Ed and His Dead Mother
1993 · Movie · PG-13 · 93 min · ★ 5.5 · 55% critics
A lonely man still grieving his mother is tempted by a slick salesman’s offer to bring her back for a fee. When the reanimation works, everyday life turns into an offbeat mess as the revived parent behaves strangely and the bargain comes with unsettling, escalating strings attached.
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Details
- Years
- 1993
- Release date
- 1993-06-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (52 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re into off-kilter, mildly gross black comedies about grief and bad deals, with a culty, silly vibe; Not for you if you want tight plotting or big laughs like Death Becomes Her.
Pros: quirky dark humor; fun deadpan cast; oddball premise | Cons: uneven pacing; messy plot threads; humor often misses
Themes
- chainsaw
- macabre
- uncle nephew relationship
- zsákbamama
Cast & crew
Steve Buscemi
as Ed Chilton
Ned Beatty
as Uncle Benny
John Glover
as A.J. Pattle
Miriam Margolyes
as Mabel Chilton
Sam Sorbo
as Storm Reynolds
Eric Christmas
as Mr. Abner
- HR
Harper Roisman
as Judge Fearson
Eric Poppick
as Sam Halibut
Gary Farmer
as Big Lar
Jon Gries
as Rob Sundheimer
Directed by Jonathan Wacks