Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Kathleen Turner | ... | Mom | |
Sam Waterston | ... | Dad | |
Ricki Lake | ... | Misty | |
Matthew Lillard | ... | Chip | |
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Scott Morgan | ... | Detective Pike (as Scott Wesley Morgan) |
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Walt MacPherson | ... | Detective Gracey |
Justin Whalin | ... | Scotty | |
Patricia Dunnock | ... | Birdie | |
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Lonnie Horsey | ... | Carl |
Mink Stole | ... | Dottie Hinkle | |
Mary Jo Catlett | ... | Rosemary Ackerman | |
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John Badila | ... | Mr. Stubbins |
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Kathy Fannon | ... | Betty Sterner |
Doug Roberts | ... | Ralph Sterner | |
Traci Lords | ... | Carl's Date |
A picture perfect middle class family is shocked when they find out that one of their neighbors is receiving obscene phone calls. The mom takes slights against her family very personally, and it turns out she is indeed the one harassing the neighbor. As other slights befall her beloved family, the body count begins to increase, and the police get closer to the truth, threatening the family's picture perfect world. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
This movie was offensive, vulgar, shocking, and yes, mean spirited. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't that was John Waters is all about? Kathleen Turner and Sam Waterston do a wonderful job of overacting (badly) in classic Waters fashion. Liver on a fireplace poker? Turner as June Cleaver making obscene and threatening phone calls? Juror 8 (Patty Hearst) wearing white shoes after Labor Day? How can you not love it? This movie ranks up there with Citizen Ruth or Heathers as one of the best black comedies ever. And it also seems to have given some inspiration to Natural Born Killers, the finest of the genre. (Although not nearly as easy to stomach.)