Mother's Day (2010)

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

Director:

Darren Lynn Bousman

Writers:

Scott Milam (screenplay), Scott Milam (screen story)

Stars:

Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Shawn Ashmore

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rebecca De Mornay	...	Mother
Jaime King	...	Beth
Patrick John Flueger	...	Ike (as Patrick Flueger)
Warren Kole	...	Addley
Deborah Ann Woll	...	Lydia
Briana Evigan	...	Annette
Shawn Ashmore	...	George
Frank Grillo	...	Daniel
Kandyse McClure	...	Gina
Lyriq Bent	...	Treshawn
Lisa Marcos	...	Julie
Matt O'Leary	...	Johnny
Jessie Rusu	...	Melissa
Tony Nappo	...	Dave
Jason Wishnowski	...	Charlie

Storyline

Three brothers on the run from the law head for home, only to discover that their mother lost the house in a foreclosure. Mother ingeniously orchestrates her sons' escape, teaching the house's new owners and their guests a few lessons along the way.

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Plot Keywords:

dysfunctional family | overbearing mother | manipulation | desperation | revenge | 

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Taglines:

Don't misbehave

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 2011 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Mother's Day

Filming Locations:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$863,044

Company Credits

Production Co:

LightTower Entertainment, Widget Films, Sierra / Affinity

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the filming of a scene that involved guns, the actors were pulled over and held at gun point by the police after mistaking them for people that actually robbed a bank not too far from where they were filming. After realizing that it was all a big misunderstanding, the police and the film team all had a good laugh about it.

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Goofs

When everyone is tied to the column in the basement, the plastic on Daniel's mouth changes position several times.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Movie Review: Night of Terror 2011 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Better Than Yesterday
Written by Jason Evigan and Briana Evigan
Performed by Briana Evigan

User Reviews

Never seen the original but this one's awesome

Yet another remake that has been churned out from Hollywood over the recent years, and although I've never seen the original I can't really compare the two, but this as a stand alone movie is really good well paced slasher/thriller.

The plot = Three brothers on the run from the police after a botched bank robbery. Unable to escape the small town they're in due to road blocks covering the exits. They make their way back to their old house where they hope to find Mother, whom is the mastermind behind these group of criminals. Unbeknownst to the brothers, their mother recently lost the home due to a foreclosure and it's now the new home to a young couple, who just happen to be having a little house-warming party. The brothers hold them hostage, as they await the return of Mother.

I've only ever seen clips of the original, but from what I can tell that this is almost completely different, such as the setting instead of in the backwoods America we get a suburban house-hold in which I was slightly disappointed, being a huge fan of backwoods survival flicks, but accepted and understood the necessity for the change. The backdrop definitely made it a more realistic take on the story, which seemed to be what the filmmakers were going for. With all the changes, the movie is now more of a home invasion crime thriller than the horror flick that many might've thought it'd be.

The performances in this movie are top notch especially Rebecca De Mornay who plays the sadistic mother showing the audience a kind (yet still devious) and sadistic side of her character and the great lengths that she'd go to protect her family, and it's also nice to see her back in movies again I loved her in "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle" back in the early 90's. Other great performances came from recent slasher stars Jaime King (My Bloody Valentine 3D) and Briana Evigan (Sorority Row) they were great together, Jaime King hits all the right notes especially in her scenes alongside Rebecca De Mornay.

All in all this movie was violent and brutal at all the right times and offered some decent tense parts that involved our hostages attempting to escape, definitely worth watching.