Mother's Boys Movie Review 1994

Estranged mother Curtis attempts to reunite with the family she abandoned only to be snubbed, inspiring in her a ruthless effort to win back the children and oust father Gallagher's new live-in girlfriend Whalley-Kilmer. With an almost psychotic devotion, she terrorizes everyone in the family, including enticing her 12-year-old son Edwards into a nude bathtub game of peek-a-boo. Film lacks the tension necessary to carry suspense. Based on the novel by Bernard Taylor.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 96 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Yuppie Nightmares, Family Ties, Psychotics/Sociopaths, Monster Moms

Screenplay

Richard Hawley, Barry Schneider

Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley, Luke Edwards, Vanessa Redgrave, Colin Ward, Joss Ackland, Paul Guilfoyle, John C. McGinley, J.E. Freeman, Ken Lerner, Lorraine Toussaint, Joey Zimmerman, Jill Freedman

Cinematography

Elliot Davis

Director

Yves Simoneau

Music

George S. Clinton

Producer

Jack E. Freedman, Wayne S. Williams, Patricia Herskovic, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Randall Poster, CBS Entertainment, Dimension Films