![]() ![]() The film was screened out of competition as the closing night film at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. The audio for Ted Bundy in one of Beverly's correspondences with the jailed killer is the voice of Waters. įilms by Waters' creative influences, including Doris Wishman, Otto Preminger, William Castle and Herschell Gordon Lewis, are seen playing on television sets throughout the film. John Waters ( uncredited) as voice of Ted Bundyĭuring pre-production, Waters suggested other actresses for the role of Beverly including Meryl Streep, Kathy Bates and Glenn Close, before Turner was cast.Bess Armstrong ( uncredited) as Eugene's Dental Secretary.Rosemary Knower and Susan Lowe as Court Groupies.Before realizing the truth, Somers angers Beverly into an outburst attempting to pose for a photo op. Beverly follows her to a payphone and fatally strikes her with the receiver. Throughout the trial, Beverly expresses contempt at a particular juror for wearing white shoes after Labor Day. During Pike's testimony, the courtroom is distracted by the arrival of Suzanne Somers, who is cast as Beverly in a television film.īeverly is acquitted of all charges. Representing herself, Beverly systematically discredits every witness against her by exploiting their own vices, while Hodges is too high to provide credible testimony. During the opening arguments, Beverly's lawyer claims that she is not guilty by reason of insanity, but is promptly dismissed. The Sutphin family arrive as Beverly is arrested.īeverly's trial becomes a media sensation she is dubbed "Serial Mom", and both Chip and Misty profit off of her notoriety. ![]() Ending up at Hammerjack's, Beverly immolates Scotty during a live performance. Scotty witnesses the attack nearby Beverly spots him and pursues him after carjacking a passerby. Beverly follows Jenson home and fatally strikes her with a leg of lamb as she watches Annie. She hides at the video store where Chip is employed Emmy Lou Jenson, a customer, argues with Chip over being fined for failing to rewind a videotape, calling him a "son of a psycho". The service abruptly ends when everyone flees in panic after Beverly sneezes, during which she escapes as police attempt to arrest her. On Sunday, police follow the Sutphins to church as Beverly is named as the prime suspect in the Sterners' murders. Meanwhile, the rest of the family and the police arrive at Scotty's house, only to find him masturbating to an erotic film. She stabs Betty with scissors borrowed from Rosemary Ackerman and pushes an air conditioner from their window onto Ralph. Unbeknownst to them, Beverly intends to kill Ralph and Betty Sterner for calling Eugene to treat the former's toothache on a day Eugene and Beverly planned to spend birdwatching, eating chicken and critiquing Eugene's requests for perfect dental health. Beverly departs at that point fearing for Scotty's life, the others head for his house. That evening at dinner, Chip tells the family about his friend Scotty's suspicions. Beverly spots Carl with another girl at a swap meet and fatally stabs him with a fire iron.Īt Gracey's suggestion, Eugene discovers Beverly's serial killer memorabilia beneath their mattress, which includes recordings from Ted Bundy on the week of his execution. The following day, Misty is upset when Carl Pageant stands her up for a date. Subsequently, Beverly runs over Stubbins with her car, killing him stoner LuAnn Hodges witnesses the murder. At a PTA meeting, math teacher Paul Stubbins criticizes Chip's interest in horror films, believing that Beverly's parenting is adversely affecting his mental health. ![]() Beverly is later revealed to be the perpetrator, retaliating against Dottie for having taken a parking space 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. 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.
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