i saw this film on cable not long after it release and remember enjoy it . but like most film and it do not leave a lasting impression . for some reason i have have a dvd copy of the film in my collection for some time now and probably a b day gift or some such and and i never watch it last night and sixteen year after it first appear and i watch it again . sometimes and a piece of art take time and multiple exposure for it audience to fully appreciate it quality . this be definitely the case with this film . for me and a film should show me new character or new setting or give me a new way of look at a recognizable situation . so often films just give their audience the same tired stereotypical content while character that differ in name only from other film and plot line that so closely follow previous successful production that i be surprise there aren not more lawsuit between artist . such be not the case with so i marry an axe murderer . with the tiny exception of the girlfriend of the chief support character and every role can accurately be describe a unique . a butcher shop owner or operator ( nancy travis ) for a lead lady that may be wield her cleaver in the off hour plus her curiously flighty sister ( amanda plummer ) . a suburban san francisco family of intensely scottish decent that include the young son with an enormous head and a mother ( brenda fricker ) who have no qualm about french kiss her eldest son best friend just to assure herself he good at it . there a light aircraft charter pilot ( steven wright ) that probably shouldn not have be award a license and a slightly embitter and slightly maniacal former alcatraz guard or now tour guide ( phil hartman ) who make me laugh just to look at him on screen . there an undercover cop best friend ( anthony lapaglia ) that want to be starsky or hutch but instead learn the job really entail fill out a lot of form and his bos ( alan arkin ) who and if it wasn not for mike myer performance and would have steal the movie with his portrayal of a police chief that can only be describe a the antithesis of that character that we have see so many time in film and tv . about mike myers represent intensely likable . free and easy on film at a young age he create two wonderful character that make u laugh hard throughout . a the lead charlie mckenzie and a his father stuart and myers keep the film move with his paranoid yet irresistible charm from charlie and his robin williamsesque quip that flow from his two character accomplish the most difficult task for such a performance while namely and entertain without distract from the story . i have add this film to my favorite list and recommend it highly . if you like you can not take it with you you will love this more contemporary yet equally quirky film of love and family .