The mom takes slights against her family very personally, and it turns out she is indeed the one harassing the neighbor.
Serial mom serial#
SERIAL MOM (John Waters, 1994 / 14A / 95 mins) A picture perfect middle class family is shocked when they find out that one of their neighbors is receiving obscene phone calls. **Rio Theatre Groupons and passes OK! Please redeem at the door. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service and main floor seating.
Serial mom movie#
“A killingly funny spoof of crime and non-punishment.” ( Rolling Stone Magazine)ĭoors 11:00 pm | Movie 11:30 pm *Start time subject to change.Īdvance tickets $10.50 HERE | $12.50 at the door
“A loose remake of ‘Female Trouble’ with ‘Polyester”s subversively accessible polish, Serial Mom is the strongest film of the post-midnight-movie chapter of John Waters’s career.” ( Slant Magazine) “An uproariously funny, marvellously malicious performance from Turner.” ( Time Out) Also starring Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake, Matthew Lilliard, Mink Stole, Traci Lords. Six homicides later, the cops get wise to her crimes. Sudd enly she has an insatiable taste for murder. However, when one of her son’s teachers speaks disparagingly of the boy at a parent-teacher conference, Bev runs the instructor over in the school parking lot. Happy housewife Beverly Sutphin (Kathleen Turner) has a charmed life – a beautiful suburban home, a successful dentist husband, and two normal teenagers. Serial Mom location: be careful rewind: Video Americain. A little to the west is the school where Beverly has a bit of a disagreement with her son Chip’s ( Matthew Lillard) maths teacher, which is Towson High School, 69 Cedar Avenue at Aigburth Road. It’s SERIAL MOM! (A pretty perfect Friday Late Night Movie on Mother’s Day weekend.) Serial Mom location: home of the harassed Dottie Hinkle: Lake Drive, Towson, Maryland. The new disc from Scream Factory looks good and the extras are plentiful, if you're a fan this is a must-own.Writer/director John Waters offers an outrageous satire of suburban life–and the American fame industry for merchandizing mass murderers–with this hilarious black comedy about a Baltimore woman who’s the ideal wife and mother… Except for her habit of killing people who annoy her. "Serial Mom is damn fun film, loaded with Waters' patented blend of suburban satire and dark humor, and some biting social commentary. "Just as side-splittingly disturbing as it was nearly 25 years ago, Serial Mom is an example of pitch black comedy done pitch perfect…Scream Factory’s Blu-ray is a boon for fans that have been craving this cult comedy in HD along with a smattering of worthwhile bonus features." – Anthony Arrigo, DVD Compare “Not only does this release come with some new and nice looking Collector’s Edition cover art, but it also comes with at least one new feature that brings us a conversation with director John Waters, actress Kathleen Turner and actress Mink Stole.” – Chuck Conry, Zombies Don’t Run “ Serial Mom has more than earned its place among cult horror comedies and Scream Factory deserves high praise for giving it the feature-rich edition fans have been craving.” - Anthony Arrigo, Dread Central It’s a madcap masterpiece.” - Chris Alexander,
“But the real treat is a brand new sit down with Waters, Stole and Turner where the three legends hilariously flash back on the making of the movie…In that chat, Waters says that Serial Mom is his best movie. " Serial Mom is one of John Waters's finest crafted films and I'm glad that Shout! Factory has brought it to the States as a CE.A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED package!" - Dr. Of course, she never stabbed anyone that we know of. Serial Mom has always been her favorite of his works, and he based the character’s fussy high standards at least in part on her. Fans should be happy with this very nice upgrade.” – Brandon Peters, Why So Blu In fact, if there’s any real basis for the mom in the film, it might be John’s own mother. The picture quality is quite solid to go with some good audio in its best presentation. Scream Factory brings it to a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray that seemingly puts in the missing piece to the bonus materials on previous DVD to complete it out. “ Serial Mom continues to be a quirky little horror comedy poking fun at suburbia in a way that only someone like John Waters could.