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| name = Life Without Dick
| name = Life Without Dick
| image = LifeWithoutDick.jpg
| image = LifeWithoutDick.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| caption = [[DVD]] cover
| director = Bix Skahill
| director = Bix Skahill
| producer = Emily Stevens<br>Happy Walters<br>Matthew Weaver
| producer = {{ubl|Emily Stevens|Happy Walters|Matthew Weaver}}
| writer = Bix Skahill
| writer = Bix Skahill
| narrator =
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| starring = [[Sarah Jessica Parker]]<br>[[Harry Connick, Jr.]]<br>[[Johnny Knoxville]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Sarah Jessica Parker]]|[[Harry Connick, Jr.]]|[[Johnny Knoxville]]}}
| music = [[David Nessim Lawrence]]
| music = David Nessim Lawrence
| cinematography = [[James Glennon]]
| cinematography = [[James Glennon]]
| editing = Peter Fandetti
| editing = Peter Fandetti
| distributor = Sony Pictures Video
| distributor = Sony Pictures Video
| released = February 5, 2002
| released = {{Film date|2002|02|05}}
| runtime = 96 minutes
| runtime = 96 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
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'''''Life Without Dick''''' is a [[direct-to-video]] [[2002 in film|2002]] [[Cinema of the United States|American]] [[black comedy]] [[film]] written and directed by Bix Skahill. The film focuses on the relationship that develops between an incompetent [[hitman]] and a woman who accidentally kills her boyfriend when she discovers he's leaving her for another woman.
'''''Life Without Dick''''' is a [[direct-to-video]] 2002 American [[black comedy]] [[film]] written and directed by Bix Skahill. The film focuses on the relationship that develops between an incompetent [[hitman]] and a woman who accidentally kills her boyfriend when she discovers he's leaving her for another woman.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Colleen Gibson doesn't realize live-in boyfriend Dick Rasmusson, a third-rate [[private detective]], has been cheating on her until phony psychic Madame Hugonaut inadvertently provides accurate details about his most recent indiscretion. When Colleen confronts him with what she believes is an empty gun, she shoots and kills Dick, who ironically had loaded the firearm without her knowledge.
Colleen Gibson doesn't realize live-in boyfriend Dick Rasmusson, a third-rate [[private detective]], has been cheating on her until phony [[psychic]] Madame Hugonaut inadvertently provides accurate details about his most recent indiscretion. When Colleen confronts him with what she believes is an empty gun, she shoots and kills Dick, who had loaded the firearm without her knowledge.


Enter Daniel Gallagher, an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[mobster]] whose desire to be a [[crooner]] was dampened by his ex-girlfriend Mary when she laughed at his singing. Daniel has managed not to kill anyone in his short career as a hit man, so when he discovers Colleen has killed Dick, who was next on his hit list, he's happy to take the credit and tell his boss and brother-in-law Jared O'Reilly that he finally completed an assignment. Unfortunately, Jared starts giving him a lot more assignments, and Daniel enlists Colleen to do his dirty work for him.
Enter Daniel Gallagher, an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[mobster]] whose desire to be a [[crooner]] was dampened by his ex-girlfriend Mary when she laughed at his singing. Daniel has managed not to kill anyone in his short career as a hit man, so when he discovers Colleen has killed Dick, who was next on his hit list, he's happy to take the credit and tell his boss and brother-in-law Jared O'Reilly that he finally completed an assignment. Unfortunately, Jared starts giving him a lot more assignments, and Daniel enlists Colleen to do his dirty work for him.


Complicating matters are Daniel's sister Ivy, who would like to see her husband dead; two bumbling detectives investigating Dick's murder; and the reappearance of Mary and her new [[beau]], mumbling Tony Moretti.
Complicating matters are Daniel's sister Ivy, who would like to see her husband dead; two bumbling detectives investigating Dick's murder; and the reappearance of Mary and her new boyfriend, mumbling Tony Moretti.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Sarah Jessica Parker]] ..... Colleen Gibson
* [[Sarah Jessica Parker]] as Colleen Gibson
*[[Harry Connick, Jr.]] ..... Daniel Gallagher
* [[Harry Connick, Jr.]] as Daniel Gallagher
*[[Johnny Knoxville]] ..... Dick Rasmusson
* [[Johnny Knoxville]] as Dick Rasmusson
*[[Craig Ferguson]] ..... Jared O'Reilly
* [[Craig Ferguson]] as Jared O'Reilly
*[[Teri Garr]] ..... Madame Hugonaut
* [[Teri Garr]] as Madame Hugonaut
*[[Brigid Brannagh]] ..... Ivy O'Reilly
* [[Brigid Brannagh]] as Ivy Gallagher O'Reilly
*[[Claudia Schiffer]] ..... Mary
* [[Claudia Schiffer]] as Mary
*[[Erik Palladino]] ..... Tony Moretti
* [[Erik Palladino]] as Tony "The Turner" Moretti

