John Oates

I Love You to Death -- Tracey Ullman stars in the true story of Rosalie Boca, a woman who tried to kill her husband...fourtimes! The devoted wife of a philandering pizza maker (Kevin Kline), Rosalie sharpens her homicidalinstincts when she learns that he's been squeezing more than just tomatoes.

Those of us who had to suffer such "instructional" films as Dating Do's and Don'ts in high school will be especially entertained by Heavy Petting. In the visually sarcastic manner of the nuclear-age documentary The Atomic Cafe, the film assembles masses of information and misinformation about teenage dating rituals of the 1950s. Clips from contemporary movies, TV programs, commercials, and "sex hygiene" short subjects are used throughout; perhaps once upon a time these vignettes could have been taken seriously, but here they're only good for howls of laughter. Interspersed among the vintage footage are interviews with such children of the 1960s as David Byrne and William S. Burroughs. One look at the 1950s as depicted in Heavy Petting, and it's easy to see how the sensuous, psychedelic '60s came to be.

Academy Award® Winner Kevin Kline (1988 Best Actor in a Supporting Role - A Fish Called Wanda), Tracey Ullman, Academy Award® Winner William Hurt (1985 Best Actor in a Leading Role - Kiss of the Spider Woman), River Phoenix, Academy Award® Winner Joan Plowright (1992 Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Enchanting April) and Keanu Reeves star in this bawdy comedy based on the true story of a woman who tried to kill her husband ... four times! Comedienne Tracey Ullman is Rosalie Boca, the devoted wife of a philandering pizza maker (Kline). When Rosalie learns that he's been squeezing more than just tomatoes, her homicidal instincts take over. With the help of a New Age busboy (Phoenix), drug-addled cousins Harlan and Marlon (Hurt and Reeves), and her own mother (Plowright), Rosalie attempts to send Joey to that big bed in the sky. But love ultimately triumphs in this stranger-than-fiction comedy from the director of The Big Chill and The Accidental Tourist.

Tracey Ullman stars in the true story of Rosalie Boca, a woman who tried to kill her husband...fourtimes! The devoted wife of a philandering pizza maker (Kevin Kline), Rosalie sharpens her homicidalinstincts when she learns that he's been squeezing more than just tomatoes.