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I Love You to Death (1990)

Kevin Kline , Tracy Ullman  |  R |  DVD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Kevin Kline, Tracy Ullman, Keanu Reeves, Joan Plowright, William Hurt
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Georgian, Chinese, Thai
  • Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: July 29, 2003
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00009QUH5
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,680 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "I Love You to Death" on IMDb

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This spotty black comedy from Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill)--based on a true story--stars Kevin Kline as a womanizing pizzeria owner whose mousy wife (Tracey Ullman) tries multiple ways of murdering him with the aid of sundry friends and hired hands. The film never picks up the necessary momentum or develops the necessary tone to drive it, and one is left picking and choosing which of the performers is at least adequately entertaining. Kline is good but perhaps a bit too theatrical, and Joan Plowright is hilarious as his mother-in-law. The funniest joke in the whole thing belongs to William Hurt and Keanu Reeves as deeply-stoned, would-be-killers who emerge from a taxi and look as if they can't remember what planet they're on. --Tom Keogh

Product Description

A darkly funny, true-life story starring Kevin Kline as a womanizing pizzeria owner and Tracey Ullman as the jealous wife who tries...more than once...to have him murdered. Lawrence Kasdan's black-hearted look at romance also features Joan Plowright, River Phoenix, and William Hurt and Keanu Reeves as two dim-witted hit men. 97 min. Standard and Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Thai.

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I love this movie from the first time I saw it. S. Souza  |  27 reviewers made a similar statement
This was a very funny and enjoyable movie. Joan F. Smith  |  17 reviewers made a similar statement
Tracy Ulman and Kevin Kline are great and have a wonderful supporting cast. C. Wine  |  16 reviewers made a similar statement
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The Real Skinny February 9, 2008
Format:VHS Tape
This movie is based on the real life antics that occurred here in Allentown, Pa. to a friend of mine, his family and employees.

Here's the story: "When Anthony Toto, 37, a pizza-shop owner in Allentown, Pa., put up $50,000 bail for his wife Frances Lenore, the local police and others in the community were stunned. The reason: according to charges filed by the district attorney, Frances had conspired to murder her husband -- not once but twice.

The bizarre case began on Jan. 25. That night, prosecutors contend, Anthony Bruno, the 20-year-old boyfriend of Toto's 17-year-old daughter Elizabeth, crept into Toto's bedroom, located the .25-cal. gun that Toto kept near his bed and fired a bullet into his head. Toto was grievously but not fatally wounded.

Then his wife Frances allegedly began force-feeding him large doses of barbiturates, which succeeded only in putting him into a semiconscious state. Two days later, according to police, two friends of Anthony Bruno's, hired by Frances for $500, showed up in the bedroom to finish the job. They were Ronald Barlip, 19, and his cousin Donald, 18. The bullet one of them allegedly fired entered an inch from Toto's heart, but it too proved not to be lethal.

Police, tipped off by an informant, entered the Toto house two days later and found Toto asleep, breathing heavily: doctors later speculated that the barbiturates he had been given may have saved his life by drastically lowering his metabolism and retarding the bleeding.

Police arrested Frances, Bruno, the Barlips and the two Toto children, Elizabeth and Anthony. Toto was released from the hospital two weeks later, with the first bullet still lodged in his skull. He says he intends to stand by his family during the coming court proceedings. Said an Allentown police detective: "He loves her." The district attorney's office is said to be worried about the case: Tony Toto promises to be a hostile witness." Tony's wife was found guilty and sentenced to time in Muncy, Pa. women's correctional facility. Tony moved the family there to be near her. Art and Linda Beers wrote the non-fiction book that was bought for the movie. After coming out to L.A. to do the screenplay, they were ripped off for all their efforts by not getting any credit for their work. The credit for it went to John Kostmayer who didn't do the real digging for the story, he just adjusted the work of the Beers'.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Take The Family...Please! August 24, 2005
Format:DVD
I hadn't really studied the package that closely, but as the opening credits were playing, I couldn't help but think, "Wow! This is, like, the dream cast." I knew, of course, that it featured Tracey Ullman and Kevin Kline as the leads. But Joan Plowright! River Phoenix (what a tragic loss)! William Hurt! They even squeezed character actress Miryam Margolies. And, of course, you've got Keanu Reeves in yet another stoner role, but you know, you gotta give Keanu credit. No one did those roles better. He is spot on here.

