Eventually the police get a positive ID on crime scene fingerprints, but Beverly is able to evade capture. Force Eugene to go into work on a Saturday? Get stabbed with scissors and crushed by a window unit air conditioner. Rumors about the killer abound, and Beverly’s husband Eugene finds serial killer memorabilia and correspondence under their mattress, but that doesn’t stop her rampage. Stand up daughter Misty for a date? Get skewered with a fireplace poker. Question son Chip’s mental health and her parenting? Get run over by a car. What starts off as merely harassing Dottie Hinkle with obscene phone calls for stealing a parking space quickly escalates into murder when it involves her family. Most people would never act on those thoughts, but what if someone did? What if a person had oversized, murderous reactions to those instances? Although it may not seem like an idea filled with humor, that’s the plot of John Waters’ hilarious Serial Mom.īeverly Sutphin appears to be a typical suburban mom, but she has one small quirk: she’s a serial killer. Occasionally our reactions are a bit irrational, and thoughts of violence may follow. All of us get irritated by small inconveniences and slights in our lives.
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