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Serial Mom | 1994 | R | - 5.7.6
A John Waters' black comedy about the perfect suburban mom, who's also a serial killer.
SEX/NUDITY 5 - Several brief but obvious flashes of a pornographic movie showing nude, abnormally large breasts, and a number of skin magazines with varying degrees of female nudity. There is one very noisy and rambunctious sex scene between a married couple (they are shown under covers). There is also a very long masturbation scene (also under covers).
VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - There are 7 murders, and all include gore. The murder weapons include scissors, a fireplace poker, a car, an air conditioner, a telephone receiver, falling stage lights and a leg of lamb. One victim is set on fire. All of these scenes are played for comic effect, but they are gruesome nonetheless. Also, several gross-out scenes, involving a squashed fly, disgusting table manners, and phlegm.
LANGUAGE 6 - About a dozen F-words, and an assortment of very profane insults, scatological and anatomical references.
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Masturbation, drug use, voyeurism.
MESSAGE - Picture-perfect suburbs hide dark secrets.
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