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| Credits | |
| Title: | Mother's Day |
| Genres: | Thriller Horror |
| Directed by: | Charles Kaufman |
| Written by: | Charles Kaufman; Warren Leight |
| Produced by: | Alexander Beck; Michael Herz; Charles Kaufman; Lloyd Kaufman; Michael Kravitz |
| Music by: | Phil Gallo Clem Vicari, Jr. |
| Cinematography: | Joseph Mangine |
| Edited by: | Daniel Loewenthal |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Troma Entertainment |
| Released: | September 19th, 1980 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Running time: | 90 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $150,000 |
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Mother's Day is an American independent feature film of the horror and psychological thriller genres. It deals with themes of violence, brutality, rape, and female empowerment. The movie was written and directed by Charles Kaufman and co-written by Warren Leight. It was produced by Troma Entertainment and was released in the United States on September 19th, 1980. The film stars Rose Ross as the eponymous "Mother", who serves as the antagonistic architect of the film with the character's sons, Ike and Addley, played by Holden McGuire and Billy Ray McQuade as the central antagonists. The female leads of the film, who play the roles of the protagonists are Nancy Hendrickson as Abbey, Deborah Luce as Jackie, and Tiana Pierce as Trina.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nancy Hendrickson | Abbey |
| Deborah Luce | Jackie |
| Tiana Pierce | Trina |
| Holden McGuire | Ike |
| Billy Ray McQuade | Addley |
| Rose Ross | Mother |
| Robert Collins | Ernie |
| Karl Sandys | The "Dobber" |
| Marsella Davidson | Terry |
| Kevin Lowe | Ted |
| Scott Lucas | Storekeeper |
| Ed Battle | Doorman |
| Robert Carnegie | Tex |
| Silas Davis | Unknown |
| Stanley Kaufman | Older man at party |
| John Radom | Unknown |
| Louie Cogie | Unknown |
| Sondra Fortunato | Unknown |
| Sheldon Relde | Unknown |
| Marshall Auerbach | Unknown |
| Timmy Leight | Unknown |
| John Castellano | Unknown |
| Suzy Fried | Unknown |
| Steve Sturm | Unknown |
| Leilani Gorre | Unknown |
| Joe Stanton | Unknown |
| Katya | Unknown |
| John Fanelli | Unknown |
| Josh Smilowitz | Unknown |
| Vince Piccalo | Unknown |
| Doreen Richardson | Unknown |
| Bill Smith | Unknown |
| Gwen Van Highland | Unknown |
| Lawrence Mayer | Unknown |
| Joel Greenberg | Unknown |
| Sture Sjöstedt | Unknown |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Troma Entertainment produced this film in cooperation with Duty Productions and Saga Films.
- Distributed in the United States by the United Film Distribution Company.
- This is the third film produced by Troma Entertainment and their first horror film as a production company. They had since licensed the distribution rights for earlier films.
- Released on home video in VHS format in the United States by Troma Team Video and Video Treasures.
- This movie was remade in 2010 by Darren Lynn Bousman and was also titled, Mother's Day.
- Actor Frederick Coffin is credited as Holden McGuire in this film.
- Actor Michael McCleery is credited as Billy Ray McQuade in this film.
- Actress Beatrice Pons is credited as Rose Ross in this film.
- Actor Peter Fox is credited as Karl Sandys in this film.
- Actor Stanley Kaufman is the brother of director Charles Kaufman and producer Lloyd Kaufman.
- This film marks the screenwriting debut of Warren Leight.
External Links[]
Remake[]
Mother's Day is an American feature film of the suspense thriller genre. It was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman with a screenplay written by Scott Milam. It was produced by LightTower Entertainment and Troma Entertainment and released theatrically in the United States on September 23rd, 2010.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rebecca De Mornay | Natlie "Mother" Koffin |
| Jaime King | Beth Sohapi |
| Patrick John Flueger | Izaak "Ike" Koffin |
| Warren Kole | Addley Koffin |
| Deborah Ann Woll | Lydia Koffin |
| Briana Evigan | Annette Langston |
| Shawn Ashmore | George Barnum |
| Frank Grillo | Daniel Sohapi |
| Lisa Marcos | Julie Ross |
| Matt O'Leary | Jonathan "Johnny" Koffin |
| Lyriq Bent | Treshawn Jackson |
| Tony Nappo | Dave Lowe |
| Kandyse McClure | Gina Jackson |
| Jessie Rusu | Melissa McGuire |
| Jason Wishnowski | Charlie Kaufman |
| J. LaRose | Terry |
| Jennifer Hupe | Young nurse |
| Alexa PenaVega | Jenna Luther |
| A.J. Cook | Vicky Rice |
| Mike O'Brien | Officer Skay |
| Heather Schill | Operating room nurse |
| Chris Sigurdson | Officer #1 |
| Will Woytowich | Paramedic #1 |
| Curtis Moore | Desk reporter |
| John Sauder | Weather reporter |
| Omar Alex Khan | Surgeon |
| Stan Lesk | Sanitation worker |
| Andrew Bryniarski | Quincy, sanitation worker |
| Lloyd Kaufman | Mortgage broker #1 |
| Charles Kaufman | Mortgage broker #2 |
| Pilar Floyd | Field reporter |
| Joanne Rodriguez | Dry cleaner |
External Links[]
- Mother's Day at AMG
- Mother's Day at IMDB
- Mother's Day at Wikipedia
- Mother's Day at Metacritic
- Mother's Day at Themoviedb.org
- Mother's Day at The Video Vacuum
Keywords[]
2010s | Gunshot victims | Head injury | Hospital | Mutilation | Partier | Profanity | Psychopath | Shotgun | Shot in the head | Stabbing | Suffocation | Throat injury | Torture