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Ed and his Dead Mother (1993)
(8/10): Before Steve Buscemi was a household name he starred in various independent films, mostly in the nineties like Reservoir Dogs for example, but one of his most peculiar and odd films in general was Ed and his Dead Mother.
Ed, played by Buscemi, is a lonely man living with his uncle after the passing of his mother, of whom he spent most of his life with.
Ed always has his Mum in mind but then he meets a man from the Happy Corporation who is willing to sell Life to Ed.
Essentially what that means is that Ed can get his Mum back from the grave.
When Mum arrives she begins to act increasingly different; Cursing, Peeling potatoes in the fridge and hunting down neighbours dogs to eat, Ed then begins to struggle between keeping her around and also keeping his newly found love alive.
Then Rob returns from prison and has an in for Mum as she got him locked up in the first place, Mum begins to snap and becomes murderous.
It's a quirky, offbeat comedy with some horror undertones that has the charisma of Steve Buscemi and its wild premise carrying it all out to where it stays fun and engaging.
It's got some absolutely laugh out loud moments.
Miriam Margoyles looks like she's having the time of her life playing Mum and just getting to go crazy with her role and also popular Character Actor from The Monster Squad and TerrorVision, Jon Gries Makes an Appearance as well.
The Film was also directed by the Producer for the Cult Staple, Repo Man and also the director of the original 21 Jump Street television show.
The film is off the wall and while you might not consider it all that good, it's worth checking out as it's still pretty fun and also interesting to see where Buscemi came from.
Ed and his Dead Mother (1993)
(8/10): Before Steve Buscemi was a household name he starred in various independent films, mostly in the nineties like Reservoir Dogs for example, but one of his most peculiar and odd films in general was Ed and his Dead Mother.
Ed, played by Buscemi, is a lonely man living with his uncle after the passing of his mother, of whom he spent most of his life with.
Ed always has his Mum in mind but then he meets a man from the Happy Corporation who is willing to sell Life to Ed.
Essentially what that means is that Ed can get his Mum back from the grave.
When Mum arrives she begins to act increasingly different; Cursing, Peeling potatoes in the fridge and hunting down neighbours dogs to eat, Ed then begins to struggle between keeping her around and also keeping his newly found love alive.
Then Rob returns from prison and has an in for Mum as she got him locked up in the first place, Mum begins to snap and becomes murderous.
It's a quirky, offbeat comedy with some horror undertones that has the charisma of Steve Buscemi and its wild premise carrying it all out to where it stays fun and engaging.
It's got some absolutely laugh out loud moments.
Miriam Margoyles looks like she's having the time of her life playing Mum and just getting to go crazy with her role and also popular Character Actor from The Monster Squad and TerrorVision, Jon Gries Makes an Appearance as well.
The Film was also directed by the Producer for the Cult Staple, Repo Man and also the director of the original 21 Jump Street television show.
The film is off the wall and while you might not consider it all that good, it's worth checking out as it's still pretty fun and also interesting to see where Buscemi came from.