Serial Mom (1994)

April 13, 1994 (US) • Comedy, Crime • 94m

Overview

Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might explode when her fascination with serial killers collides with her ever-so-proper code of ethics.

Director

John Waters

Writer

John Waters

Top Billed

Kathleen Turner

Keywords

court harassment baltimore, usa dark comedy housewife satire protection motherly love hit-and-run evil mother suburbia murder serial killer infamy perfectionist perfection obscene telephone call protective mother

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Top Billed Cast

Kathleen Turner

Beverly Sutphin

Sam Waterston

Eugene Sutphin

Ricki Lake

Misty Sutphin

Matthew Lillard

Chip Sutphin

Scott Morgan

Detective Pike

Walt MacPherson

Detective Gracey

Justin Whalin

Scotty

Patricia Dunnock

Birdie

Lonnie Horsey

Carl

Mink Stole

Dottie Hinkle

Mary Jo Catlett

Rosemary Ackerman

John Badila

Mr. Stubbins

Kathy Fannon

Betty Sterner

Doug Roberts

Ralph Sterner

Traci Lords

Carl's Date

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

Luann Hodges

Suzanne Somers

Bus Howard

Gus

Alan J. Wendl

Sloppy

Patricia Hearst

Juror #8

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

Zachary S. Pete

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

Catherine Anne Hayes

TV Serial Hag

Susan Duvall

Lady C

Valerie Yarborough

Press

Jordan Young

Kid

Jennifer Finch

Camel Lips

Suzi Gardner

Camel Lips

Demetra Plakas

Camel Lips

Donita Sparks

Camel Lips

John A. Schneider

Husband A

Lyrica Montague

Court Clerk

Bess Armstrong

Eugene Sutphin's Nurse (uncredited)

Greg Coale

Birdie's Father (uncredited)

Kim McGuire

Stage Diver (uncredited)

John Poague

Cop (uncredited)

Al Sotto

Club Kid (uncredited)

John Waters

Ted Bundy (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

John Waters

Director

Basil Poledouris

Original Music Composer

Janice Hampton

Editor

Robert M. Stevens

Director of Photography

Vincent Peranio

Production Design

Susan Kessel

Set Decoration

E. Thomas Case

Makeup Artist

Rick Angelella

Sound Mixer

Mark Berger

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Frank E. Eulner

Sound Editor

Ernie Fosselius

Sound Editor

John Nutt

Supervising Sound Editor

David Parker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

E. Jeane Putnam

Sound Editor

Robert Shoup

Sound Editor

Philip Rogers

Sound Recordist

Van Smith

Costume Design

Ardis Cohen

Hairstylist

Kathryn Blondell

Hairstylist

G.A. Aguilar

Utility Stunts

Michael Runyard

Utility Stunts

Fred Livingston

Construction Coordinator

Salvatore J. Martines

Carpenter

John Lindsey McCormick

Assistant Production Design

Jim McWilliams

Greensman

Lester Poser

Set Dresser

Lester Poser

Swing

Michael Sabo

Set Dresser

Kevin Ray Schneider

Construction Coordinator

Claire Sharp

Painter

Rob Simons

Draughtsman

R. Vincent Smith

Assistant Property Master

Sarah Stollman

Art Department Coordinator

Thomas Turnbull

Carpenter

Don White

Painter

Lianne Williamson

On Set Dresser

Don Knotts

Thanks

Greg Link

Thanks

Brian Maas

Thanks

Jack Machen

Thanks

Arthur Machen

Thanks

Harry H. Novak

Thanks

Carpenter

John Fiedler

Producer

John Waters

Writer

Cheryl Wheeler Duncan

Stunt Double

Pat Moran

Associate Producer

Debi Young

Makeup Artist

John Currin

Post Production Supervisor

Margaret Hilliard

Post Production Supervisor

Margaret Hilliard

Unit Production Manager

Bones Howe

Music Supervisor

Paula Herold

Casting

Pat Moran

Casting

Erica Huggins

Editor

Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.

Executive Producer

Mark Tarlov

Producer

Steve M. Davison

Second Unit Director

Steve M. Davison

Stunt Coordinator

David J. Bomba

Art Direction

Betty Beebe

Makeup Artist

Frank Ferrara Sr.

Utility Stunts

David F. Friedman

Thanks

Alan Rose

Title Designer

Reviews

kevin2019

⭐ 8/10

September 26, 2024

"Serial Mom" - which, by the way, is not for the faint hearted - is a wonderfully inappropriate guilty pleasure packed with lots of macabre fun and its wholesome depiction of life in American suburbia resembles David Lynch's contentious "Blue Velvet" (1986), but like most things in this life everything just looks too good to be true and that is simply because it is. The nicest neighbours can have the darkest secrets of all and the most hospitable… read the rest.