She's the perfect all-American parent: a great cook and homemaker, a devoted recycler, and a woman who'll literally kill to keep her children happy.She's the perfect all-American parent: a great cook and homemaker, a devoted recycler, and a woman who'll literally kill to keep her children happy.She's the perfect all-American parent: a great cook and homemaker, a devoted recycler, and a woman who'll literally kill to keep her children happy.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Detective Pike
- (as Scott Wesley Morgan)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
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- TriviaThis was Matthew Lillard's first film. When he noticed that Kathleen Turner had memorized everyone's names from the call sheets, he asked her why she did it. Her reply was, "Oh, honey, that's the first thing you do!"
- GoofsWhen Beverly goes to Chip's school for a P.T.A. meeting, Mr. Stubbins says Chip is "off to a fine start this year". However, a card in the opening scene established that the day is Friday, May 14, 1993, which would be nearing the end a school year, not the beginning.
- Quotes
Dottie Hinkle: Hello?
Beverly Sutphin: Is this the Cocksucker residence?
Dottie Hinkle: God damn you! Stop calling here!
Beverly Sutphin: Is this Four Two One Five Pussy Way?
Dottie Hinkle: You bitch!
Beverly Sutphin: Now let me check the ZIP code. Two-one-two-fuck-you?
Dottie Hinkle: The police are tracing this call this very minute.
Beverly Sutphin: Well, Dottie Hinkle, then why aren't they here, huh, fuckface?
Dottie Hinkle: FUCK YOU!
[hangs up]
Beverly Sutphin: Hahahaha!
[immediately calls her back]
Dottie Hinkle: DIDN'T I JUST SAY FUCK YOU?
Beverly Sutphin: [in a different voice] I beg your pardon?
Dottie Hinkle: Who is this?
Beverly Sutphin: Mrs. Wilson from the telephone company. I understand you're having problems with an obscene phone caller?
Dottie Hinkle: Yes, I am. I'm sorry, Mrs. Wilson. But this is driving me crazy! I've had my number changed twice already. I'm a divorced woman, please help me.
Beverly Sutphin: Well what exactly does this sick individual say to you?
Dottie Hinkle: I can't say the words out loud, I don't use bad language.
Beverly Sutphin: Oh well, I know it's difficult but we need to know the exact words.
Dottie Hinkle: I'll try. Cocksucker, that's what she calls me.
Beverly Sutphin: [reverting to the original voice] LISTEN TO YOUR FILTHY MOUTH, YA FUCKIN' WHORE!
Dottie Hinkle: GODDAMN YOU!
Beverly Sutphin: MOTHERFUCKER!
Dottie Hinkle: COCKSUCKER!
- Crazy creditsNo flies were injured or killed in the making of this motion picture.
- ConnectionsEdited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019)
A dark comedy from the 'Pope of Trash', this is aimed squarely at fans of cult cinema and kitsch, who should lap up the twisted concept: Leave It to Beaver/I Love Lucy combined with Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer. I certainly enjoyed myself, but I did feel that, for a film from the director of Pink Flamingoes, one that references sexploitation legends Bettie Page and Chesty Morgan and the work of gore pioneer H. G. Lewis, Serial Mom actually felt rather reserved. Waters had the perfect opportunity to shock and disgust, just like the good old days, but he handles the murder scenes with -- dare I say it -- taste (or at least with enough humour to dilute the horror) while a moment involving masturbation remains well within the realms of decency. I can't help but feel that the film would have benefitted from some old-school Waters panache rather than this more-sanitised, almost Hollywood approach.
5.5/10, rounded up to 6 for female grunge shock rockers L7 as a band called Camel Lips (although I think the name Waters was grasping for was 'Camel Toes').
- BA_Harrison
- Jul 25, 2021
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Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,820,688
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,040,450
- Apr 17, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $7,823,437
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1(original ratio, open matte)