Serial mom soundtrack from 1994, composed by basil poledouris. Celebrate mothers day with serial mom and three dollar bill cinema. Serial mom bluray disc, 2017, collectors edition for. The film is a parody of life as a housewife, the media and modern society in general. Parents should use extreme caution especially since john waters, for his part, does enjoy gore imagery and badtaste stuff for its own sake, and he gives.
Serial mom has as its central joke and a very longrunning joke it is that beverly sutphin, a cheerful baltimore housewife who makes terrific meatloaf, is a serial killer. Overview of serial mom, 1994, directed by john waters, with kathleen turner, sam waterston, ricki lake, at turner classic movies. Serial mom is a 1994 american comedy crime film written and directed by john waters, and. Released by mca in 1994 mcad11052 containing music from serial mom 1994. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 74 produced by 4 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 2 casting by 2 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 10 production management 3 second unit director or assistant. Hae min lee, a popular highschool senior, disappears after school one day. Director john waters puts a twist on the everyday mediocrity of suburban life in the domestically devious serial mom. Serial mom is a camp classic, led by the deliciously wicked turner turner. It was based on a true story but the story was a bit fabricated to peak interestthere was a mom in texas who got even with her daughters cheer leading bullies she went to court and then sold the rights to the people who wrote serial mom. Cult hero waters, joins with a mainstream cast to tell the offbeat story of a extremely middle class wife and mother suspected of a series of bizarre murders. Kathleen turner stars as a suburban housewife and mother who is actually a stalker and serial killer all in good faith of protecting the.
Opening on a sunlit suburban breakfast table surrounded by a stereotypical white middleclass family, john waters serial mom 1994 proceeds to unrelentingly and hilariously skewer smalltown community values through the story of beverly sutphin kathleen turner, a smiling, stoic, and devoted wife and mother who dabbles in serial. Serial mom movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Hbo first look season 1 episode 2 the making of serial mom watched it ive watched this. Serial mom is a 1994 american black comedy crime film written and directed by john waters. In serial mom director john waters creates a wickedly funnyand nastycomedy starring kathleen turner as the ultimate suburbanite. The film is a parody of made for tv true crime flicks and it hits every note associated with that including time and date stamps disclaimers. The audio for ted bundy in one of beverlys correspondences with the jailed killer is the voice of waters. Ever momentarily had an urge to kill someone when they stole a parking spot from you, badmouthed a member of your family, or committed an obvious fashion violation. This is one of those horror movies that are so outrageous theyre hilarious, or in other words a black. As other slights befall her beloved family, the body count begins to. Serial mom is a ridiculously charming and clever film that never really received the credit it deserved. Season one investigated the 1999 murder of hae min lee hangul. As other slights befall her beloved family, the body count begins to increase.
Financial analysis of serial mom 1994 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. See kathleen turner like never before as beverly sutphin, the seemingly. Hubby sam waterston and kids matthew lillard and ricki lake dont have a clue. Serial mom takes a sharp, satirical look at our obsession with serial killers and is a witty glorification of violence for comedy. Screenplays for you free movie scripts and screenplays. Released may 15th, 1994, serial mom stars kathleen turner, sam waterston, ricki lake, matthew lillard the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 33 min, and received a score of 64 out of 100 on. Movie serial mom full english subtitle video dailymotion. This season we tell you the extraordinary stories of ordinary cases. A sweet mother finds herself participating in homicidal activities when she sees the occasion. Search, discover and share your favorite serial mom gifs. Siskoid serial mom is a wonderful black comedy from john waters, and starring kathleen turner as a perfect housewife who turns to murder for the silliest of reasons. The making of serial mom 1994 out of 4 if you remember this hbo series then youll know that it was basically a way to introduce people to new movies that were coming out. The movie thinks it is funny to contrast this with the idealized homelife she provides or thinks she provides for her family, which seems to have been cloned from ozzie and harriet and other idealized nuclear units. The film stars kathleen turner as a middle aged suburban mother who becomes murderously protective over her family whenever she feels they or herself have been wronged.
Every woman wants to be wanted just not for murder one. Serial mom is a satirical black comedy from writerdirector john waters. The series was cocreated and is coproduced by koenig and julie snyder and developed by this american life. Ackerman, her neighbor, she asks if those were her scissors found sticking out of mrs. During the trial when beverly is crossexamining mrs. This one here features interviews with john waters, kathleen turner and ricki lake among others as they talk about the film serial mom.
Director john waters creates here a wickedly funnyand nastycomedy starring kathleen turner as the ultimate suburbanite. Gallery of 10 movie poster and cover images for serial mom 1994. When she experiences the smallest slight or insult, she feels the need to exact an. Serial is an investigative journalism podcast hosted by sarah koenig, narrating a nonfiction story over multiple episodes. Director john waters pink flamingos, hairspray brings his twisted cinematic vision to the seemingly mundane world of suburbia in serial mom, an outrageous dark comedy starring kathleen turner body heat, romancing the stone. Rent serial mom 1994 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Is the 1994 movie serial mom based on a true story. Six weeks later detectives arrest her classmate and exboyfriend, adnan syed, for her murder. Sterner with the scissors, beverly pulled them out and threw them at the husband twice, both times they ended up sticking in the walls, and. But this nuclear family just might explode when beverlys fascination with serial killers collides with her eversoproper code of ethics transforming her from middle class mom to mass murderer. Patty hearst, suzanne somers, joan rivers, traci lords, and brigid berlin make cameo appearances in the film. Serial mom is one of the most consistently funny films in years, moving from one hilarious set piece to another just when youre sure it has nowhere left to go. Writerdirector john waters offers an outrageous satire of suburban lifeand the american fame industry for merchandizing mass murdererswith this hilarious black comedy about a baltimore woman. Serial mom is a 1994 american comedy crime film written and directed by john waters, and starring kathleen turner as the title character, sam waterston as her husband, and ricki lake and matthew lillard as her children.
Serial mom official trailer john waterss film about a suburban mom turned serial killer lacks the bite it would need to be subversive, despite a few moments of vintage waters tastelessness. It is john waters best mainstream film, and its tongueincheek portrayal of suburbia, domesticity, the media, and conventional gender roles is delightfully subversive. Reporter boyfriend is unpacking stack of the instant book he wrote serial mom the real story and autographing them for a line of housewives. The final episode of the first season of serialthe podcast to end all podcastscame out this morning. After a brief stint in hollywood family friendly mainstream fare john waters returned to a more adult feature with serial mom. Rent serial mom 1994 starring kathleen turner and ricki lake on dvd and bluray. Serial mom is the sort of film that puts a smile on your face, and it follows the story of a not quite so normal american mother. Kathleen turner, ricki lake, sam waterston, suzanne somers, matthew lillard, mary jo catlett official content from hbo video cult hero. The mom takes slights against her family very personally, and it turns out she is indeed the one harassing the neighbor. We dont act on it well, i dont anyway, maybe some of you have and i just dont know about it but serial mom sure does.
Serial mom doesnt make you feel contaminated for watching it, like natural born killers does, even though the two movies share much in common in criticizing a sickocrazed media mindset. Thats not where the scissors should have been found. Hbo first look the making of serial mom tv episode. The dark comedy is the story of beverly sutphin, played by kathleen turner, who seems to be a normal wife and mother in a suburb of baltimore.