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Mother's Day

Nancy Hendrickson (Actor), Tiana Pierce (Actor), Charles Kaufman (Director) Rated:

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Genre	Kids & Family, Horror
Format	Multiple Formats, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Contributor	Michael McCleery, Deborah Luce, Nancy Hendrickson, Beatrice Pons, Frederick Coffin, Charles Kaufman, Tiana Pierce See more
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 30 minutes

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Lovin sons always do what their mothers tell them to…even if it's to KILL!!! The Troma Team is proud to bring you Charles Kaufman's Mother's Day, the independent horror classic which redefines the term ''family values.'' This stylish, horrific and darkly humorous film is a worldwide favorite. In the spirit of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Mother's Day is a celebration of gore and depravity that is certain to offend the weak of heart!

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.7 x 5.4 inches; 0.01 ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Charles Kaufman
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 30 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ September 4, 2012
Actors ‏ : ‎ Nancy Hendrickson, Tiana Pierce, Deborah Luce, Frederick Coffin, Michael McCleery
Studio ‏ : ‎ Troma Retro
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008DL4LN0
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Virgil-Llywelyn

7 Minutes, & it'd be HEAVEN!

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023

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This is a classic horror film, but for some odd reason, no modern studio has released the "98 minute version" on DVD or Blu-ray.
One would think that 88 Films or Vinegar Syndrome would release a digital remaster of the 98 minute version...
But unfortunately, the 98 minute version only exists on VHS & in realms of Internet torrents. I personally prefer owning a DVD or Blu-ray copy of my favorite films, opposed to paying for WiFi, paying for streaming services &/0r using bootleg torrent site versions.
Even DVD Lady doesn't have the 98 minute version for dvd-r sale.
I was even more surprised that Troma didn't even release the 98 minute version.
The longest DVD/Blu-ray version available is a 91 minute version. 7 minutes is A LOT especially in a horror movie.
Apparently, the 98 minute version shows what the crowd in the seminar were staring at in the beginning of the film...
The resaon for their facial expressions of immense disgust & bewilderment, leaves a dire curiosity to the viewer... but the 90/91 minute version doesn't show what they are being subjected to.
The kills in the 90/91 minute version are definitely missing frames of gore that differentiate the scenes from being lackluster violence from pure 80s splatter vision.

I certainly hope they eventually release the 98 minute version on DVD & Blu-ray.
Films like this & "Curse of the Blue Lights" need to be released in their entirety, especially from such prominent studios like 88 Films & Vinegar Syndrome, who are known for retaining, remastering & re-releasing cult classics.

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Stephen Carr

The ending did if for me.

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2018

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This movie caught my attention for years sitting at my neighborhood video rental outlet before I was finally old enough to rent it on VHS and experience it for myself. Suffice it to say I wasn't disappointed. Eli Roth confirms that this is his favorite horror film and I can't say that I disagree with him. The film opens with a uncomfortable situation involving a seemingly kindly elderly mother giving a lift in her vehicle to a pair of teenagers who don't seem to have innocent intentions. However, this is only the beginning and by the time the credits roll the viewer is left with a completely backward opinion then when it began,

In brief, the film follows three woman who have been friends since college on an annual getaway and unfortunately find themselves in way over their heads despite their world weariness. The depth of depravity that the film stoops to isn't for everyone, but if you're in the mood to be thoroughly disgusted then this just might be the one for you.

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Tory A.

Kickass movie!

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2018

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If you like movies like Last House on the Left or I Spit on Your Grave from the 70s you will love this movie. I do not know why Hollywood does not know how to make movies like this anymore that are genuinely creepy and actually good. This is a obviously a low budget film but most of the good movies from back in the day we're low budget but the production quality was top-notch. I don't know what the budget on this was but you would not even be thinking about that because the story is so good. Movies like Evil Dead and such were made on shoestring budgets. I think Evil Dead's budget was like $200,000. I saw an interview with the director of this movie and he owns a deli now and he apologized to the world for this film, funny right? He said it was a little too realistic. this guy should be given some kind of award for this movie really he doesn't have anything to apologize for.

