Directed by:
John WatersScreenplay:
John WatersCinematography:
Robert M. StevensComposer:
Basil PoledourisCast:
Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake, Matthew Lillard, Justin Whalin, Mink Stole, Suzanne Somers, Mary Jo Catlett, Traci Lords, Mary Vivian Pearce (more)Plots(1)
Legendary cult director John Waters puts a twist on the everyday mediocrity of suburban life in the hilarious satire Serial Mom. See Kathleen Turner like never before as Beverly Sutphin, the seemingly perfect homemaker who will stop at nothing to rid the neighbourhood of anyone failing to live up to her moral code. Serial Mom is a killer comedy that will take you over the edge with laughter! (Shock Entertainment)
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This time the pope of poor taste and grandmaster of camp turns his attention to the middle-class idyll, or rather its gaudy Hallmark-style television image. Within John Waters’ filmography, Serial Mom falls into the group of subtly campy titles that are easy to condemn as shallow trash and accept as passably mainstream in equal measure, and therein lies their sophistication and subversiveness. In that respect, nothing surpasses Waters’ crossover success with the musical Hairspray. However, Serial Mom can also be impressive in how it subjugates the mainstream style and format. The tension between the film’s meticulous stylisation and warped premise makes Serial Mom one of John Waters’ most delicate and subversive projects.
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