He was also the author of a true crime book, i love you phillip morris, a story of con artist steven russell. If a million dollars was stacked up and you left it. Exchronicle writers phillip morris finally on big screen houston. Steven jay russell born september 14, 1957 is an american con artist, known for escaping from prison multiple times. A true story of life, love, and prison breaks, is the story of steven russell, a criminal mastermind who was arrested and jailed in texas five times and managed to escape four times. The film was adapted from i love you phillip morris. A true story of life, love, and prison breaks steve mcvicker, author. A true story of life, love, and prison breaks by mcvicker, steve isbn. To do it four times in five years and always on a friday the th is the. Bad santa writers glenn ficarra and john requa adapted steven mcvickers book for their directorial debuts and apparently had a difficult time editing their. Film i love you phillip morris has houston legal scene. Steve mcvicker, former houston chronicle reporter, had his book, i love you phillip morris, made into a movie starring ewan mcgregor and. To escape from a texas jail or prison once is unusual.
Jan 19, 2009 steve mcvicker, who wrote the book i love you phillip morris, and played a role in the movie version as a judge, died march, after a long, valiant battle with leukemia. Steven russells new book life after phillip morris, which carries on from where the film ends, was published on july, and is available exclusively on amazon. With jim carrey, ewan mcgregor, leslie mann, rodrigo santoro. Adapted from a book by former houston press crime reporter steve mcvicker, phillip morris tells the true story of steven jay russell, a devoutly christian produce salesman and sometime police.
Conning to support the lifestyle landed him in jail, but russell could always find a silver lining and that arrived in the form of the love of his life in i love you phillip morris. The film is the directorial debut of john requa and glenn ficarra. Perhaps its most distinctive features are giving a lot of time to distant fourthbilled actor rodrigo santoro and letting ewan mcgregor briefly talk about meeting the real phillip morris. Movies premiere gives houston writer a whiff of showbiz. Steve mcvicker, author of the 2003 book i love you phillip morris, has a more cynical view of morris than the lovelorn naif that he portrays. In i love you phillip morris, journalist steve mcvicker goes right to the heart of this improbablebuttrue story of crime, punishment, and passion. And, how far true love will drive you, even if its behind bars. I love you phillip morris, a film about his life and crimes, was produced in 2009.
Funny how both russells boyfriends loved little dogs and they really go for min pinsagain a term i never heard before reading i love you phillip morris. Exchronicle writers phillip morris finally on big screen. He was also the subject of on the run, a 2005 episode of the. A cop turns con man once he comes out of the closet.
Adapted from steve mcvickers 2003 novel, and based on a true. Dec 10, 2010 the film i love you phillip morris starring jim carrey and ewan mcgregor is based on the book i love you phillip morris by houston journalist steve mcvicker. I love you phillip morris is a 2009 biographical black comedy drama film based on the 1980s and 1990s reallife story of con artist, impostor and multiple prison escapee steven jay russell, as played by jim carrey. I love you phillip morris presents the facts of steven russells incredible career as a criminal without any adornment or analysis. Apr 08, 2010 i love you phillip morris trailer based on a book by houston chronicle crime reporter steve mcvicker, the factbased film casts carrey as steven russell, a married father whose exploits landed. Steven russell is an inveterate conman who has made a series of daring jail breaks to rejoin his lover. The book is a little dull at times, and frankly phillip morris doesnt seem worth all the fuss russell sees in him, he comes across as a bit of a ditz, like an owen wilson type. Glenn ficarra and john requa, adapted from steve mcvickers book starring. Steve mcvicker, author of i love you phillip morris, had his book made into a movie that will premiere at the sundance film festival. Texasbased reporter steve mcvickers first book, i love you phillip morris. It just goes to show you how far superior peopleskills will get you in the world. A true story of life, love, and prison breaks by steve mcvicker 2003, hardcover, revised at the best online prices at ebay.
Once imprisoned, he meets the second love of his life, whom hell stop at nothing to be with. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jun 25, 2003 in i love you phillip morris, journalist steve mcvicker goes right to the heart of this improbablebuttrue story of crime, punishment, and passion. Dec 03, 2010 jim carreys portrayal of steven russell, a notorious reallife con man now serving a 144year sentence in a texas prison, hotwires i love you phillip morris, a nervy comedy that bills. Jun 25, 2003 steve mcvicker is an awardwinning journalist who has worked for the houston chronicle, national public radio, the new york times, the houston press, and people. Russell is a guy who can convince anyone of just about anything. After morris is released from prison, russell escapes from prison four times to be. Based on former houston press reporter steve mcvickers 2003 nonfiction book of the same name, i love you phillip morris introduces us to steven russell in. Steven russell possessed unusual talents he was a jailhouse houdini with a specialty in fraud. After seeing i love you phillip morris, the movie that starred jim carey as steven russell, i just had to read the book. Dec 10, 2010 i love you phillip morris written and directed by. Esquire magazine interviewed both russell and morris for its feature, the great escapee, while the guardian published i love you, phillip morris. Jan 15, 2009 movies premiere gives houston writer a whiff of showbiz.
The rrated dark comedy i love you phillip morris, which ficarra and. A true story of life, love, and prison breaks by steve mcvicker. The nonlinear chronology is disorienting, but the storys worth italthough the film is worth it even more i love you phillip morris presents the facts of steven russell s incredible career as a criminal without any adornment or analysis. Thanks to unprecedented and exclusive access to russell, his family, and his friends, he retraces russells journey from smalltown businessman to flamboyant whitecollar criminal and jailhouse houdini. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Ewan mcgregor plays phillip morris in i love you phillip morris. In 2011, his crimes were featured on the television series i almost got away with it, in the episode got a boyfriend to support. Steve mcvicker is an awardwinning journalist who has worked for the houston chronicle, national public radio, the new york times, the houston press, and people. While incarcerated, russell falls in love with his fellow inmate, phillip morris ewan mcgregor. Their story has been turned into a romantic comedy. Steven russell, whos serving a 144year sentence at michael unit.
I love you phillip morris a true story of life, love, and prison breaks hardcover author. I love you phillip morris 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Thanks to unprecedented and exclusive access to russell, his family, and his friends, he retraces russells journey from smalltown businessman to flamboyant whitecollar criminal and jailhouse. The first half of his life was made into the film i love you phillip morris, which starred jim carrey as steven and ewan mcgregor as his boyfriend, phillip.
I love you phillip morris 2009 director glenn ficarra, john requa writer john requa, glenn ficarra, steve mcvicker book genre biography, comedy, crime year 2009. I love you phillip morris by mcvicker, steve and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I love you phillip morris by mcvicker, steve 2003 hardcover. Dec 09, 2010 steve mcvicker, former houston chronicle reporter, had his book, i love you phillip morris, made into a movie starring ewan mcgregor and jim carrey. The first official production photo from the new jim carrey comedy i love you phillip morris has been revealed on jimcarreyonline. Steve mcvicker is the author of i love you phillip morris 3. Mar 14, 2017 former houston press reporter steve mcvicker died monday march, 2017.
Russell said that he stayed in prison the fifth time to allow mcvicker to. I love you phillip morris is a 2009 biographical black comedy drama film based on the 1980s. According to steve mcvicker, the houstonbased journalist who. Dec 03, 2010 con man steven russell has walked out of prison four times all for love, reportedly, in an effort to reunite with his partner, phillip morris. Jimmy carrey, ewan mcgregor, rodrigo santoro, and leslie mann at. Jul 02, 2003 i love you phillip morris a true story of life, love, and prison breaks by steve mcvicker.
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