Mother's Day

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Mother's Day

1980

1h 38m

Horror

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A camping trip turns into a living nightmare when three women encounter two deranged brothers and their equally demented mother in the woods of New Jersey.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Apr 29, 2018

0/4

The question, of course, of why anybody of any age would possibly want to see this film remains without an answer.

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Alan Jones

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Jul 26, 2022

It is offensive, objectionable, very bloody and has no socially redeeming feature whatsoever, but its knowing sense of the ridiculous and its raw energy make it, paradoxically, a film to see and enjoy.

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

May 14, 2012

5/10

Even if it's a bad film... there are enough incidentals that aren't just good enough, but absolutely brilliant, that I can't help but want to give it a pass.

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Matthew Turner

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Jun 9, 2011

2/5

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 4, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Nick O

@Nicki1985 Jun 27, 2025

This brutal backwoods revenge flick is a pretty competent Texas Chainsaw rip-off! An early Troma gem from before they realized they didn’t have to try that hard.

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Julian S

@akajulianscott May 12, 2025

MOTHER’S DAY hides more beneath the surface, stumbling through the middle but nailing a wicked finish.

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Jonathan O

@RT41230270 Oct 8, 2024

Mother's day is The Hills Have Eyes meets The Last House The Left meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in a holiday slasher with dark comedy and shockingly good violent make-up effects and Charles Kaufman did really good job directing a holiday slasher and the cast are terrific but the writing is a bit off for the characters and some jokes are good and others are like "huh" like we don't get the joke but I really fun and perfect to watch this holiday cult classic slasher for all mother's for their mother's day to enjoy.

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May 13, 2022

This horror comedy fits into a so bad it's good category. It's full of hilarious Slash stick comedy and lovable villians.

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steve d

@RT35616104 Jul 14, 2020

No scares and little plot.

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Synopsis

A camping trip turns into a living nightmare when three women encounter two deranged brothers and their equally demented mother in the woods of New Jersey.

Director: Charles Kaufman
Producer: Michael Kravitz, Charles Kaufman
Screenwriter: Charles Kaufman
Distributor: Ambassador Film Distributors [ca]
Production Co: Troma Entertainment
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 1980, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2016
Runtime: 1h 38m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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