Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Danny DeVito | ... | Chief Rash | |
Bette Midler | ... | Mona Dearly | |
Neve Campbell | ... | Ellen | |
Jamie Lee Curtis | ... | Rona | |
Casey Affleck | ... | Bobby | |
William Fichtner | ... | Phil Dearly | |
Marcus Thomas | ... | Jeff Dearly | |
Peter Dobson | ... | Feege | |
Kathleen Wilhoite | ... | Lucinda | |
Tracey Walter | ... | Clarence | |
Will Ferrell | ... | Cubby | |
Paul Ben-Victor | ... | Carlucci | |
Paul Schulze | ... | Jimmy D. | |
Mark Pellegrino | ... | Murph | |
Raymond O'Connor | ... | Father Tom |
Mona Dearly, a spiteful, loud-mouthed, unpopular woman, dies when the car she is driving plunges off a cliff and into a river near the small upstate New York town where she lives. Wyatt Rash, the local police chief, investigates and suspects foul play in Mona's death. The whole town is suspect, including Wyatt's daughter Ellen, who is about to marry landscape artist Bobby Calzone, whose business suffers from his lazy business partner, Jeff, Mona's slow-witted son, as well as waitress Rona Mace, who was having an affair with Mona's husband. Written by <pataygs@voicenet.com>
Drowning Mona is now a cult favorite of mine. The script is unusual yet amazingly funny. Every time I watch this movie, my understanding of its comedic genius grows. Especially for English language buffs, this film's edgy and blatant use of word order and delivery are what make it so hilarious. No line is extraneous or meaningless--they all add up to one hell of a funny film. I'd recommend this to serious movie goers who enjoy an intellectual thrill, a script that puts faith in the audience's ability to understand and not be told outright. If you crave a change from the typical Hollywood Blockbuster formula of drugs, sex, violence, and sentimental life lessons, watch this film. It still manages to deliver action and comedy--but are you smart enough to watch it?