Armory Films
Ingenious Media
Momentum Pictures
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Mom and Dad
Sometimes they just want to kill you
In a suburban community, moms and dads, one after the other, mysteriously feel the irresistible impulse to attack and kill their own offspring.
- Original title
- Mom and Dad
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- $169,209
tmdb28039023
Aug 27, 2022 · via TMDB
Mom and Dad is one of the weirder Nicholas Cage movies, and also one of the better. Here's a film with arguably the most disturbing birth scene ever, made even creepier by the Roxette ballad playing on the soundtrack; a film that asks, what would happen if the maternal instinct were suddenly replaced with the killer instinct? That the violence is exclusively intrafamiliar (i.e., any given set of parents is hell-bent on killing their own children but not those of, say, the next-door neighbors) is as twisted as a twist can get – and I mean that as a compliment. The movie wisely doesn’t bother explaining the origin of the parents’ homicidal rage against their offspring; this is just one of those things cinema has led us to expect from America's deceptively peaceful suburbs. Also, the cause doesn't matter; what's important is that this premise is a perfect vehicle for Nic Cage's bipolar intensity (he works wonders with his facial language, going from smile to frown and back again in such a way that it’s almost impossible to determine which is more off-putting). His character, Brent, is a family man in the midst of a midlife crisis whose latent instability is cleverly established in a scene where he sets up a pool table in his ‘man cave’, only to destroy it with a sledgehammer when he can’t get the table's surface to achieve full horizontality. Mom and Dad is a black comedy filled with paradoxical humor. For Brent and his wife Kendall (Selma Blair), stalking their sons Carly (Anne Winters) and Josh (Zackary Arthur) as they hole up in the basement is like a second honeymoon, and to explain why he bought a gun, Brent tells Kendall that “some psycho could break into the house. How am I supposed to defend us?”, blissfully oblivious to the fact that he's now the psychopath. And then there’s an exquisite turn of events in the third act, a kind of deus ex machina that actually makes perfect sense, involving a visit from Brent's parents, and including a fierce cameo by Lance Henriksen. In the midst of all this chaos, the filmmakers manage, in the brief 83-minute runtime, to establish meaningful relationships among the main characters, especially in the opening scenes but also through the use of of well-placed flashbacks.
larz9
Apr 13, 2018 · via TMDB
I am seriously no longer watching any more films with Nic Cage in them. Between this and his other recent release, "Looking Glass," I have absolutely had it with the crappiest of storylines, some of which may have had potential but have wound up having less than a D-grade quality to them. Honestly people, don't waste your time watching this movie which is totally devoid of any entertainment value.
40w2000
Feb 23, 2018 · via TMDB
The movie presents a fun and interesting idea of parents trying to kill their kids and reminded me of the excellent Masters of Horror episode 'The Screwfly Solution'. Well, it was a fun idea until the movie just ended with absolutely no resolution at all. No proper ending, no answers, nothing at all. Just the credits half way through the story. I felt like I'd just wasted the last 80 or so minutes of my life. I can't recommend half a movie and I'll give it half a score. 2.5 out of 5. Don't waste your time.
Gimly
Jan 31, 2018 · via TMDB
It's dumb as Hell and probably only got created to facilitate Nic Cage meeting his freakout quota and also what was that ending? But shit, I've had way worse times with a movie. Probably less cathartic to someone who actually likes children or has a healthy relationship with their parents, but for me and mine? _Mom and Dad_ weren't half bad. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._
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Nicolas Cage
Brent Ryan
Selma Blair
Kendall Ryan
Anne Winters
Carly Ryan
Zackary Arthur
Joshua Ryan
Robert T. Cunningham
Damon Hall
Olivia Crocicchia
Riley
Lance Henriksen
Mel Ryan
Marilyn Dodds Frank
Barbara Ryan
Samantha Lemole
Jenna
Joseph D. Reitman
Homeroom Teacher
Rachel Melvin
Jeannie
Brionne Davis
Tanner
Bobby Richards
Dan
Mehmet Oz
Dr. Mehmet Oz
Grant Morrison
Expert
Sharon Gee
Sun-Yi
Edwin Lee Gibson
Mr. Hall
Adin Steckler
Jin-Lisa
Cassidy Slaughter-Mason
Madison
George Griffith
Doctor
Sheri Hawthorne Carbone
Mrs. Winslow
Lila Tellone
Young Carly
Christine Dye
Administrator
Lorena Diaz
Nurse
Rob Gough
Police Officer
Angela Diehl Forman
Parent
Angie Fenton
Interviewer
Michael Yurchak
Pool Dad
Bishop Stevens
Crazed Dad / Mr. Stevens (uncredited)
Michael Yurchak
Dad in Pool (uncredited)
Dale Miller
Gym Teacher (uncredited)
Emmalee Parker
High School Student (uncredited)
Brett Mahoney
Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Charles Poole
Parent (uncredited)
Tyler Sopland
Student (uncredited)
Katie Stewart
Student / Runner (uncredited)
Angie Willmott
Zumba Dancer (uncredited)
Bokeem Woodbine
Parent on TV (uncredited)
Daniel Pearl
Director of Photography
Trevor Thompson
Makeup Artist
Angie Willmott
Stand In
Theresa Sutera
Stand In
Glenn Foster
Stunt Coordinator
Diz Sharpe
Stunt Double
Marvin Ross
Stunt Double
Keith Meriweather
Stunts
Sarah Reagin Clemmensen
Stunts
Theresa Sutera
Stunts
Felipe Savahge
Utility Stunts
Brian Taylor
Director
Alex Lebovici
Co-Executive Producer
Rob Gough
Executive Producer
Wayne Marc Godfrey
Executive Producer
Vin Morreale Jr
Extras Casting
Brian Taylor
Producer
Brian Taylor
Writer
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