Getting Away With Murder Movie Review 1996

An utterly distasteful bomb that proves the Holocaust just isn't as funny as it used to be. College professor Aykroyd takes matters into his own hands when he learns that his kindly neighbor (Lemmon) is a Nazi war criminal. After finding out he may have been a wee bit hasty, he marries the coot's daughter as penance. Writer-director Miller tries to squeeze gags out of such topics as Nazi death camps and Holocaust denial. Definitely career lows for everyone involved. (What were they thinking?) One of the last films released (with no advance warning and no advance screenings) by Savoy pictures.

Distribution

HBO, 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)512-7400, Fax: (212)512-7498, URL: http://www.hbo.com, Remarks: Online sales through www.store.hbo.com

Available on VHS
Running time 92 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Campus Capers, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs, The Holocaust, Ethics & Morals

Screenplay

Harvey Miller

Cast

Dan Aykroyd, Lily Tomlin, Jack Lemmon, Bonnie Hunt, Brian Kerwin

Cinematography

Frank Tidy

Director

Harvey Miller

Music

John Debney

Producer

Frank Price, Penny Marshall, Elliot Abbott, Frederic W. Brost, Parkway Productions, Rank Distributors, Savoy Pictures