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Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?

  • TV Movie
  • 2016
  • TV-14
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
4.0/10
1.2K
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Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? (2016)
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A college girl introduces her mother to her girlfriend... who happens to be a vampire.A college girl introduces her mother to her girlfriend... who happens to be a vampire.A college girl introduces her mother to her girlfriend... who happens to be a vampire.

  • Director
    • Melanie Aitkenhead
  • Writers
    • James Franco
    • Amber Viera
  • Stars
    • Emily Meade
    • Leila George
    • Nick Eversman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.0/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Melanie Aitkenhead
    • Writers
      • James Franco
      • Amber Viera
    • Stars
      • Emily Meade
      • Leila George
      • Nick Eversman
    • 17User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Emily Meade
    Emily Meade
    • Pearl
    Leila George
    Leila George
    • Leah Lewisohn
    Nick Eversman
    Nick Eversman
    • Bob
    Ivan Sergei
    Ivan Sergei
    • Teacher
    Emma Rigby
    Emma Rigby
    • Vampire
    Amber Viera
    Amber Viera
    • Sonté
    • (as Amber Coney)
    Gabrielle Haugh
    Gabrielle Haugh
    • Vampire
    Tori Spelling
    Tori Spelling
    • Julie Lewisohn
    James Franco
    James Franco
    • Director
    Luke Loving
    Luke Loving
    • Dan
    Chelsea Martin
    Chelsea Martin
    • Violet
    • (as Hadley Winn)
    Christopher Allen
    Christopher Allen
    • Leo
    Derek Kokinda
    • Rodger
    Nate Timmerman
    Nate Timmerman
    • Ross
    • (as Nathaniel Timmerman)
    Mirela Burke
    • Christina
    Joel Michael Kramer
    • Dave Frat Boy
    • (as Joel Michael Kramer Jr.)
    Maria Sova
    Maria Sova
    • Mandy Drunken Girl
    Ashli Haynes
    Ashli Haynes
    • Sorority Girl
    • Director
      • Melanie Aitkenhead
    • Writers
      • James Franco
      • Amber Viera
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    User reviews17

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    haroot_azarian

    Useless

    Absolutely pathetic story line. It's like another lesbos vampiros! Just an excuse to make a kinky movie! And what about the police? No investigation of dead bodies drained of blood with fang holes in their necks! I'm glad most of the contributors felt it was crap too!
    3angiris

    Its so bloody annoying. No pun intended. Its literally just really annoying to watch. God awful script.

    It's such a terribly written script. I've been repeating those words countless times whilst I watched this.

    Rushiness is typical nowadays, especially with a 80 minute movie. But this is by far no excuse.

    The start is good and interesting. Feels down to earth and engaging as well as kicking off a potentially good story rather well. It continues for about 40 % of the movie in a decent, yet sorta rushed phase but keeps us engaged and with expectations. Though in a positive way.

    But by the time we cross that 40 % and move towards the Point of No Return everything begins getting awfully F-ing annoying and way beyond rushed. It literally does it very best to become a HUGE cliché and just ruin your experience so far.

    We get the vampire theme. We get the build up sorta between these 2 girls. We have a good thing going.

    But then of course we gotta shoe-horn in some annoying, whiny dude who's gotta just annoy the living crap out of us with his jealousy, paranoia and stalker behavior which ultimately turns him into this rapy dude, who's full of lies and BS yet somehow cares... His character is a complete joke. Its so half-baked you don't even know what the hell is going on, yet he's the trigger figure for putting a spin on things, before him ultimately being this evil vampire figure, hellbent on raping and killing our lead character for...reasons, thus leading to a insanely cringy ending. Its so poorly written and structured and just rips us out from what viewing pleasure we had up until this point.

    After this the film continues with further clichés like this notion of homophobia, which is to me completely stupid considering this is a vampire film in 2016 ! yet somehow that is still relevant. My question is why? Its so painful to watch because its wasting our time with this " Omg you're dating a girl, not a guy" jibber jabber. Who the hell cares. Wheres the fantasy stuff? Character progression? There is so much pointless filler in this movie. And the worst part it its only 80 minutes long, yet seemingly contains so much pointless trash. Which makes its rushy phase so much worse.

    I see potential here. I enjoyed the beginning reminding me of "We are the Night" with a twist. It just doesn't continue.

    Instead we get so many annoying, pointless characters that get WAAY too much screen time like Tory Spelling, which surprised me. I like Spelling. But her mother character here is so horrifically made that shes not just bothersome, but downright annoying as hell. And alike the dude, shes just there...all the time, messing up an otherwise interesting story.

