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You Kill Me is 2007 crime comedy film directed by John Dahl and starring Ben Kingsley, Téa Leoni, Luke Wilson, and Dennis Farina.
Plot
Frank Falenczyk 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, head of the family, sends him to San Francisco to clean up his act. Falenczyk 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, a quirky client he meets at the funeral home. Meanwhile, an upstart Irish gang threatens the family snow-plowing business. When violence erupts, Frank returns home to face the rivals. With assistance from Laurel, he manages to suppress the Irish gang.
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. The consensus reads, Featuring wonderful performances from Ben Kingsley and Tea Leoni, You Kill Me is a charming, funny take on the familiar inner-lives-of-hit-men premise.
| Year | 2007 |
| ReleaseDate | 2007-07-13 |
| RuntimeMins | 93 |
| RuntimeStr | 1h 33min |
| Plot | While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hitman befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it’s time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores. |
| Awards | Awards, 1 win & 3 nominations |
| Directors | John Dahl |
| Writers | Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely |
| Stars | Ben Kingsley, Téa Leoni, Luke Wilson |
| Produced by | Allison Adams,Carol Baum,Al Corley,Jonathan Dana,Juliette Hagopian,Téa Leoni,Mike Marcus,Raymond Massey,Eugene Musso,Kim Olsen,Bart Rosenblatt,Howard Rosenman |
| Music by | Marcelo Zarvos |
| Cinematography by | Jeffrey Jur |
| Film Editing by | Scott Chestnut |
| Casting By | Carol Lewis |
| Production Design by | John Dondertman |
| Art Direction by | Réjean Labrie |
| Set Decoration by | Maryam Decter,Bruce Mailing |
| Costume Design by | Linda Madden |
| Makeup Department | Pamela M. Athayde,Shelly Bargenda,Lori Caputi,Heather Gunderman,Cheryl Ann Nick,Gwen Trutnau |
| Production Management | Imad Ftouni,Bart Rosenblatt,Daniel Voltz |
| Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Ronaldo Nacionales,Martin Pedersen,Markian Saray,Sean Vawter,Richard Worden |
| Art Department | Olaf Dux,Greg Gardner,Jason Gibbs,Kim Hamin,Donna Jenkyns,Mike Johnson,Matthew Karambelas,Chris Roznowsky,Katharina Stieffenhofer,Lawrence Van Went |
| Sound Department | James Barth,Josee Bernard,Miriam Cole,Brian Copenhagen,Devin Johnson,Jon Johnson,Eric Justen,Val Kuklowsky,Sam C. Lewis,Louis Marion,Michael J. McDonald,Paul Morrow,Terry O Bright,G.W. Pope III,Miguel Rivera,Steve Schatz,Brad Sokol,Bruce Stubblefield,Alex Ullrich |
| Special Effects by | Jimi Campbell,Mark Gebel,Laird McMurray,Stephen Wallace |
| Visual Effects by | Kenneth Armstrong,Ben Campanaro,Chris Ervin,Diana Luu,Elizabeth Marriner,Lanmana Parys,Jeff Rubin |
| Stunts | Sterling Johnson,Chuck Robinson,Craig Skene,Jan Skene,Rick Skene,Sean Skene,Glen Thompson |
| Camera and Electrical Department | Lorne Bailey,John Durica,Richard Falk Jr.,Christopher M. Gower,Shane Head,Joao Holowka,Brad Hruboska,Bengt Jonsson,Jeffrey Jur,Michael Kelly,Michael Kelly,Doug Kiddell,Jim McNulty,Reil Munro,Mark O Neill,Ted Overton,Tai Pu,Jan Ruona,Rebecca Sandulak,Julian Saray,Todd Stoneman,Krista Stumph,Robert Thomson,Shauna Townley,Scott Tremblay,Jason Tuesday,Mark Woodgate,Terry Wowchuk |
| Casting Department | Jim Heber,Patricia Kress,Joey Ritche,Lori Stefaniuk |
| Costume and Wardrobe Department | Lauren D. Martin,Annie Rothschild,Angela Wells |
| Editorial Department | Jon Berry,Andre Champagne,C. Robert Dimitri,Travis Dutch,Kyle Dean Jackson,Sherwood Jones,Alan Pao,Sebastian Perez-Burchard,Narbeh Tatoussian,Rex M. Teese,Gregory Torrillo |
| Location Management | Neal Baksh,Randy Cyr,Bryn Garrison,Brandy Hagborg,Tim Haughian,Steven Hearn,Peter Moody,Ryan Wuckert,Andrew Schulz |
| Music Department | Natalie Baartz,John Bissell,Johnny Caruso,Robert Miles Kane,Daniel Levy,Lawrence Manchester |
| Script and Continuity Department | Chris Martin,Tanya Mazur |
| Transportation Department | Dale Bracken,Julia Diana Cereceda,Bundy Chanock,Brian Shaky Johnson,Erin Kane,Dave Perich |
| Additional Crew | Shira Auerhahn,Dave Brown,Matty Cardarople,Claude Forest,Ross Ikeda,Karen Jo Irvin,Shaun Johnson,David Lapp,Scott Layton,Mary Ellen Leonard,Allan McGowan,Alexandra Menzie,Barb Myrvold,Laura Neufeld,David Porter,Sandy Reed,Amanda Smart,Leslie Stafford,Jason Burke Sutter,Rebecca Traub,Michelle Walker |
| Thanks | Jonathan Bell |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Romance |
| Companies | Carol Baum Productions, Code Entertainment, Dillinger Productions |
| Countries | USA |
| Languages | English |
| ContentRating | R |
| ImDbRating | 6.4 |
| ImDbRatingVotes | 18557 |
| MetacriticRating | 64 |
| Keywords | untrustworthiness,watching tv,friend,contemplating suicide,crying |