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Mother's Day (1980)

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Average Rating: 4.8/10
Reviews Counted: 10
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Release Date: Sep 1, 1980 Wide

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Three women find their worst nightmares have become a reality in this horror film that combines extreme violence with dark, absurdist comedy. Abbey (Nancy Hendrickson), Jackie (Deborah Luce), and Trina (Tiana Pierce) have been close friends since their college days, and they decide to celebrate their tenth class reunion by taking a vacation together. The women go camping in the woods of rural New Jersey; however, an idyllic few days in the great outdoors turn ugly when they're ambushed by a pair

R, 1 hr. 38 min.

Horror

Directed By: Charles Kaufman

Written By: Charles Kaufman

In Theaters: Sep 1, 1980 Wide

On DVD: Oct 31, 2000

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Critic Reviews for Mother's Day

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Blends unthinkably nasty horror elements with perverse comedy, intimate drama, and outrageously on-target satire without missing a beat.

October 24, 2008 Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com

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Dustin Putman

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Twisted, sick and wickedly humorous

August 10, 2005 Full Review Source: Sex Gore Mutants

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Alan Simpson

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Seems to have more on its mind than just a body count.

November 10, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

A bunch of nasty kill scenes in search of a plot (and scares).

July 28, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

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Saw this because of Eli Roth. There are a couple of original shots and some funny moments, and in the gross-out, sadistic violence and celebration of crudity, it successfully does the horror movie as a Looney Tunes farce, although Joe Dante and George Miller have done that with finesse. The misogyny turns so ridiculous

June 26, 2011

Adam Mahler

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A crazy horror movie from Troma, I liked it for the most part, but there were some bad scenes too. It's okay for the most part, but the ending is confusing.

October 11, 2010

AJ Verser

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