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Serial Mom (1994) 6.7
A sweet mother takes a little too much at heart for the defence of her family. Director:John WatersWriter:John Waters |
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Misty
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Chip
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Detective Pike
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Scotty
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Birdie
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Lonnie Horsey | ... |
Carl
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Mrs. Sterner
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Mr. Sterner
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A picture perfect middle class family is shocked when they find out that one of their neighbors is receiving obscene phone calls. The mom takes slights against her family very personally, and it turns out she is indeed the one harassing the neighbor. As other slights befall her beloved family, the body count begins to increase, and the police get closer to the truth, threatening the family's picture perfect world. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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At least she meant well See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for satirical presentation of strong violence, vulgar language, and sexual episodes | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 April 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Los asesinatos de mamá See more »Box Office
Budget:
$13,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$7,881,335 (USA)Company Credits
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Eugene Sutphin: That's a nice dress you're wearing this morning, Misty.
Misty Sutphin: Thanks.
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Written by Barry Manilow and Adrienne Anderson
Performed by Barry Manilow
Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
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The movie Scotty is watching as he masturbates is Chesty Morgan's "Deadly Weapons." See more »Goofs
In the first Sutphin family dinner scene, Beverly (Kathleen Turner) serves Misty (Ricki Lake) a piece of meatloaf. In a medium shot of Beverly, the piece of meatloaf is clearly the end or "heel" of the loaf, dark and rounded on one side. In the next shot, a medium shot of Misty, the piece of meatloaf is from the middle of the loaf, a lighter shade, large, and not rounded on one side. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Eugene Sutphin: That's a nice dress you're wearing this morning, Misty.
Misty Sutphin: Thanks.
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No flies were injured or killed in the making of this motion picture. See more »Soundtracks
DAYBREAKWritten by Barry Manilow and Adrienne Anderson
Performed by Barry Manilow
Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
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Imagine this: the main character is a woman called Beverly Sutphin. Her husband is a dentist and she does her best to bring up her children. In short, she is a respectable human being with the particularity of being a real stickler for good manners . Maybe, a little too respectable so that when someone speaks ill of one member of her family, Beverly is ready to kill to defend her family!
Only one filmmaker seemed designated to shot this highly entertaining black comedy: John Waters, the king of bad taste and extravagance. In "Serial Mom", most of the comical situations are structured about the two quoted characteristics. The whole is condensed in one hour and a half. You don't get bored one moment and you honestly laugh in front of all these murders. In "Serial Mom", you also recognize Waters' strong taste for bloody, gore and horror movies. Moreover, for this extraordinary director, it is the occasion to harm the model image of the American family.
All in all, a delightfully politically incorrect comedy led by a Kathleen Turner on top form.