Serial mom is a satirical black comedy from writerdirector john waters. Dressed to kill, serial mom stars shine at senator. It stars anthony perkins, janet leigh, john gavin, vera miles, and martin balsam, and was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by robert bloch. Serial mom prank call kathleen turner and mink stole duration. 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. The movie was filmed entirely in the area mostly in cumberland and westminster, but parts were shot in harpers ferry, w. 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. The werewolf movie was based on a stephen king story and was filmed in wilmington and burgaw. After a brief stint in hollywood family friendly mainstream fare john waters returned to a more adult feature with serial mom. Mom is an american sitcom television series that premiered on cbs on september 23, 20. I think i first saw this when i was 12 years old for some insane reason. January 2018, in bessemer, fairfield and the birmingham area.
Serial mom takes a sharp, satirical look at our obsession with serial killers and is a witty glorification of violence for comedy. A sweet mother finds herself participating in homicidal. Nov 09, 2019 read on to learn all about the movie, including the cast, where it was filmed, and see behind the scenes photos. We spoke with the pope of trash about the making of the film, the possibility of. The mom takes slights against her family very personally, and it. Patty hearst, suzanne somers, joan rivers, traci lords, and brigid berlin make cameo appearances in the film the film was released theatrically in the united states on april. Sep 26, 2019 life in prison is a mystery to those whove had no experience with it.
Waterss flair for capturing the excruciating details. Successfully uniting his classic themes of celebrity, crime, exploitation filmmaking, the horrors of suburban interior design, and the idiocy of american politesse, serial mom stars kathleen turner as beverly sutphin. Aug 15, 2019 foxs new primetime series prodigal son is set to premiere on september 23, 2019. 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. Serial mom has as its central joke and a very longrunning joke it is that beverly sutphin, a cheerful baltimore housewife who makes terrific. Kenneys beach in southold becomes gilgo beach and the community of oak beach in the netflix movie lost girls, currently filming in several east end locales. Aug 24, 2010 the serial killer has been a focus of film for decades now.
There are so many serial mom quotes that can help you when you are tired of being in the same old rut, and all you need is a little push, a little inspiration, a smile on the face, change of mood, bring you out of the banality of life, make you laugh a little, or may even make you cry a bit, and these serial mom quotes. May 08, 2017 just in time for mothers day, john waters 1994 cult classic serial mom is getting a deluxe bluray treatment. Character is watching porn on the television, multiple scenes of bare breasts. Jun 03, 2017 devki is a loving wife, and a mother of two beautiful daughters, she seemingly has a perfect happy family. Serial mom stars kathleen turner as beverly sutphin. A conversation with director john waters, actress kathleen turner and actress mink stole 2017 video. Footage from the movie is included, as well as behindthescenes photos. Feb 09, 2020 the movie was actually filmed, however, on the east coast in new york and new jersey. Apr 16, 2020 john waters was also infamous in 1988, and hearsts ordeal was the sort of curiosity on which the socalled pope of trash thrived. Not only was serial mom filmed in baltimore and towson, many the cast members have longrunning ties here. 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 20 best serial killer movies of all time and where to.
Nov 29, 2018 i figured lethal soccer mom was a clickbait film that would be a grind to watch. I recently visited the filming locations from serial mom. The 20 best serial killer movies of all time these serial killer movies will keep you up at night and probably during the day, too. Looking back, much of what i learned about murder, sex, and the female anatomy comes from serial mom. The movie being screened in the video store when misty tries to convince chip their mom is a serial killer is straitjacket starring joan. For example, john waters provides the voice of ted bundy, the serial killer. Female trouble with polyesters subversively accessible polish, serial mom is the strongest film of the postmidnightmovie chapter of john waterss career. Celebrate mothers day with serial mom and three dollar bill cinema. Contains a brief overthetop fully clothed sex scene between kathleen turner and sam waterstons characters. Theres no time wasted with motivations or plausibility, just pure sociopathic mayhem it only takes a few minutes for the film to get its first big laugh with a striking swerve into husky. Serial mom is certainly more of a concept than an actual story, but waters smartly doesnt fuck around trying to make it into more than it needs to be.
The film hairspray, the last movie he produced, was turned into a hit broadway musical that swept the 2003 tony. A sweet mother finds herself participating in homicidal activities when she sees the occasion call for it. 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. Serial mom feels like the embodiment of a pet peeve, except magnified to a wishfulfillment extreme. Patty hearst on her second chapter as a movie star huffpost. The drama features michael sheen, hot off his starring role in good omens, and tom payne, a season nine casualty of the walking dead.
May 11, 2017 serial mom can certainly claim its share of unique moments, as well as unprecedented elements for a john waters film. Netflixs gilgo beach movie filming on east end newsday. Ive been here a lot, drawled kathleen turner in her best generic, movie staaaaahr. Serial mom is a 1994 american black comedythriller film written and directed by john waters, starring kathleen turner as the title character, sam waterston as her husband, and ricki lake and.
