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Couple's Murder Plot Crumbles as Convicts Invade Cabin

4/23/2026

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Dan & Lisa Cooperate

Over Your Dead Body, directed by Jorma Taccone, follows Dan (Jason Segel) and Lisa (Samara Weaving), who each plot to murder the other at a cabin.
Their plans collapse when escaped convicts Pete (Timothy Olyphant), Todd (Keith Jardine) and Allegra (Juliette Lewis) appear, forcing the pair to cooperate.
The R-rated film, showing gruesome violence and an attempted rape scene, earned a 3.5-out-of-5 star rating that criticized the attempted rape joke.

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IFC Counter-Programs

The film debuted at the Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans before its nationwide theatrical launch.
IFC positioned the release as counter-programming to Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic, offering an action-comedy alternative.
87North Productions choreographed stunts using improvised weapons such as billiard balls, pitchforks and a lawnmower.
Editing required seven-and-a-half months and about 400 hours of footage, far above the typical 120-hour cut.

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Dan & Lisa Cooperate

Over Your Dead Body, directed by Jorma Taccone, follows Dan (Jason Segel) and Lisa (Samara Weaving), who each plot to murder the other at a cabin.
Their plans collapse when escaped convicts Pete (Timothy Olyphant), Todd (Keith Jardine) and Allegra (Juliette Lewis) appear, forcing the pair to cooperate.
The R-rated film, showing gruesome violence and an attempted rape scene, earned a 3.5-out-of-5 star rating that criticized the attempted rape joke.

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