Written by | Christopher Markus Stephen McFeely |
| Starring | Ben Kingsley Téa Leoni Luke Wilson Dennis Farina |
| Music by | Marcelo Zarvos |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million |
| Box office | $3,748,295[1] |
You Kill Me is 2007 crime comedy film directed by John Dahl, and starring Ben Kingsley, Luke Wilson, Téa Leoni, Philip Baker Hall, Dennis Farina, and Bill Pullman.[2]
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Plot
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), head of the family, sends him to San Francisco to clean up his act. He is forced to accept a job at a mortuary, and go to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, where he confesses his job, explaining that he wants to be free of his drinking problem because it's affecting his ability to kill effectively. He falls in love with Laurel Pearson (Téa Leoni), a quirky client he meets at the funeral home. Meanwhile, an upstart Irish mob threatens the family snow-plowing business. When violence erupts, Frank returns home to face the old rivals on new terms. With assistance from Laurel, he manages to suppress his family's adversaries, killing the mob's leader and disbanding the Irish posse.
Cast
- Ben Kingsley as Frank Falenczyk
- Téa Leoni as Laurel Pearson
- Luke Wilson as Tom
- Dennis Farina as Edward O'Leary
- Philip Baker Hall as Roman Krzeminski
- Bill Pullman as Dave
- Marcus Thomas as Stef Krzeminski
- Jayne Eastwood as Kathleen Fitzgerald
Reception
The film was well received by critics, and maintains a 78% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
References
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- 2007 films
- English-language films
- Official website not in Wikidata
- 2000s comedy films
- American comedy films
- American films
- Film scores by Marcelo Zarvos
- Films about alcoholism
- Films directed by John Dahl
- Films set in New York
- Films set in San Francisco, California
- Films shot in Winnipeg
- Mafia comedies
- Screenplays by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely
