SummaryCreated as an ode to the Ross Hunter-style big-screen soaps of the 60's, Die Mommie Die features theater veteran Busch as the fallen pop diva, Angela Arden. (Sundance Film Series)
Directed By:Mark Rucker
Written By:Charles Busch
Die, Mommie, Die!
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Makes a jolly absurdist stew out of its sources.
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Hotly hilarious.
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Doing for the cheesier Ross Hunter-style bigscreen soaps of the early/mid-'60s what "Far From Heaven" did for the plush Douglas Sirk melodramas of a decade earlier -- albeit with tongue planted much further in cheek -- writer/star Charles Busch's Die Mommie Die! is an enjoyable genre homage-cum-parody.
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A brilliantly pitch-perfect sendup of a particular type of cheesy movie.
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Neither hilarious nor a credible spoof.
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Busch, responsible for the similarly hit-and-miss-that's-a-mister "Psycho Beach Party," has a good idea; two in one movie would make him absolutely fabulous.
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Mean-spirited and stagy where "Psycho Beach Party" was cinematic and charming, Die, Mommie, Die recycles gags from Busch's screenwriting debut--from transparently phony rear projection to a character's crippling constipation--and the law of diminishing returns kicks in pretty hard.
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Production Company:
- Aviator Films
- Bill Kenwright Films
Release Date:Oct 31, 2003
Duration:1 h 30 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Hollywood...It's a dirty town but someone has to do it!
Awards
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Glitter Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
