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So, some time ago, my mom said she has a memory of a movie scene, but dont remenber where it was.
basically, it was a scene where a mother drowns her own kid, because the kid is possesed by a demon. And it was probably a horror movie.
Can someone try to find which movie it is? If yes, thank you.
edit: To add more information,nshe says it was in a bathtub, and the kid being drowned was a young boy, and the mother starts conforting him, and then proceeds to drown him.
Drowns her kid in what manner? Bathtub? Ocean? Well? Pool?
Many variables.
Found Casey Anthony’s Reddit account
Jesus lmao
No, her name was Caylee
If SHE has a reddit account, that would be wild.
Made the beat and murdered it
These rappers won’t know what to do…
Cuz all I did was act me like a looney tune
💀
Hey! Posting emojis of caylee anthony is not cool man!
Fucking dark.
I'm still choked we'll never get the Casey Anthony / OJ Simpson team up we all deserved.
LPOTL fan by any chance?
The Changeling?
Sounds like The Changeling, but it was the dad who drowned the boy in that one, right? I seem to remember the dad doing it, but it's been a while. And vague memories of movie scenes have a way of doing that.
It’s most likely this one
This is a great movie, not just a good, but a great one. George C Scott is fucking brilliant.
What I love is that he plays a protagonist that's so matter of fact about everything.
Something weird going on? Let's just calmly investigate it and solve it instead of freaking out about everything.
I found that a weakness of the film. He just doesn't react to anything. Wife and child die? Just another Tuesday. Creepy ghost in the house moving furniture around? Mustn't forget my dentist appointment tomorrow.
This is my go-to recommendation when that question comes up "what's a horror movie that's actually scary but has no gore or effects?"
Yeah- this is a plot device in a TON of movies.
We need some context clues to narrow it down.
In a bathtub
The Ring 2
There’s also an earlier scene when she tried to drown him for the first time cus she sees the ghost, and a guy catches her and thinks she was drowning her kid for real.
Dark water? Daughter gets drowned and believes the mother did it
South Park S05E14: Butters very own episode
Ok but his mom didn’t drown him. It was some Puerto Rican guy.
He was… average Puerto Rican guy height
I heard OJ’s wife was killed by some Puerto Rican guy
YOU CANT SAY HE WAS COSTA RICAN NOW!
Everyone knows it’s butters
… except OPs mom
Aww hamburgers!
After he went to the movies he went to the gym downtown, the white swallow, he wrestled with a black guy, he must not be that good because he kept getting pinned
MURDERER! CONFESS! CONFESS!
TELL US WHAT YOU KNOW!
YOU LYING LIARS THAT LIE!!!!
I get this reference! I saw this episode for the first time 2 days ago
Great, now I'm off to watch that episode right this very second
The mom sort of tries to drown her possessed son in The Ring 2. Could that be it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJWK6P_f_sQ
It also happens in an episode of Supernatural. The kids are replaced with changelings and one mom drives her car into a lake with her daughter in it then later the changeling daughter shows back up at the house. Bit of a spooky episode!
supernatural is one of the best shows like… ever.
Seasons 1-5 were just the best
There were some great seasons after season 5 imo, even though 4-5 was peak
Gotta be it
This was my first guess, just watched this the other night!
Honestly I found it to be severely anti-climactic. Especially in comparison to the first one. The Ring was the last movie that genuinely scared me.
I remember seeing it in the theaters, getting absolutely sucked into it, and leaving with the feeling that I'd seen something amazing. That night, I woke up thirsty, and went to the kitchen to get some water. Every light, every device in my house was off. I have good night vision, and the streetlights cast enough light through my balcony that things were easy to see. I had a drink, and was on my way back to the bedroom when I caught a glint of light reflected off the TV.
And I remember thinking "What if that TV turns on right now?" and I wound up so wide awake that I didn't sleep until dawn. It's crazy how much film can affect us.
Girl comes out of the TV to kill you -- Scary.
Girl pulls you into TV to kill you -- Looney Tunes.
Oh man, that is still one of the worst movies I've ever seen in theaters.
The first movie was one of my favourite movies. Saw The Ring 2 in theaters against my better judgement.
Exactly what I thought of too. That scene is quite disturbing to watch. It's no surprise OP's mother remembered only this scene as it is probably the most memorable scene in the film.
This was the answer I came here to give, and I believe you’re right.
This was my guess as well.
That’s funny it’s the only scene your mom can remember 😂
Yeah are we sure she wasn’t fantasizing this 🤣
Trying to send OP a message, but they’re so oblivious they’re trying to help.
“good for her”
She probably doesn't want to mention that it was her 'feel good' movie of the year.
"I laughed, I cried, but I mostly laughed"
“I laughed until I cried and then laughed some more”
There was a jim impersonator, a dwight impersnator, a dog crused a turtle, i cried i laughed. Not a bad day in the life of a dog food company
Right? Time to start keeping a snorkel in the bathtub.
Want to hear the conversation that reminded her of it.
"I should've drowned you like that film... Um...."
OP gets on mum's nerves.
Mum: "Hmm, this reminds me of my favorite movie."
OP: "Whats your favorite movie?"
Mum: "Oh I don't remember the name just the part where the mum drowns her kid in a bathtub.. I think the kid was possessed by a demon or something."
Joy luck club
Not OP but holy shit you just solved the mystery of where I saw that. I watched that scene years ago on TV late at night.. it never left my brain
Love that for you, it’s a good movie!!
This was my first thought as well. Although not a possessed baby. Just an incredibly depressed mom who zones out while her adorable baby is in the tub.
Not zoned out. I guess she is kind of in a trance as she does it, but in the movie she does admit it was intentional
Did she zone out? Or did she want to hurt that husband and then regret it? I always wondered if in the mother’s mind there was some element of the baby being possessed by birth to the husband she hated. It must be such a difficult mental state to manage. Such difficult material to tackle.
She did it on purpose to hurt her husband. I didn’t read the book so idk how it’s portrayed there but in the movie she specifically says that she did it as a way to hurt her abusive husband.
In the movie they def make it questionable what was happening, softening it for sure.
Not op but somebody recommended this movie to me. Meaning to watch it but forgot the name. Joy luck club.
So good! Highly recommend the book if you’re a reader, Amy Tan punches deep and hard!
Fucking great flick. I watched it as a teen in Ohio back when it came to cable.
Ohhh so the original title of Joy Ride (Joy Fuck Club) was a pun I was confused why I’ve seen people say it was a better title
The Ring Two
The Grudge
Dark Water
Any of those ringing any bells?
I think all these movies have kids getting strangled underwater. I believe The Ring Two and Dark Water are both their own mothers. The Grudge is the father.
The Pirates of Dark Water?
The movie sequel was Dark.
This unlocked a core memory of watching that show with my brother as a kid.
Now I'm starting to think that drowning your own kid is a common storyline... 🙁
Shutter Island?
God I hope its not old enough for one of these posts.
14 years ago?
… fuck
Titanic was over 26 years ago. ☺️
I genuinely thought it was older. Weird because I usually think the opposite.
OP, the mom does it in a pond in the back yard.