I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?

Infobox Film
name = I wonder Who's Killing Her Now?


caption = DVD cover
director = Steven Hilliard Stern
producer = Dennis F. Stevens
writer = Jerry Cutler Mickey Rose
starring = Bob Dishy and Joanna Barnes Bill Dana Bobby Ball Angelo Rossitto Jack DeLeon Severn Darden Vito Scotti
music = Patrick Williams
cinematography = Richard H. Kline
editing = Duke Goldstone
released = 1976
runtime = 109 min.
country = United States
language = English
budget = US$80,948
amg_id = 1:27274
imdb_id = 0073139

I wonder Who's Killing Her Now? original usa theatrical name Kill My Wife, Please is a 1970s zany black comedy movie starring Bob Dishy and Joanna Barnes. Originally Peter Sellers was to be cast as the lead but he had another heart attack and insurance couldn't be got on him so Dishy was his replacement at the last moment. Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern. Screenplay by Mickey Rose.

Plot

Jordan Oliver (Dishy) is caught embezzling $250,000 off his employer but is given a chance to pay it back as the company was founded by his wife's father also his wealthy wife Clarice (Barnes) is to divorce him. He can only get the money by having his wife murdered for $1 million life insurance. A ludicrious physical exam is conducted on Clarice at dinner (without her knowing it) by Pat Morita as a sham doctor. He hires a hitman Bobo (Bill Dana) to commit the crime and Bobo subcontracts the job out to another guy who in turn subcontracts it out and so on until an actor is the hitman for just $6.95 When Oliver is told his wife's insurance is invalid as the Pat Morita doctor is a faker (he didn't know what a thermometer was!) he must rescue her before she's assassinated....

Meanwhile someone attempting on Barnes' life with a shark in a swimming pool but this is someone else entirely.

Cast

Oliver's little pianist friend is Bela Lugosi's old pal Angelo Rossitto. Also a Bela Lugosi impersonator as one of those subcontracted out for the killing. Cameo appearance is by English comedian Bobby Ball of Cannon and Ball

Captain Bobo is played by Bill Dana often credited as the star of the movie on account of his television fame as zany Mexican "Jose Jimenez".

Other cast members include:
* Severn Darden
*Harvey Jason
*Marjorie Bennett
*Jay Robinson
*Vito Scotti
*George Memmoli
*Jack DeLeon (Christopher Weeks)
*Steve Franken
*Richard Libertini

Trivia

* The title is a play on the old musical "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now".
* AKA Hvem pokker myrder'a nå Kill my wife please, kill my wife now.
* Soundtrack is Polonaise Op.53 in A flat major (Frédéric Chopin).

DVD release

The movie is in the public domain and is available on inexpensive releases in the US and UK.

References

*imdb title|0073139
* http://www.weirdwildrealm.com/f-wonderwhoskilling.html
* http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:27274