![]() ![]() Turner is magnificent in this role, bringing it to life with a maternal touch that quickly turns into a childlike glee when she kills. Over the course of the film, she goes from simply mowing down a rude teacher with her station wagon to bludgeoning an elderly woman with a leg of lamb.Īnd while Beverly takes violent offense to the implication that her family is anything less than the American dream, she’s just as likely to slay based on manners, plotting a neighbor’s bloody demise because she doesn’t properly recycle. Beverly takes being a caring wife and mother to an insane level as she flies into a murderous rage over any perceived slight against her and her family, and her killings become increasingly more elaborate as a result. Written and directed by queer godfather of scumbag cinema John Waters, Serial Mom is a demented romp that irreverently lampoons suburbia and the conceit of the nuclear family. Starting out with vulgar prank phone calls, the homemaker quickly turns homicidal and it’s up to her family to try and keep the body count from climbing. But appearances aren’t what they seem, with Beverly secretly being an utter menace when she’s home alone. Along with her dentist husband Eugene (Sam Waterston) and their teenage children Misty and Chip (Ricki Lake and Matthew Lillard), the Sutphins are a picture-perfect image of upper-middle class living. As shockingly hilarious today as when it came out in 1994, SERIAL MOM drops Kathleen Turner into the seasonally appropriate shoes of Beverly Sutphin, a suburban mother who will resort to any measure (or leg of lamb) to keep her perfect American family just that – perfect! Co-starring Ricki Lake, Sam Waterston, Matthew Lillard, Traci Lords, Suzanne Somers, and Mink Stole as Beverly’s endlessly-terrorized neighbor Dottie Hinkle, SERIAL MOM is the kind of crime-filled family film that only the High Pope of Trash could dream up.Beverly Sutphin (Kathleen Turner) is a mother and housewife living in the suburbs of Baltimore. Just in time for Labor Day weekend, Isn't She Great returns to the Hollywood Theatre with John Waters' classic SERIAL MOM! Hosted by Elizabeth Teets and Anthony Hudson, this edition opens with live stand-up comedy by Becky Braunstein (Netflix, Becky with the Good Jokes) before the film. Masks are required while in all common areas, including in your seat when not actively eating or drinking. ![]() Some screenings will be at 100% and, if so, the page for that event will note that. Most screenings are currently at 75% capacity. ![]()
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