Mommy (1995 film)
| Mommy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Max Allan Collins |
| Produced by | James K. Hoffman |
| Written by | Max Allan Collins |
| Starring |
Patty McCormack Sarah Jane Miller Rachel Lemieux Jason Miller Brinke Stevens Michael Cornelison Mark Spellman |
| Music by | Richard Lowry |
| Cinematography | Phillip W. Dingeldein |
| Edited by | Phillip W. Dingeldein |
| Distributed by | M.A.C. Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Mommy is a 1995 American low budget thriller starring Patty McCormack as a mother who is psychotically obsessed with her 12-year-old daughter Jessica Ann (Rachel Lemieux). McCormack is best known for her role as Rhoda Penmark in the 1956 film The Bad Seed.
Plot
Mrs. Sterling (Patty McCormack) is psychotically obsessed with her 12-year-old daughter, Jessica Ann (Rachel Lemieux), so much so that when she finds out Jessica didn't get the "Student of the Year" award again, she solves the problem by murdering the teacher who didn't recommend her for it.
She dismisses the killing as inconsequential ("a minor accident"), but the homicide detective assigned to the case suspects her immediately, and an insurance investigator who also suspects her tries to get close to Jessica Ann to find out what really happened.
Cast
- Patty McCormack ... Mommy/Mrs. Sterling
- Sarah Jane Miller ... Jolene Jones
- Rachel Lemieux ... Jessica Ann
- Jason Miller ... Lt. March
- Brinke Stevens ... Beth
- Michael Cornelison ... Mark Jeffries
- Mark Spellman ... Detective
- Majel Barrett ... Mrs. Jeffries
- Mickey Spillane ... Attorney Neal Ekhardt
- Marian Wald ... the Principal
- Janelle Vanerstrom ... Substitute teacher
- Judith Meyers ... Hallway teacher
- Nathan Collins ... Gleeful kid
- Tom Castillo ... Ambulance attendant #1
- Tom Summit ... Ambulance attendant #2
Reception
Critics hailed McCormack's performance and deemed the film as an "unofficial sequel" to her 1956 film The Bad Seed.
Sequel
The film spawned a sequel in 1997, with McCormack reprising her role as Mrs. Sterling in Mommy 2: Mommy's Day.
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