Mother's Day (2010/I)

Director:

Darren Lynn Bousman

Writers (WGA):

Scott Milam (screenplay)
Scott Milam (screen story)
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Release Date:

5 May 2011 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

The sadistic members of a villainous family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new home owners and their guests.

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Overprotective Mother | Shot In The Forehead | Knife | Feminine Intuition

Cast

Rebecca De Mornay	...	Natalie 'Mother' Koffin
Jaime King	...	Beth Sohapi
Patrick John Flueger	...	Izaak 'Ike' Koffin (as Patrick Flueger)
Warren Kole	...	Addley Koffin
Deborah Ann Woll	...	Lydia Koffin
Briana Evigan	...	Annette Langston
Shawn Ashmore	...	George Barnum
Frank Grillo	...	Daniel Sohapi
Lisa Marcos	...	Julie Ross
Matt O'Leary	...	Jonathan 'Johnny' Koffin
Lyriq Bent	...	Treshawn Jackson
Tony Nappo	...	Dave Lowe
Kandyse McClure	...	Gina Jackson
Jessie Rusu	...	Melissa McGuire
Jason Wishnowski	...	Charlie Kaufman
J. LaRose	...	Terry
Jennifer Hupe	...	Young Nurse
Alexa Vega	...	Jenna Luther
A.J. Cook	...	Vicky Rice
Mike O'Brien	...	Officer Skay
Heather Schill	...	Operating Room Nurse
Chris Sigurdson	...	Officer #1
Will Woytowich	...	Paramedic #1
Curtis Moore	...	Desk Reporter
John Sauder	...	Weather Reporter
Omar Alex Khan	...	Surgeon (as Omar Khan)
Stan Lesk	...	Sanitation Worker #1
Andrew Bryniarski	...	Quincy, Sanitation Worker #2
Lloyd Kaufman	...	Mortgage Broker #1
Charles Kaufman	...	Mortgage Broker #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pilar Floyd	...	Field Reporter (uncredited)
Joanne Rodriguez	...	Dry Cleaner (uncredited)

Directed by
Darren Lynn Bousman

Writing credits (WGA)
Scott Milam		(screenplay)
Scott Milam		(screen story)
Charles Kaufman		(1980 screenplay "Mother's Day") and
Warren Leight		(1980 screenplay "Mother's Day")

Produced by
Kyle Bornais	....	executive producer
Andrew Golov	....	executive producer
Charles Kaufman	....	executive producer
Lloyd Kaufman	....	executive producer
Shara Kay	....	co-producer
Stephen Kessler	....	executive producer
Jordan Lange	....	associate producer
Curtis Leopardo	....	executive producer
Greg Martin	....	associate producer
George Presman	....	co-producer
Brett Ratner	....	producer
Jessie Rusu	....	executive producer
Richard Saperstein	....	producer
Jay Stern	....	producer
Brian Witten	....	producer
Don Zorbas	....	associate producer
Jonathan Zucker	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Bobby Johnston

Cinematography by
Joseph White

Film Editing by
Hunter M. Via

Casting by
Lindsey Hayes Kroeger

Production Design by
Anthony A. Ianni

Art Direction by
Réjean Labrie

Set Decoration by
Craig Sandells

Costume Design by
Leslie Kavanagh

Makeup Department
Patrick Baxter	....	special makeup effects lab technician
Damon Bishop	....	special makeup effects artist
Jennifer Machnee	....	assistant makeup department head
Brenda Magalas	....	makeup artist
Kerry Mendenhall	....	department head hair stylist
Doug Morrow	....	makeup department head
Sean Sansom	....	special makeup effects lab technician
Victoria Wood	....	wig maker: Rebecca De Mornay

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Megan Basaraba	....	second assistant director
Reed Makayev	....	trainee assistant director
Richard O'Brien-Moran	....	first assistant director
Don Zorbas	....	second unit director

Art Department
Sara Attwood	....	art department intern
Gary Barringer	....	graphic artist
Ryan Berzuk	....	assistant property master
Nick Burns	....	storyboard artist
Bruce Cook	....	set designer
Chad Giesbrecht	....	set dresser
C. Summer Holmes	....	set dresser
Donna Jenkyns	....	art department coordinator
Robert Kestler	....	set dresser
Bill MacInnis	....	lead dresser
Lisa Manchulenko	....	on-set dresser
Bill Sinosich	....	scenic carpenter
Mark Stratton	....	property master

