Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 06/22/07 (LA & NY) Home Video 10/09/07 MPAA Rating Rated R for language and some violence Running Time 1 hour 30 minutes Genre Suspense, Romance, Drama, Comedy Director John Dahl Writer Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely Cast Philip Baker Hall, Ben Kingsley, Téa Leoni, Luke Wilson, Bill Pullman, Dennis Farina, Jayne Eastwood, Katie Messina, Tracy McMahon Studio IFC Films |
YOU KILL ME
SYNOPSIS
Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) loves his job. He
just happens to be the hit-man for his Polish mob
family in Buffalo, New York. But Frank’s got a
drinking problem and when he messes up a critical
assignment that puts the family business in peril,
his uncle (Philip Baker Hall) sends him to San
Francisco to clean up his act. Played with gruff
charm by Kingsley, Frank is not a touchy-feely kind
of guy, but things begin looking up for him. He
starts going to AA meetings and gets a job at a
mortuary where he falls for the tart-tongued
Lauren (Téa Leoni) who is devoid of boundaries
and clearly not mourning her step dad's sudden
passing. Meanwhile, things aren’t going well in
Buffalo where an upstart Irish gang is threatening
the family business. When violence erupts, Frank
is forced to return home and with an unlikely assist
from Laurel, faces old rivals on new terms.
Stylishly directed by John Dahl (Rounders, The Last
Seduction), You Kill Me is the story of what
happens when two mismatched people find a
common calling. With dead-on performances by
Kingsley and Leoni, You Kill Me is a street-smart
mob comedy that scores a direct hit.--©IFC FILMS
Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) loves his job. He
just happens to be the hit-man for his Polish mob
family in Buffalo, New York. But Frank’s got a
drinking problem and when he messes up a critical
assignment that puts the family business in peril,
his uncle (Philip Baker Hall) sends him to San
Francisco to clean up his act. Played with gruff
charm by Kingsley, Frank is not a touchy-feely kind
of guy, but things begin looking up for him. He
starts going to AA meetings and gets a job at a
mortuary where he falls for the tart-tongued
Lauren (Téa Leoni) who is devoid of boundaries
and clearly not mourning her step dad's sudden
passing. Meanwhile, things aren’t going well in
Buffalo where an upstart Irish gang is threatening
the family business. When violence erupts, Frank
is forced to return home and with an unlikely assist
from Laurel, faces old rivals on new terms.
Stylishly directed by John Dahl (Rounders, The Last
Seduction), You Kill Me is the story of what
happens when two mismatched people find a
common calling. With dead-on performances by
Kingsley and Leoni, You Kill Me is a street-smart
mob comedy that scores a direct hit.--©IFC FILMS
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