Mommy (1995)

After twelve-year-old Jessica-Ann's teacher breaks her neck, Jessica-Ann starts suspecting her cold and overprotective mother as the killer.

Director:

Max Allan Collins

Writer:

Max Allan Collins

Stars:

Patty McCormack, Rachel Lemieux, Jason Miller

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patty McCormack	...	Mommy
Rachel Lemieux	...	Jessica Ann
Jason Miller	...	Lt. March
Brinke Stevens	...	Beth
Michael Cornelison	...	Mark Jeffries
Majel Barrett	...	Mrs. Withers
Mickey Spillane	...	Attorney Neal Ekhardt
Sarah Jane Miller	...	Miss Jones the Janitor
Marian Wald	...	Principal
Mark Spellman	...	Detective
Janelle Vanerstrom	...	Substitute Teacher
Judith Meyers	...	Hallway Teacher
Nathan Collins	...	Gleeful Kid
Tom Castillo	...	Ambulance Attendant #1
Tom Summit	...	Ambulance Attendant #2 (as Tom Summitt)

Storyline

An unofficial "sequel" to "The Bad Seed", Patty McCormack's "Mommy" is psychotically obsessed with her 12-year-old daughter Jessica Ann -- so much so that when she finds out Jessica didn't get the "Student of the Year" award again, she solves the problem by murdering the teacher who didn't recommend her for it. She dismisses the killing as inconsequential ("a minor accident"), but the homicide detective assigned to the case suspects her immediately, and an insurance investigator who also suspects her tries to get close to Jessica Ann to find out what really happened.

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Plot Keywords:

slasher | boy wears eyeglasses | crying girl | serial murder | psychotronic film | 

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Taglines:

Never let her tuck you in!

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Then 11-year-old Rachel Lemieux had no prior professional acting experience; she was discovered at an open audition in an Iowa mall and beat out more than 200 girls for the role. Other top contenders for the part appeared in classroom scenes.

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Connections

References The Bad Seed (1956)

User Reviews

A classic thriller

This movie had the whole Alfred Hitchcock feel to it! Usually I prefer the extremely gory, offensive horror movies. The reason I bought this movie was because I am a huge fan of Brinke Stevens. I actually ended up liking this. Also, brinke did a good job as the goody-goody Aunt Beth. Although, it was weird seeing brinke playing a goody-goody role. It was quite a change of pace for her. Also, they had alot of foreshadowing in this film which I liked. I also liked the way they shot it. It was shot on video, but still a bit of professionalism that you don't see in a lot of shot on video movies these days. All in all, I give it a 8. It's suspenseful and atmospheric. Quite enjoyable.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 November 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mommy - Wiegenlied einer Mörderin

Filming Locations:

Muscatine, Iowa, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$700,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

M.A.C. Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1