Beverly is later revealed to be the perpetrator, retaliating against Dottie for having taken a parking space at the local Joann Fabrics from her.
However, she is secretly a serial killer, murdering those who she perceives to slight her and her family or fail to live up to her moral standards.ĭuring breakfast, Detectives Pike and Gracey question the family about the vulgar harassment of their neighbor, Dottie Hinkle.
Scenes from John Waters’ Serial Mom (1994).Beverly Sutphin appears to be an unassuming upper middle class housewife living with her dentist husband, Eugene and their teenage children, Misty and Chip, in the suburbs of Baltimore. Ermanno Olmi’s The Tree Of Wooden Clogs (1978), Sam Wood’s A Day at the Races (1937) and George Sluizer’s The Vanishing (1988). While she’s asking for Annie, some postcards are revealed behind Chip. She complained for Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Friedman’s The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried (1971) and standee of Robert Zemeckis’ Death Becomes Her (1992).ĭisturbing customer who doesn’t feel like to rewind the tapes (a fatal mistake) complains about the violent film on TV, asks for John Huston’s Annie (1982) and returns Sidney Poitier’s Ghost Dad (1990) saying that she loves Bill Cosby’s films. Later on the film, Chip is hiding his mother ( Kathleen Turner) at the back of the video store. Mark Freed’s Shock ‘Em Dead (1991), David Price’s Son of Darkness: To Die for II (1991). Destiny (1990), Dennis Feldman’s Real Men (1987). (1990), Martin Brest’s Beverly Hills Cop (1984), John Landis’ Coming to America (1988), John Hughes’ Curly Sue (1991), Steven Spielberg’s 1941 (1979), Rod Daniel’s K-9 (1989), James Orr’s Mr.
Todd Haynes’ Poison (1991), Tom Stern/ Alex Winter’s Squeal of Death (1985) and lots of music VHS. Posters of David Cronenberg’s Rabid (1977) and Freddie Francis’ Trog (1970). Sarah Kernochan/ Howard Smith’s Marjoe (1972), Kenneth Anger’s Lucifer Rising (1972). Remember, this is a John Waters film, so don’t expect just blockbusters. When his sister comes to confess her suspicions about their mother, the camera moves into the store and some posters and VHS tapes can be seen. They watch Joan Crawford in William Castle’s Strait-Jacket (1964). Behind them, two posters are noticed, Howard Avedis’ Scorchy (1976) and Roger Corman’s The Wasp Woman (1959). Chip ( Matthew Lillard), accompanied by his friends, is looking for axe murders. One of the best pros of working in a video store is that you can watch films while working. Video Americain, Baltimore’s Best Video Store.
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