    My best way of explaining why this happened was: "It seems they were too busy making this a TELEVISION movie...than just an actual movie. And that is really damn sad due to its potential. It could have been a nice vampire, teen flick with a bit of We are the Night, bit of twilight, bit of Buffy kinda. I can see that potential. Because I LOVE this genre.

    And thus I freaking hate seeing this poor execution. What baffles me is that its a remake of the 96 version yet they made no improvements, nor increased its longevity to add more context or interesting story.

    What is the point in remaking things if you're remaking s.h.i.t ? Seriously. Melanie Aitkenhead.

    And my question to Amber Coney is just....why? Like...in general, to the entire thing. Why? When you read your script, your lines and the behavior of the characters present, did you approve of what you had written? Because one word I kept uttering whilst watching this cringey film, with its cringey characters and lines, plus rushed as hell phase from 1 scene to the next after the point of no return was: "Cancer"

    Now. This is my subjective opinion of what I've seen and you can argue I might not like this specific approach and script writing.

    But there are things in life that can be referred to as "Bad" And I believe that term applies to a lot of decisions in this script. It has a good concept. It has a good genre. Its story has potential. But the execution and its rush to the goal line after setting up the characters that were supposed to be in the focus, WHICH changes entirely half way in, makes for such insanely bad and uninteresting story telling.

    I found this movie's story offensive to what I consider and expect to be good, interesting, engaging and fulfilling story progression with proper, solid context leading it from Point A to Point B.

    Which ultimately leads me to the final conclusion of not at all being surprised by any of these terrible decisions made by both writer and director, when after googling them I found out both are very inexperienced in this field of expertise.

    And I'm so tired of seeing bad directors and poor, alleged script writers ruining good potential for a genre that is on the rise but suffers from these stereotypical Hollywood trashy remakes and cash-ins. The movie poster doesn't even make any remote sense. Its comical if anything. Directly meant to lure people in with Franco's face yet his role is minor.

    3 out of 10. Wasted potential by amateurs who have no business directing movies or writing scripts for them. Im sick of this wasting the time of people as well as their money with this laziness. It's garbage because it raises your expectations but falls flat intentionally due to lack of creativity.

    In short it's a damn shame. Romantic concept, yet admirable, can't save it. This is not twisted. Its cringe and garbage.
    4rypen-72341

    Big Star Names Dont Always Help

    "Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?" delivers plenty of suspense and melodrama, but it's a mixed bag. Tori Spelling and Ivan Sergei give memorable performances, and the film builds an eerie atmosphere that keeps viewers on edge. However, the plot can feel predictable, and some scenes are unintentionally over-the-top, making it hard to fully invest in the characters' plight. With big budget movies, you expect more. Despite its flaws, it has undeniable '90s cult appeal, providing a nostalgic watch for fans of TV thrillers. While not groundbreaking, it's an entertaining guilty pleasure with enough tension to keep audiences watching.
    4mariarammstein

    So awful, it's awesome !!!

    If you feel like cringe, irritation, laughable scenes, a movie to watch because it is so bad ? Look no further. This is your movie !! Super annoying. You'll have a blast.
    4SnoopyStyle

    expected a spoof

    Pearl (Emily Meade) is turned into a Nightwalker by her vampire girlfriend. Pearl accidentally kills her while trying to get away. Five years later, the vampire vixens expect Pearl to replace their lost member. They kill abusive men and drain their blood. Pearl courts college student Leah Lewisohn (Leila George). Their professor (Ivan Sergei) is teaching vampire literature. Drama teacher (James Franco) is directing the school play MacBeth and Leah is given the part with Pearl as Lady MacBeth. Bob is interested in Leah and warns her mother Julie Lewisohn (Tori Spelling) about Pearl.

    The title is ridiculous. I guess it refers to Tori Spelling's old movie. That's all the more reason to make this into a spoof of the earlier movie. Instead, Franco tries to write a sincere lesbian vampire movie. It can't work since everybody is expecting exploitation camp or a complete spoof. The production itself is par for the course in a Lifetime movie. This might be edgy thirty years ago but it's just bad cheese now. This does not bode well for Franco's writing skills and sensibilities. It's heavy-handed and tone-deaf with some badly written dialog. The harder he tries, the worst he makes it. Meade and George are fine but I can't stand Spelling and Franco.

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    • Trivia
      Will be produced by James Franco and include Tori Spelling, who starred in the original.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: James Franco/Michael Stipe/Gad Elmaleh (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Opening Theme
      (uncredited)

      Written by James Iha

      Performed by James Iha

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    • Release date
      • June 18, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • В объятиях смерти
    • Production companies
      • Rabbit Bandini Productions
      • Sony Pictures Television
      • The Sokolow Company
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      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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