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Serial Mom

Serial Mom

1994Movieโฑ๏ธ 1h 35mR๐Ÿ† #3090 Top Rated
ComedyCrimeThriller
โญ 6.8
IMDB Rating
37,450 votes

She's the perfect all-American parent: a great cook and homemaker, a devoted recycler, and a woman who'll literally kill to keep her children happy.

Director
John Waters
Writers
N/A
Stars
Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake
Release Date
April 13, 1994
Language
English
Country
United States
๐ŸŽฏ 1
Nominations
๐Ÿ’ฌ 161
Reviews
๐Ÿ“‹ 29.5K
Watchlists
๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ View on IMDB

๐ŸŽญ Top Cast

Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner
as Mom
Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston
as Dad
Ricki Lake
Ricki Lake
as Misty
Matthew Lillard
Matthew Lillard
as Chip
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Scott Morgan
as Detective Pike
๐Ÿ‘ค
Walt MacPherson
as Detective Gracey
Justin Whalin
Justin Whalin
as Scotty
Patricia Dunnock
Patricia Dunnock
as Birdie
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Lonnie Horsey
as Carl
Mink Stole
Mink Stole
as Dottie Hinkle

๐Ÿ’ฐ Box Office

$7,823,437
Worldwide Gross
$7,820,688
Domestic Gross
$2,040,450
Opening Weekend

๐ŸŽฌ Technical Specs

Sound
Dolby
Sound
Dolby Stereo
Filming Location
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Production
Savoy Pictures, Polar Entertainment Corporation

๐Ÿท๏ธ Keywords

serial killermiddle class familydysfunctional familyserial killer as protagonistroast chicken

๐ŸŽฏ Categories

Dark ComedyParodySatireSerial KillerSlapstickComedyCrimeThriller

โญ Featured Review

Sick and subversive treat from John Waters
by ThrownMuse โ€ข 2005-01-20
9/10

"Beverly Sutphin (Kathleen Turner) seems to be a typical Betty Crocker suburban housewife. Unfortunately, people are dropping like flies around her! Could this perfect mom be a serial killer? "Serial Mom" is a ridiculously charming and clever film that never really received the credit it deserved. It is John Waters' best mainstream film, and its tongue-in-cheek portrayal of suburbia, domesticity, the media, and conventional gender roles is delightfully subversive. Kathleen Turner was criminally underrated--this was her best performance to date. The dialogue is hilarious, the mu..."

๐Ÿ’ก Did You Know?

This was Matthew Lillard's first film. When he noticed that Kathleen Turner had memorized everyone's names from the call sheets, he asked her why she did it. Her reply was, "Oh, honey, that's the first thing you do!"

๐Ÿ“– Synopsis

She's the perfect all-American parent: a great cook and homemaker, a devoted recycler, and a woman who'll literally kill to keep her children happy.