![]() ![]() On Sunday, police follow the Sutphins to church as Beverly is named as the prime suspect in the Sterners' murders. ![]() Meanwhile, the rest of the family and the police arrive at Scotty's house, only to find him masturbating to an erotic film. She stabs Betty with scissors borrowed from Rosemary Ackerman and pushes an air conditioner from their window onto Ralph. Unbeknownst to them, Beverly intends to kill Ralph and Betty Sterner for calling Eugene to treat the former's toothache on a day Eugene and Beverly planned to spend birdwatching, eating chicken, and critiquing Eugene's requests for perfect dental health. Beverly departs at that point fearing for Scotty's life, the others head for his house. That evening at dinner, Chip tells the family about his friend Scotty's suspicions. Beverly spots Carl with another girl at a swap meet and fatally stabs him with a fire iron.Īt Gracey's suggestion, Eugene discovers Beverly's serial killer memorabilia beneath their mattress, which includes recordings from Ted Bundy on the week of his execution. The following day, Misty is upset when Carl Pageant stands her up for a date. Subsequently, Beverly runs over Stubbins with her car, killing him stoner LuAnn Hodges witnesses the murder. At a PTA meeting, math teacher Paul Stubbins criticizes Chip's interest in horror films, believing that Beverly's parenting is adversely affecting his mental health. Beverly is later revealed to be the perpetrator, retaliating against Dottie for having taken a parking space from her. However, she is secretly a serial killer, murdering those who she perceives to slight her and her family or fail to live up to her moral standards.ĭuring breakfast, Detectives Pike and Gracey question the family about the vulgar harassment of their neighbor, Dottie Hinkle. Plot īeverly Sutphin appears to be an unassuming upper middle class housewife living with her dentist husband, Eugene and their teenage children, Misty and Chip, in the suburbs of Baltimore. The film is widely regarded as a cult classic. Serial Mom was released theatrically in the United States on April 13, 1994, to mixed to positive reviews from critics, but was a box office bomb, grossing nearly $8 million from a $13 million budget. Patty Hearst, Suzanne Somers, Joan Rivers, Traci Lords, and Brigid Berlin make cameo appearances in the film. The new disc from Scream Factory looks good and the extras are plentiful, if you're a fan this is a must-own.Serial Mom is a 1994 American satirical black comedy crime thriller film directed and written by John Waters and starring Kathleen Turner as the title character along with Sam Waterston as her husband, and Ricki Lake and Matthew Lillard as her children. "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. ![]() Fans should be happy with this very nice upgrade.” – Brandon Peters, Why So Blu 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. ![]()
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