Serial mom takes a sharp, satirical look at our obsession with serial killers and is a witty glorification of violence for comedy. Kathleen turner stars as a suburban housewife and mother who is actually a stalker and serial killer all in good faith of protecting the. A sweet mother finds herself participating in homicidal activities when she sees the occasion call f. John waters reveals why he never made another movie with kathleen turner after serial mom the first thing kathleen said when she was in full costume and hair was oh, my god, im my mother. From the movie serial mom, kathleen turner fans her legs in the courtroom to sway a witness. 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. Body heat, a neonoir erotic thriller, marked her film debut and also brought her global recognition. Thats a decent score for a comedy by anyone else, but this is a. To celebrate mothers day, director john waters and star kathleen turner look back on 1994s lethal comedy classic serial mom, which is now available as a. Dec 03, 2019 one of tvs cherished, goto guest stars just booked another role. Sep 01, 2009 25 videos play all serial mom 1994 full movie sewiosakodesako osiakdoelsamsa. Director john waters puts a twist on the everyday mediocrity of suburban life in the domestically devious serial mom.
All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. In 1989, turner teamed with douglas and devito for a third time, in the war of the roses, but this time as douglass disillusioned wife, with devito in the role of a divorce attorney who told their shared story. Serial mom kathleen turner fanning legs in courtroom. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of serial mom.
Talk a little bit about working with kathleen and what the atmosphere of. He has the look and feel of their middleamerican neighborhood just right, but the movies comic premise doesnt go anywhere with it. After the death of her father, the turner family moved back to the united states where kathleen later enrolled at missouri state university for two years. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Kathleen turner, sam waterston, ricki lake, matthew lillard, mary jo. Serial mom prank call kathleen turner and mink stole duration. Serial mom r by joe brown washington post staff writer april 15, 1994 there are about 15 minutes of laughs in serial mom. Kathleen turner full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Serial mom 1994 kathleen turner new region b read details. She graduated from american school in london in 1972. 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. Sep 05, 2009 serial mom beverley kathleen turner smashes the faberge egg and blames poor dotty hinkle, not to mention mentions pussy willows. This movie was offensive, vulgar, shocking, and yes, mean spirited. Ew has obtained an exclusive first look of turner as cookie, described by cbs as.
She is best known for her role in peggy sue got married, serial mom, the war of the roses. In the first sutphin family dinner scene, beverly kathleen turner serves misty a piece of meatloaf. Kathleen turner list of movies and tv shows tv guide. The film, which has just received a special edition bluray release by shout. In serial mom, stole plays poor dottie hinkle, one of the victims of psycho suburban mom beverly sutphin kathleen turner. John waters reveals why he never made another movie with. Beverly, the serial mom, is played by kathleen turner, a brave actress who has ventured here where several other actresses. Jul 02, 2015 prank phone call from the movie serial mom.
Serial mom franklin mint faberge egg pussy willow scene youtube. Mary kathleen turner born june 19, 1954 is an american film and stage actress and director. This film wont be to everyones liking, but is certainly an alltime favorite of mine. Kathleen turner plays serial murderess beverly sutphin who on the outside is a loving mother but upset her family in any way and she will kill you. John waters and kathleen turner bring out the sicko best in each other in serial mom. Serial mom kathleen turner sam waterston ricki lake 1994 a seemingly perfect wife and mother kathleen turner from baltimore gains celebrity status as a serial killer. Standing pretty much alone in a genre of its own, the serial killerfeelgood movie, john waters best film since his underground trash days, was shot, inevitably, around baltimore, maryland more specifically, the comfy northern suburb of towson a few miles to the north on york road. Mary kathleen turner was born on 19 june 1954 in springfield, missouri. Known for her distinctive gritty voice, turner has won two golden globe awards and has been nominated for an academy award turner rose to fame during the 1980s, after roles in body heat 1981, the man with two brains 1983, crimes of passion 1984, romancing the stone 1984, and prizzis honor. Sort kathleen turner movies by costars of her movies.
Only a film like this can combine so many great elements into one entertaining movie. Patty hearst, suzanne somers, joan rivers, traci lords, and brigid berlin make cameo appearances in the film. Serial mom 1994 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. Taking john waters back to rrated territory after the relatively sedate hairspray and cry baby, serial mom captures a comfortable middle ground between hollywood professionalism and waters subversive sense of humor, and kathleen turner has a field day as the sweetontheoutside. After a brief stint in hollywood family friendly mainstream fare john waters returned to a more adult feature with serial mom. Kathleen turner, ricki lake, sam waterston, suzanne somers, matthew lillard, mary jo catlett official content from hbo video cult hero. Sort kathleen turner movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost in millions. Felpe con cappuccio per bambini serial mom teepublic it. Daily, without fail, beverly crank calls dottie and growls a torrent of. Finally, the serial mom script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the john waters movie with kathleen turner. Rent serial mom 1994 starring kathleen turner and ricki lake on dvd and bluray. 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. Patty hearst on her second chapter as a movie star huffpost. Great picture qualityvery intelligent content actually.
