Serial Mom [Collector's Edition] [Blu-ray]

Director: John Waters, Jeff Hare John Waters

Overview

Writer/director John Waters offers an outrageous satire of suburban life--and the American fame industry for merchandizing mass murderers--with this hilarious black comedy about a Baltimore woman who's the ideal wife and mother, except for her habit of killing people who annoy her!

Product Details

Release Date:	05/09/2017
UPC:	0826663175493
Original Release:	1994
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00
Sales rank:	587,413

Special Features

NEW a conversation with director John Waters and actresses Kathleen Turner and Mink Stole; "Serial Mom: Surreal Moments"; "The Kings of Gore: Herschel Gordon Lewis and David Friedman"; The making of Serial Mom; Commentary with John Waters and Kathleen Turner; Commentary with John Waters; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kathleen Turner	Beverly Sutphin
Sam Waterston	Eugene Sutphin
Ricki Lake	Misty
Matthew Lillard	Chip
Mary Jo Catlett	Rosemary
Justin Whalin	Scott
Patricia Dunnock	Birdie
Mink Stole	Dottie
Traci Lords	Carl's Date
Scott Wesley Morgan	Detective Pike,Detective Pike
Walt MacPherson	Detective Gracey
John Badila	Mr. Stubbins
Kathy Fannon	Mrs. Sterner
Scott Wesley	Actor
Doug Robert	Mr. Sterner
Tim Caggiano	Marvin Pickles
Jeff Mandon	Howell Hawkins
Colgate Salsbury	Father Boyce
Patsy Grady Abrams	Mrs. Jenson
Richard Pilcher	Herbie Hebden
Beau James	Timothy Nazlerod
Stan Brandorff	Judge
Kim Swann	Lu-Ann Hodges
Suzanne Somers	Herself
Bus Howard	Gus
Alan J. Wendl	Sloppy
Patricia Hearst	8th Juror
Nancy Robinette	Jury Forewoman
Peter Bucossi	Rookie Cop
Loretto McNally	Policewoman
Wilfred E. Williams	Press A
Joshua L. Shoemaker	Court TV Reporter
Rosemary Knower	Court Groupie A
Susan Lowe	Court Groupie B
John Calvin Doyle	Carl's Brother
Mary Vivian Pearce	Book Buyer
Brigid Berlin	Mean Lady
Jordan Brown	Police Officer
Anthony 'Chip' Brienza	Vendor
Jeffrey Pratt Gordon	Flea Market Boy
Shelbi Clarke	Flea Market Girl
Nat Benchley	Macho Man
Kyf Brewer	Dealer
Teresa R. Pete	Baby's Mother,Church Baby
Richard Pelzman	Doorman
Chad Bankerd	Kid A
Johnny Alonso	Kid B
Robert Roser	Kid C
Mike Offenheiser	Joe Flowers
Lee Hunsaker	Girl
Michael S. Walter	Burglar A
Mojo Gentry	Burglar B
Gwendolyn Briley-Strand	Mrs. Taplotter
Jennifer Mendenhall	Reporter
Joan Rivers	Herself
Catherine Anne Hayes	TV Serial Hag
Susan Duvall	Lady C
Valerie Yarborough	Press
Jordan Young	Kid
Jennifer Finch	Camel Lips Member
Suzi Gardner	Camel Lips Member
Demetra Plakas	Camel Lips Member
Donita Sparks	Camel Lips Member
John A. Schneider	Husband A
Lonnie Horsey	Actor
Lyrica Montague	Court Clerk
Crystal Allen	Actor
René Ashton	Actor
Nicolette Langley	Actor
Jessica Buda	Actor
Brandon Howell	Actor
Charles Christopher	Actor
Christopher Crabb	Actor
Basil Poledouris	Composer

Technical Credits

John Waters

John Waters	Director,Screenwriter
John Fiedler	Producer
Joseph Caracciolo Jr.	Executive Producer
Steve Davison	Stunts,Stunts
Joey DiGaetano	Special Effects
Paula Herold	Casting
Pat Moran	Casting
Mark Tarlov	Producer
Jeff Hare	Director

Editorial Reviews

John Waters made more accessible films in the 1990s than he had in the past, but this doesn't mean they were any less biting, just less obvious. Serial Mom is often dismissed as too commercial, but that criticism is taking this wonderful satire at face value. Waters takes a page out of Blue Velvet and adds his own kitchy, gross-out stamp. By juxtaposing happy suburbia and senseless violence he points out how eating chicken at the dinner table can be as ugly as ripping someone's heart out. If you look under the paper-thin surface of the Sutphin family, you can see Waters attacking every value and stereotype of the politically correct 1990s. He lashes out against such ideas as entertainment's influence on real life violence, the death penalty, the media's treatment of criminals, Hollywood and celebrity, TV sitcoms and courtroom dramas, and conventional ideas of how serial killers are created by society. These are all the things that Oliver Stone claimed he was trying to expose in the much talked about Natural Born Killers, his media/serial killer satire that came out the same year. Serial Mom hits all the points much more effectively, is more subtle and thought-provoking, and much funnier. Unfortunately, without the cooked-up controversy and studio-driven publicity, only a lucky few saw Waters' superior film in theaters. It has since reached many more on video and cable.