==Production==
In September 2000, it was announced [[Columbia Pictures]] had made a deal with Bix Skahill to write and make his directorial debut with ''Life Without Dick'' with [[Sarah Jessica Parker]] in negotiations to star.<ref name="LifeWithoutDickVar">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/col-picks-dick-talks-to-parker-1117787036/|title= Col picks 'Dick,' talks to Parker |publisher=Variety|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref> Early in development [[Craig Ferguson]] and [[Elijah Wood]] were considered for roles in the film.<ref name=" LifeWithoutDickVar" /> In November, [[Harry Connick Jr.]] entered negotiations to be the co-lead.<ref name="LifeWithoutDickHarry">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/connick-trills-with-life-sentence-1117789126/|title= Connick trills with 'Life' sentence |publisher=Variety|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDB title|id=0262571|title=Life Without Dick}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0262571|title=Life Without Dick}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes | id= m/life_without_dick | title= Life Without Dick}}


[[Category:2002 direct-to-video films]]
[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:2002 films]]
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[[Category:2002 black comedy films]]
[[Category:2000s crime films]]
[[Category:2002 crime comedy films]]
[[Category:American black comedy films]]
[[Category:American black comedy films]]
[[Category:American criminal comedy films]]
[[Category:American crime comedy films]]
[[Category:Direct-to-video films]]
[[Category:2002 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Films about contract killing in the United States]]
[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
[[Category:2000s American films]]
[[Category:English-language black comedy films]]
[[Category:English-language crime comedy films]]



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Latest revision as of 07:11, 19 November 2024

Life Without Dick
DVD cover
Directed byBix Skahill
Written byBix Skahill
Produced by
  • Emily Stevens
  • Happy Walters
  • Matthew Weaver
Starring
CinematographyJames Glennon
Edited byPeter Fandetti
Music byDavid Nessim Lawrence
Distributed bySony Pictures Video
Release date
  • February 5, 2002 (2002-02-05)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Life Without Dick is a direct-to-video 2002 American black comedy film written and directed by Bix Skahill. The film focuses on the relationship that develops between an incompetent hitman and a woman who accidentally kills her boyfriend when she discovers he's leaving her for another woman.

Plot

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Colleen Gibson doesn't realize live-in boyfriend Dick Rasmusson, a third-rate private detective, has been cheating on her until phony psychic Madame Hugonaut inadvertently provides accurate details about his most recent indiscretion. When Colleen confronts him with what she believes is an empty gun, she shoots and kills Dick, who had loaded the firearm without her knowledge.

Enter Daniel Gallagher, an Irish mobster whose desire to be a crooner was dampened by his ex-girlfriend Mary when she laughed at his singing. Daniel has managed not to kill anyone in his short career as a hit man, so when he discovers Colleen has killed Dick, who was next on his hit list, he's happy to take the credit and tell his boss and brother-in-law Jared O'Reilly that he finally completed an assignment. Unfortunately, Jared starts giving him a lot more assignments, and Daniel enlists Colleen to do his dirty work for him.

Complicating matters are Daniel's sister Ivy, who would like to see her husband dead; two bumbling detectives investigating Dick's murder; and the reappearance of Mary and her new boyfriend, mumbling Tony Moretti.

Cast

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Production

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In September 2000, it was announced Columbia Pictures had made a deal with Bix Skahill to write and make his directorial debut with Life Without Dick with Sarah Jessica Parker in negotiations to star.[1] Early in development Craig Ferguson and Elijah Wood were considered for roles in the film.[1] In November, Harry Connick Jr. entered negotiations to be the co-lead.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Col picks 'Dick,' talks to Parker". Variety. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Connick trills with 'Life' sentence". Variety. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
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