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Die, Mommie, Die! is a 2003 American satirical black comedy film written by female impersonator Charles Busch, who also plays the lead role.Partly spoof and partly homage, it draws heavily on the tropes and themes of American "Psycho-biddy" films and plays from the 1950s and 1960s that featured strong, sometimes dominating female leads.
Oct 31, 2003 · Die, Mommie, Die!: Directed by Mark Rucker. With Charles Busch, Angela Paton, Jason Priestley, Natasha Lyonne. An ex-pop singer kills her much-hated husband to be with her young lover.
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- Mark Rucker
- 2003-10-31
The problem with "Die, Mommie, Die," a drag send-up of the genre, is that it spoils the fun by making it obvious. While it is true that late in their careers Joan Crawford or Bette Davis sometimes seemed like drag queens, they were not, and would have been offended by the suggestion. The lead in "Die, Mommie, Die" is Charles Busch, a ...
Oct 31, 2003 · Die Mommie Die! This stagy production has enough funny moments to work. Ex-cabaret siren Angela Arden (Charles Busch) is no longer in love with her husband (Philip Baker Hall), and is disconnected ...
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- Mark Rucker
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- Charles Busch
An ex-pop singer kills her much-hated husband to be with her young lover. Her daughter plots Electra-like revenge. Retired singing star, Angela Arden, heads a dysfunctional family. Her husband, filmmaker Sol Sussman, hates her and has a kissy relationship with his nubile daughter, Edith. Angela carries on an affair with Tony Parker, a lounge ...
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Die Mommie Die! 54 Metascore. 2003. 1 hr 30 mins. Comedy. R. Watchlist. Campy send-up of 1950s melodramas stars a drag performer as a female singer who's under suspicion for killing her producer ...
