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About
Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might explode when her fascination with serial killers collides with her ever-so-proper code of ethics.
Theatrical
Apr 13, 1994
Box Office
$7.8M
Budget
$13.0M
Return
0.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 13, 1999
Theaters
4
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Polar Entertainment, Savoy Pictures
Quotes
See all →Intentions Behind Actions Matter
Taglines
At least she meant well.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Mother's Love with a Dark Twist
Taglines
She's a fabulous, loving, caring mother, who er... ...happens to be a serial killer!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →K
Kathleen Turner
Beverly Sutphin
S
Sam Waterston
Eugene Sutphin
R
Ricki Lake
Misty Sutphin
M
Matthew Lillard
Chip Sutphin
S
Scott Morgan
Detective Pike
W
Walt MacPherson
Detective Gracey
J
Justin Whalin
Scotty
P
Patricia Dunnock
Birdie
L
Lonnie Horsey
Carl
M
Mink Stole
Dottie Hinkle
M
Mary Jo Catlett
Rosemary Ackerman
J
John Badila
Mr. Stubbins
D
Doug Roberts
Ralph Sterner
T
Traci Lords
Carl's Date
T
Tim Caggiano
Marvin Pickles
J
Jeff Mandon
Howell Hawkins
P
Patsy Grady Abrams
Mrs. Jenson
R
Richard Pilcher
Herbie Hebden
B
Beau James
Timothy Nazlerod
S
Suzanne Somers
Suzanne Somers
