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Die, Mommie, Die!

2003 · 90 min

A gleefully arch, high-camp romp that spoofs old Hollywood melodramas with knowing winks and theatrical flair.

Directed by
Mark Rucker
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
Hollywood... It's a dirty town but someone has to do it!
Overview
Angela Arden is a washed up, has-been singing star who is trapped in a hateful marriage to film producer Sol Sussman. In an attempt to escape her marriage so that she can be with a hunky layabout, she poisons her husband. However, Angela's manipulative daughter, gay son and alcoholic maid are not going to make it easy for her.

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Directed by
Mark Rucker
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • family
  • obsession
  • deception
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour8
Realism3
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Mark Rucker
Written by
Charles Busch
Starring
Charles Busch, Natasha Lyonne, Stark Sands, Frances Conroy, Philip Baker Hall, Jason Priestley, Nora Dunn, Stanley DeSantis
Music
Dennis McCarthy
Cinematography
Kelly Evans
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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