Sound Department
Don Baker	....	second boom
Todd Beckett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Leon Johnson	....	production sound mixer
Thanos Kazakos	....	adr recording
Erica Kram	....	commentary coordinator
Stan Mak	....	boom operator
Mark L. Mangino	....	sound designer
Mark L. Mangino	....	supervising sound editor
Jeffrey A. Pitts	....	sound effects editor
Kelly Vandever	....	sound re-recording mixer
Vance Walden	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Allen Benjamin	....	special effects coordinator (as Al Benjamin)
Cullen Redekop	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
David Alexander	....	CG artist: Switch VFX
Kemal Ally	....	boujou tracking
Don Asido	....	digital i/o
Jon Campfens	....	visual effects supervisor
Peter Denomme	....	visual effects producer
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM
Gudrun Heinze	....	digital compositor: Switch VFX
Andrew Klaassen	....	system administrator
Jason Kozsurek	....	digital compositor
Jef Lonn	....	digital compositor: Switch VFX
David Fred Masselink	....	digital imaging technician: iO FILM
Beau Parsons	....	digital compositor
Beau Parsons	....	visual effects coordinator
Andrew Smith	....	digital compositor
Robert Beebe	....	digital effects technician: iO FILM (uncredited)

Stunts
Daryl Dorge	....	stunt double
Bobby C. King	....	stunt coordinator
Lori MacKay	....	stunt double
Sarah Murphy-Dyson	....	stunt double: Jamie King
Kristen Sawatzky	....	stunts
Dan Skene	....	stunt coordinator
Sean Skene	....	stunt performer
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	stunts (as Melissa Stubbs)
Jodi Terhoch	....	stunts
Richard Thomas	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Bosman	....	first assistant camera: reshoots
John Clarke	....	gaffer
Caley Gibson	....	second assistant camera
Marcus James	....	assistant camera
Jonathan Kennedy	....	grip
Matthew Lim	....	key grip: reshoots
Ryan McGregor	....	video playback
William Mills	....	key grip
Nicolas Phillips	....	lighting technician
Daniel Quesnel	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Ari Robbins	....	b camera / steadicam operator
Reza Sixo Safai	....	videographer
Rebecca Sandulak	....	still photographer
Paul Suderman	....	camera operator
June Zandona	....	second assistant camera: reshoots

Animation Department
Gary Barringer	....	animator

Casting Department
Stephanie Gorin	....	casting: Canada
Julie Swistak	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Heather Neale	....	assistant costume designer
Angela Wells	....	costume truck supervisor

Editorial Department
Paul Allia	....	colorist:additional scenes
Brian Beard	....	digital intermediate editor
Michael John Koetter	....	software engineer
Alex Luna	....	assistant editor
Rui Martins	....	digital dailies
Lauren Pendergrass	....	associate editor
Lauren Pendergrass	....	first assistant editor
Mathieu Reid	....	color timer
Keith Shaw	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Brian Bulman	....	music editor
Greg Ellis	....	musician: drums
Kara Foley	....	music coordinator
John Krovoza	....	musician: cello
Jim Lang	....	composer: additional music
Jonathan McHugh	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Neal Baksh	....	assistant location manager
Dave Brown	....	firearms safety coordinator
Paul Courchaine	....	first assistant accountant
Cathie J. Edgar	....	location manager
Andrew Gallinger	....	locations key
Paul Hammond	....	commentary
Ross Ikeda	....	tax credit consultant
Robb Inniss	....	assistant production coordinator
Ryan Koreen	....	production assistant
Jody Lewis	....	producer's assistant
Tamara Mauthe	....	production coordinator
Vivian Mayer	....	unit publicist
Kasia Nabialczyk	....	assistant: Brett Ratner
Marilyn Penn	....	post production accountant
Alana Pona	....	assistant: director
Alana Pona	....	publicity assistant
Andrew Schulz	....	location production assistant
CindyMarie Small	....	stand-in (as Cindy Marie Small)
Karla Trujillo Villon	....	production assistant
Robert E. Wagner	....	assistant: Shawn Ashmore
Michelle Walker	....	key craft service
Matt Webber	....	stand-in
Scott Essman	....	publicist (uncredited)

Thanks
Cara Leopardo	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• LightTower Entertainment (presents)
• Widget Films (in association with)
• Sierra / Affinity (in association with)
• Rat Entertainment
• Genre Co., The (as Genre Co.)
• Troma Entertainment