John waters films arent for everyone, but serial mom, a funny, biting satire of suburban repression and hypocrisy, is as close as hes yet come to making a mainstream film that retains the signature bad taste and biting antiauthoritarian streak of his early films. Its a killingly funny spoof of crime and nonpunishment that couldnt have come at a better time for us or. Streaming serial mom 1994 hight quality movie with english language. Kathleen turner, alternating between dizzy, unquestioning devotion to her family and clinically cool, yet psychotic anger to offending neighbours, either appears to possess a martyrs yellow halo above her head, denoting divine lightness and freshness, or a focussed smile as she carefully contemplates her next victim. Serial mom 1994, kathleen turner comedy movie videospace. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes.
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. Kathleen turner was great in war of the roses but in this movie she was simply majestic. I got to the point where she pulls the boys liver out with the poker iron and i went. Kathleen turner is just purely brilliant as sweet mother beverly sutphin, who would look more at home in a show like bewitched. 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. One of the best moments in serial mom is when kathleen turner dresses you down for wearing white after labor day. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Serial mom mom beverly sutphin 1994 naked in new york dana coles 1994. Serial mom director john waters creates here a wickedly funnyand nastycomedy starring kathleen turner as the ultimate suburbanite. Kathleen turner wiki, affair, married, with age, height.
Though she came to prominence in the 1980s, kathleen turner, with her blend of raw sexuality, beauty, intelligence, and drive, could give golden agesirens like performerp72175lana turner lanaturner and performerp25893ava. Kathleen turner movies can be ranked 6 ways in this table the really cool thing about this table is that it is usersortable. If you are on the lookout for some perfectly vibrant, yet malicious black comedy, subscribe to serial mom, one of the most ruthless, patronising skits on good manners and nosey, voyeuristic neighbours ever to hit the screen. Disc has 12 very, very fine scratches each about the size of an eyelashrest of the disc surface looking very nice. A seemingly perfect wife and mother kathleen turner from baltimore gains celebrity status as a serial killer. Taking john waters back to rrated territory after the relatively sedate john waters and cry baby, serial mom captures a comfortable middle ground between hollywood professionalism and waters subversive sense of humor, and kathleen turner has a field day as the. Serial mom 1994 john waters synopsis, characteristics. Mary kathleen turner was born in spring city, missouri in 1956 2 kathleen turner studied theater and received a bachelor of fine arts from degree in 1977 from the university of maryland, baltimore county.
Serial mom stars kathleen turner as a devoted housewife who murders anyone who threatens her family. Rent serial mom 1994 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. 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. Taking john waters back to rrated territory after the relatively sedate john waters and cry baby, serial mom captures a comfortable middle ground between hollywood professionalism and waters subversive sense of humor, and kathleen turner has a field day as the sweetontheoutside, evilontheinside beverly. Factory, is waters most explicit homage to splatter king herschell gordon lewis, the horror filmmaker who created the gore movie subgenre of horror films with. May 08, 2017 john waters reveals why he never made another movie with kathleen turner after serial mom the first thing kathleen said when she was in full costume and hair was oh, my god, im my mother. She won two golden globe awards and received a nomination for an academy award. May 10, 2017 to celebrate mothers day, director john waters and star kathleen turner look back on 1994s lethal comedy classic serial mom, which is now available as a collectorsedition bluray and dvd. Beverly, the serial mom, is played by kathleen turner, a brave actress who has ventured here where several other actresses reportedly feared. Kathleen turner and john goodman were in the same drama class while attending missouri state university 4. Kathleen turner is the image of suburban maternal perfection, crisp and polished in. Director john waters creates here a wickedly funnyand nastycomedy starring kathleen turner as the ultimate suburbanite.
Somers, john waters, john fiedler, mark tarlov, john waters. Its a killer comedy that will take you over the edge with laughter. Kathleen turner was born june 19, 1954 in springfield, missouri, to patsy magee and allen richard turner, a u. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. The movie has some fun with how the family deals with their mothers serial murders misty sells tshirts outside the courthouse, and of course waters works in some movie parodies although when kathleen turner spreads her legs in court in homage to sharon stone, its more awkward and uncomfortable than funny.
Turner appeared in the 1986 song the kiss of kathleen turner by austrian technopop singer falco. Acquista serial mom felpe con cappuccio per bambini create da designer indipendenti di tutto il globale. Kathleen turner stars as a suburban housewife and mother who is actually a stalker and serial killer all in good faith of protecting the environment and her familys love. Everyone in the cast is pretty good, the movie has a strong dark sense of humor. Forgive me if im wrong, but isnt that was john waters is all about. The mom takes slights against her family very personally, and it turns out she is indeed the one harassing the neighbor. Case in good condition with less than average handling look throughout. The way she combined her light side with her dark side was inspired.
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