Movie Cosmos - Mother's Day

Description:

Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.

Top Cast >

Rebecca De Mornay

As Natalie 'Mother' Koffin

Jaime King

As Beth Sohapi

Frank Grillo

As Daniel Sohapi

Patrick John Flueger

As Izaak 'Ike' Koffin

Warren Kole

As Addley Koffin

Deborah Ann Woll

As Lydia Koffin

Matt O'Leary

As Jonathan 'Johnny' Koffin

Briana Evigan

As Annette Langston

Shawn Ashmore

As George Barnum

Kandyse McClure

As Gina Jackson

Lyriq Bent

As Treshawn Jackson

Lisa Marcos

As Julie Ross

Jessie Rusu

As Melissa McGuire

Tony Nappo

As Dave Lowe

Jason Wishnowski

As Charlie Kaufman

A. J. Cook

As Vicky Rice

Alexa PenaVega

As Jenna Luther

J. LaRose

As Hospital Security Guard

Jennifer Hupe

As Young Nurse

Mike O'Brien

As Officer Skay

Will Woytowich

As Paramedic

Omar Alex Khan

As Surgeon

Andrew Bryniarski

As Quincy, Sanitation Worker #2

Joanne Rodriguez

As Dry Cleaner (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Darren Lynn Bousman

Director

Scott Milam

Screenplay, Story

Brett Ratner

Producer

Richard Saperstein

Producer

Jay Stern

Producer

Brian Witten

Producer

Lindsey Hayes Kroeger

Casting

Bobby Johnston

Music

Leslie Kavanagh

Costume Design

Allen Benjamin

Special Effects Coordinator

Kristen Sawatzky

Stunts

Charles Kaufman

Original Film Writer, Executive Producer

Warren Leight

Original Film Writer

Lloyd Kaufman

Executive Producer

Shara Kay

Co-Producer

Andrew Golov

Executive Producer

Kyle Bornais

Executive Producer

Stephen Kessler

Executive Producer

Jessie Rusu

Executive Producer

Joseph White

Director of Photography

Réjean Labrie

Art Direction

Anthony Ianni

Production Design

Craig Sandells

Set Decoration

Doug Morrow

Makeup Department Head

Kerry Mendenhall

Hair Department Head

Damon Bishop

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Brenda Magalas

Makeup Artist

Megan Basaraba

Second Assistant Director

Richard O'Brien-Moran

First Assistant Director

Leon Johnson

Production Sound Mixer

Todd Beckett

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jeffrey A. Pitts

Sound Effects Editor

Mark L. Mangino

Supervising Sound Editor

Jon Campfens

Visual Effects Supervisor

Kelly Vandever

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Peter Denomme

Visual Effects Producer

Daryl Dorge

Stunts

Bobby C. King

Stunt Coordinator

Craig Skene

Stunts

Sean Skene

Stunts

Dan Skene

Stunt Coordinator

Sarah Murphy-Dyson

Stunt Double

Richard Dean Thomas

Stunts

Jodi Terhoch

Stunts

Ari Robbins

Steadicam Operator

John Clarke

Gaffer

Paul Suderman

Camera Operator

Stephanie Gorin

Casting

Mathieu Reid

Color Timer

Jonathan McHugh

Music Supervisor

CindyMarie Small

Stand In

Tamara Mauthe

Production Coordinator

Donna Jenkyns

Art Department Coordinator

Reed Makayev

Assistant Director Trainee

Victoria Wood

Wigmaker

Hunter M. Via

Editor

Melissa R. Stubbs

Stunts

Reviews:

John Chard (8/10)

I'm proud of my boys, they never forget their momma.

Excellent remake of Troma's schlocky 80s original. Story has three criminal brothers on the run from a bank robbery gone wrong and they plan to hide out in their childhood home. Unfortunately it's not their home anymore, so they take the couple living there and their party guests hostage and violence becomes the order of the day; especially with the arrival of the boys' psychotic mother...

It's bloody and bloody intense as director Darren Lynn Bousman updates the original to modern times. Featuring torture and humiliation, it's not what you would call a comfortable date movie experience, but the makers manage to blend the trashy exploitation of the source with today's terrifying home invasion themes with considerable success. The narrative is not perfect, with leaps of faith required for some twists and credulity is stretched to breaking point, but with Rebecca De Mornay on fire as the mad matriarch, the flaws are easily forgiven. 8/10

2014-10-16