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Films (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Applause Entertainment (2010) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Entertainment (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Optimum Releasing (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Eagle Films (2010) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Earth Star Entertainment (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Reel DVD (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• StudioCanal (2011) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• StudioCanal (2012) (UK) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Switch VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Abel Cine Tech  camera equipment provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Lotus Post  ADR recording
• Lotus Post  sound post-production
• Lotus Post  sound re-recording
• National Bank of California  financing provided by
• Post Haste Sound  commentary recording engineering
• Post Haste Sound  post-production sound services
• Technicolor  release printing
• iO Film  digital intermediate
• iO Films  digital intermediate

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MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal bloody violence and torture, pervasive language and some sexual content

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:16 | Ireland:18 | UK:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA15+ | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | New Zealand:R18 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

LightTower Entertainment

Trivia:

Jaime King fractured her tail bone on her third day on set.

Goofs:

Continuity: In one scene, Mother is flipping through photographs of Daniel's son, Jake, before lighting one on fire and waving it in his face. In the next shot which shows his reaction, you could see Mother still flipping through the photographs despite the fact that she was holding out a flaming photo in the previous shot.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Terry:Picture ID and sign in, please.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in An Evening of Troma-tainment with Lloyd Kaufman (2012)

Soundtrack:

The Mountain

The Hand That Messed Up Many Cradles!

Now THIS is the type of horror movie remake that I – and surely many other avid genre fanatics with me – certainly don't mind seeing! The new film by Darren Lynn Bousman, who should have turned his back on the "Saw" franchise much sooner, is loosely based on a 1980 flick with the same title. The original "Mother's Day" is an extremely low-budgeted and trashy production from the infamous Troma Studios. That film is obscure and totally insignificant, but at least the basic premise shows enough potential to entertain audiences even 30 years later. I really wished this is how horror remakes were usually handled. There's absolutely no necessity to recycle near-perfect classics such as "A Nightmare on Elm Street" or "The Fog". We need more directors who dig up forgotten gems and unleash an updated and vastly superior version!

"Mother's Day" basically your average thriller about a bunch of people getting home jacked and then subsequently submitted to humiliation, torture and emotional agony. The difference here, however, lies with the entire cast of characters. The homejackers are a totally unseen kind of dysfunctional family and yet the victims are often even more antipathetic. You know, the type of obnoxious and cowardly people prepared to sacrifice their so-called friends in order to save themselves. On the same night a tornado is about to pass through the area and cause a lot of damage, three brothers are on the lam after a failed bank robbery. The youngest one has a lethal bullet wound in his stomach and the three seek shelter in their nearby parental house. Unfortunately, their mother and sister were evicted a couple of months earlier and the house now belongs to Dan and Beth Sohapi, who're just having their friends over for a party. The Koffin brothers take the entire bunch hostage, but then their mommy arrives… Mother Koffin is an intelligent and sophisticated mature woman but, as to be expected, also a deeply disturbed and dangerous psychopath. The homejackers will not hesitate to kill, but the large amount of lies and deceits between the owners and their guests threatens to destroy them even sooner.

"Mother's Day" is an exciting and occasionally even suspenseful horror tale full of gruesome torture/murder sequences and pitch black humor. It has to be said that, with a running time of 112 minutes, the film is a tad overlong and suffers from a few tedious moments near the finale. By that time, even the remarks and behavioral ticks of the mother are becoming a bit derivative. Speaking of which, the titular role means an awesome comeback for early 90's vixen Rebecca De Mornay. She was hot in that period thanks to popular thrillers like "Guilty as Sin", "Never Talk to Strangers" and especially "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle" in which she already portrayed a lunatic nanny. De Mornay hasn't starred in anything significant in nearly 15 years, but now she's back and she looks more ravishing than ever. "Mother's Day" contains numerous bloody and hard-to-stomach images, including the eerie intro set in a hospital and a couple of excruciatingly painful confrontations between victims and kidnappers, so it will definitely be popular amongst young horror fanatics. The film does lack that typically raw and brutal edge, but you can hardly blame Darren Lynn Bousman for that, because true exploitation films are nearly impossible to come by these days. As stated before, this is the second film in which the young director showcases his exceptionally talented skills. This and particularly "Repo! The Genetic Opera" are really cool movies and I hope Bousman doesn't return to the long-extinct "Saw" series.