A black comedy based on actual events? Hmm, how often do you come across something of that ilk? It is, as many reviewers have noted, something less than a complete success, and there were actually moments when I was ready to give up on it. Some of the shifts were just too abrupt. But if it falters here and there, the movie seems to somehow pick itself right back up again. The arrival of drugged out Harlan and Marlon (Hurt and Reeves) comes at one such lull and their presence gives the film a shot in the arm (no pun intended).

Not all of the gags work, of course, but the stellar cast is always worth watching. If you've ever wondered whether Tracey Ullman was more of a sketch comedian than an actress, her performance here should lay any such doubts to rest. As her mom, Joan Plowright is an absolute hoot. I can't tell for sure whether this legendary British actress's "Yugoslavian" accent is as flawless as countrywoman Ullman's "all-American" one, but she is so priceless, I can't imagine even the proudest Croatian critic arguing the point.

What of the "actual events" on which this is based? Apparently, the movie gets the gist of it, maybe more. Apparently, the Pennsylvania couple on which these seemingly impossible characters are based really did go through all of this and were still together last anyone knew. And the hubby really did change his wayward ways after his wife's multiple attempts to murder him. One discrepancy that I did read about, however, was that she really did wind up serving some time. But call that cinematic license.

There is at least an interesting subtext about Old World values and codes, and how they can justify all kinds of "outrageous" behavior (by contemporary US standards), while still seeming to be fundamentally "conservative" in nature. But that's for a doctoral dissertation or something. For our present purposes, let's just say that this oddball dark comedy is one worth seeing.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Far Under-Rated Comedy.. May 9, 2004
Format:DVD
I saw this movie shortly after it's release on HBO in the earliy '90s. It has a full fledge cast that just make it superb to watch. Kevin Kline as Joey the Pizzaria Owner, who just can't get enough women, and is soo fun loving. Tracy Ullman plays his wife Rosalee, who loves her husband soo much, she would rather kill him than share him with any other woman. Joan Plowright plays Rosalee's Mother, who has a nack for mechanical work and it's nothing for her to be working on a carbortor at the Dinner Table at a restaraunt while the family is dinnig out. River Phoenix plays the boy who works at the Pizzaria, and is deeply in love with Rosalee, so much so,that he is willing to aid her in knocking off her husband, only after the futile attempts from Rosalee and her Mom. After he fails, they call in a couple of bargin basement junkies,(William Hurt & Keanu Reeves) from the local tavern to finish the job, but even they can't seem to pull it off. It's just one good laugh after another. I wore out my VHS Tape and then got the Laser Disc. I was happy to discover that it has been released on DVD!

Also, I believe that this is based on a true story as well!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tony Bruno
I remember when this whole true event happened as I worked with Tony Bruno at Elby's Big Boy where Tony was employed when all of this went down. Read more
Published 1 day ago by DLV
5.0 out of 5 stars Just plain fun
This has to be one of the dippiest bunch of characters I've ever enjoyed laughing at. How Joan Plowright landed in the middle of this wacky family boggles the mind, but she gives... Read more
Published 3 days ago by HerRoyalCatness
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie
I ordered this for my wife and we had friends over and watched this movie. It was very funny and we watch it over and over. Kevin Kline is a riot!!! Read more
Published 5 days ago by Mike Loomis
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this movie to death
The characters are right on in this funny, cute, sweet and silly movie. No one will let you down and whoever cast this group really knew what they were doing! Read more
Published 6 days ago by Libby Bryer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, based on true events! Makes it even funnier. :)
This movie is hallarious! It is based on true events which makes it even funnier. I had to own it because I want to watch it again & again. I definitely recommend this movie. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Amanda Nicholson
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Funny maybe Kevin Kline's best comedic role
Very Funny maybe Kevin Kline's best comedic role and the cast is packed with great actors. Also River Pheonix is in it...
Published 1 month ago by Brad
5.0 out of 5 stars Kevin Kline is hilarious!
I know this movie is goofy but it makes me laugh. Kevin Kline is one of my favorite actors and I think he's funny in this one.
Published 1 month ago by Shampton
5.0 out of 5 stars one of the funniest films I've ever seen
I have watched this film at least a dozen times and I never get tired of it. The characters are so great, and the fact it was based on a true story makes it even more amazing. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Barbara Haggerty
5.0 out of 5 stars fun cast
if you have not seen this film and are looking for a good time with some good comedy and great cast get this film!
Published 2 months ago by David Messenger
5.0 out of 5 stars Goofy!
What a bunch of crazies - the actors look like they are having a great time playing this and I thoroughly enjoyed the tale
Published 2 months ago by Joy E. Hancock
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