My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York (1998)

Director:

Barbara Schock

Writer:

Rex Pickett

Stars:

Helen Stenborg, Patricia Dunnock, Scott Sowers

Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Helen Stenborg	...	Marian
Patricia Dunnock	...	Paula
Scott Sowers	...	Prospect Biker
Mickey Jones	...	Head Biker
Suzanne Cryer	...	Marika
Ilia Volok	...	Taxi Driver
Don Gettinger	...	Paula's Boss
Steve Bonge	...	Lead Biker
Linda Mancini	...	Woman on Fire Escape
Paul Gold	...	Clubhouse Biker #1
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Angelo Berkowitz	...	Young Drug Dealer
Camille Carida	...	Girlfriend on Stairs
John Henry Whitaker	...	Clubhouse Biker

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

mother daughter relationship | biker gang | independent film

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Genres:

Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1998 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

User Reviews

Appalling.

Appalling because a student film had won the Academy Award for best live-action short. My fellow film students and I were hopeful when we watched it.

Appalling because it is so bad. As cornball as it gets. It's competently made (you don't question the technical aspects of the film), but it's utterly charmless, bland, and unfunny. It's like watching bad television. It thinks it's a lot better than it is. So, apparently, does the AMPAS.

Maybe I shouldn't be at all surprised that it won an Oscar. Winning one these days seems to be more of an insult than a compliment.