Our Mother's Murder Movie Review 1997

Title says it all in this drama based on the true story of publishing heiress Anne Scripps Douglas (Hart) who, in 1989, marries volatile young carpenter, Scott (Wilder), and begins an abusive four-year marriage that will end with her beating death in 1993. Scripps Douglas's two daughters by her first marriage, Alexandra and Annie (portrayed on screen by Clarke and Combs), cooperated with the production.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 92 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

True Crime, Family Ties, Domestic Abuse

Screenplay

Richard DeLong Adams

Cast

Roxanne Hart, Holly Marie Combs, Sarah Chalke, James Wilder, Jonathan Scarfe

Director

Bill W.L. Norton

Producer

John L. Roman, Jennifer Alward, USA Pictures