Yet, somehow the true happiness of being a mother eludes her. Cats eye 1985 cats eye is another 1980s horror movie based on stephen kings work. The case turns into a media frenzy and beverly becomes the object of attention by heading into trial. From the prisoners to the guards to those in charge, there are several versions of what prison life is actually like. In serial mom he takes to heart the idea that being the allamerican mother is enough to drive a woman crazy. Lake drive, towson, maryland a little to the west is the school where beverly has a bit of a disagreement with her son chips matthew lillard maths teacher, which is towson high school, 69 cedar avenue at aigburth road. Serial mom films in films its all about film in film. Filmed in baltimore, maryland, and its immediate northern suburb, towson. Video americain, baltimores best video store one of the best pros of working in. Kristin kendle is a seattlebased freelance writer who has covered the city and tacoma for tripsavvy since 2010. May 07, 2019 on april 26, 1986 a nuclear reactor at the chernobyl power plant, in a since deserted northern soviet ukrainian town called pripyat, exploded, and led directly led to the loss of 28 lives. The movie centers on nick, an excon adjusting to a normal life in rural alabama. See kathleen turner like never before as beverly sutphin, the seemingly perfect homemaker who will stop at nothing to rid the neighborhood of anyone failing to live up to her moral code. This film is about a hypervigilant employee of the department of public safety who, while training his young female replacement.
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. 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. The series was created by chuck lorre, eddie gorodetsky and gemma baker, while the former two also serve as executive producers on the series along with nick bakay. Is serial mom the worlds most inappropriate mothers day film or is it the most appropriate. Serial mom filming location of beverly sutphins trial. Serial mom can also be viewed as one of the key films in a subgenre unique to the year 1994, which also saw the releases of love and a. She is the author of the movie mom s guide to family movies and 101 mustsee movie moments. Just in time for mothers day, john waters 1994 cult classic serial mom is getting a deluxe bluray treatment. Most of the time the movies are about good guys trying to track down a murderer that keeps on producing bodies all over the city, either purposely leaving clues or making mistakes that almost always leads to him being caught by the films end. Towson was the birthplace of john waters collaborator glenn milstead aka divine, as well as richard nixon.
A loose remake of female trouble with polyesters subversively accessible polish, serial mom is the strongest film of the postmidnight movie chapter of john waterss career. It rewards multiple viewings with strange little easter eggs and cameos. The movie being screened in the video store when misty tries to convince chip their mom is a serial killer is straitjacket starring joan crawford. They opened it pretty wide all across america in regular movie.
Film location guide for john waters serial mom 1994, in baltimore. The screenplay is based on court testimony, sworn declarations, and hundreds of interviews conducted by the film makers. Filming locations for john waters serial mom 1994, in baltimore. 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. Serial mom is a 1994 american satirical black comedy film written and directed by john waters. Waters 1981 film polyester starred divine opposite former teen idol tab hunter. 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.
Director john waters puts a twist on the everyday mediocrity of suburban life in the domestically devious serial mom. Both were filmed on location in anchorage and based on true stories, but it seems that this kind of authenticity is not necessarily what people want from movies, or at least its. After their dads murder, three siblings move with their mom to his ancestral estate, where they discover magical keys that unlock powers and secrets. Most recently, drew barrymores tearjerker big miracle and the wellcast the frozen ground, a gritty portrait of an alaskan serial killer, flopped devastatingly. Dozens of films large and small have been filmed in seattle, tacoma, as well as other area towns. Theres something satisfying about watching a movie that has familiar locations in it.
It was on the lifetime channel, so the 85minute film stretched to 2 hours with commercials. Another reason for serial mom s enduring popularity. Beverly moans loudly during the scene, much to the horror of her children. These serial mom quotes based on the 1994 american comedy crime film. Serial mom is the strongest film of the postmidnight movie chapter of john. John waters reveals why he never made another movie with. This article will have minor spoilers in terms of photos from the movie, behind the. Its probably fine but its annoying as shit, and maybe you sometimes wish. Feb 25, 2016 virtual reality is the next frontier for entertainment and the adult film industry is one of the first to embrace the immersive new format with its ownbrand of xxxrated films. John waters and kathleen turner bring out the sicko best in each other in serial mom. Jan 01, 2000 in a parody of recent tabloid kerfuffles, beverly gets famous enough through her slaughter spree to warrant a tv movie starring suzanne sommers, plus a range of serial mom tshirts and collectibles. For advance tickets and more information, visit ht. Its a killingly funny spoof of crime and nonpunishment that. The school in the film was the one that divine attended, and the video store was johns actual neighborhood video store.
This magical mystery is based on the acclaimed, bestselling graphic novels cocreated by joe hill and gabriel rodriguez. I actually have not seen many john waters films, but my repeated viewings of serial mom certainly make up for it. 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. 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. The film is a parody of life as a housewife, the media and modern society in general. We spoke with the pope of trash about the making of the film, the possibility of a serial mom series, and whether hed ever work with kathleen. With kathleen turner, sam waterston, ricki lake, matthew lillard. Serial kiler mom u dont wear white after labor day. Psycho is a 1960 american psychological thriller film directed and produced by alfred hitchcock, and written by joseph stefano.