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Boo

Timeless Classic finally gets it's Blu-Ray release

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2017

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It's not very often that we get to see a B-Class horror movie get a re-release on Blu-Ray. This classic was released by 88 Films as part of their "Slasher Collection", it's number 2 out of 10.

Mother's Day is about 3 women who used to be college dorm roomies and they decide to have a reunion and go camping. Unaware, in the Garden State (NJ) backwoods lives a mother and her two backwood hick deranged sons. They must now fight for their survival against these lunatic killers.

Watching the movie first time through, it may not feel like a great movie, but it does have a lot of redeeming qualities to the film. The mother does a fantastic job and seems to really hold the whole picture together to give you that sense of something is wrong with these people. The two actors who play her sons also do a great job and can make you cringe with certain scenes.

The movie was pretty much damned for it's content, as it does involve a rape scene and men abusing women. But what I think redeems this movie as a classic is that it was a different idea in slasher films for it's time. The victims are working together to get through the madness, the killers give you the bad vibes, the creepy atmosphere with creepy music and it's all about 3 helpless women and their survival. It may feel dated, but remember it's from the 1980's, which was the era of horror movies! Kaufman had created a horror treasure with this film.

88 Films did a great job transferring this classic to a 1080p Blu-Ray format, even though it's a PAL release (which those of us who live in the USA, this version will play on our Blu-Ray players). Adding many bonus features including an interview with Eli Roth, a bunch of different trailers, behind the scenes footage, commentary and much more. This version of the film is currently the "ultimate release".

I did also get to see the remake of Mother's Day, starring Jamie King and I love that movie just as much as the original. Which the remake had more suspense and "Oh Crap!" Moments, there's just something about the original that you can't forget.

All in all, I'm glad the original has finally started to pickup with followers, it was a long time coming and desevers the attention as many had missed out on this gem due to it being censored. This is an obscure classic that should be in any horror fans collection!

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Reviewed in France on December 23, 2021

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Matt

Classic slasher

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2017

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Great classic slasher thriller from the early 80's. One of the many horror / thriller movies on the banned slasher movies list in the UK and remained so until 2015, finally released on DVD. Fantastic that so many of these originally banned movies have finally been released on DVD in the past 15 years or so. A lot of them seem so lame in this day and age but I can understand why this one remained banned for so long as it does contain scenes of torture and rape. These sort of scenes are not my cup of tea but this movie offers so much more.

Not amazingly original in its style, backward redneck brothers ruled by a psychotic mother kidnap and terrorise a group of young college girls. However, I loved the original twist close to the start of the film during the car ride. So many twists happen at the end of the film but this twist at the start set the theme and style to this classic slasher.

Not gonna go on about the plot like too many reviewers do as I don't wanna ruin it for those who a fan of this type of film. If like me you are a fan of these 70's / 80's slashers then I recommend you watch this. The acting ranges from acceptable to good and directing is good. However, the movie starts off good and tense but then seems to drop off and seems a bit long winded during the girls going on their camping trip for a short while. The movie then picks back up with plenty of intense scenes.

Overall a movie worth watching. Don't stop watching during the middle of the film when the girls set off for their camping trip (as this is a little dull) and you won't regret it. Enjoy and I hope you like it.

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Alberto Gracia

Imprescindible para los amantes del terror

Reviewed in Mexico on April 2, 2016

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Muy bien logradada , tiene gore, violencia, depravación, villanos grotescos, momentos de tensión como irónicos. Es una joya para los coleccionistas.
La película cuenta con una calidad de imagen remasterizada y superior a la que se aprecia en el DVD, y excelente sonido. Como extras tiene trailers, tv spots, y detrás de cámaras y comentario de Eli Roth sobre la película . A pesar de que es de Anchorbay para que lo tomen en cuenta NO tiene subtitulos ni en inglés ni en español, para quien no domine el idioma, sólo por eso le puse 4 estrellas. En cuanto el servicio de Amazon excelente como siempre.

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W McMaster

Love this old 80's slasher flick

Reviewed in Canada on November 15, 2014

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Love this old 80's slasher flick! It brought back memories when I saw it in the theatre! Fast service and very quick delivery to my mailbox! Thank you!

Jason Doyle

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on October 14, 2017

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Such a good hick flick!

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