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The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom |  | Actors: Kathleen Marie Archer, Jana Arnold, Megan Berwick, Nelly Bly, Beau Bridges
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 46638
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 99 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 90875
ISBN: 0783120192
UPC: 026359087523
EAN: 9780783120195
ASIN: B00005Y6YC
Theatrical Release Date: April 10, 1993
Release Date: April 2, 2002
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| • | Wanda and Verna both want their daughters to join the high school cheerleading team. Since Verna's child seems more likely to win, Wanda plans to distract the child by murdering Verna! Based on a true story.Running Time: 99 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R Age: 026359087523 UPC: 026359087523 Manufacturer No: 90875 |
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Directed by Michael Ritchie (The Candidate) with an eye toward his terrific 1970s legacy of social and political satires, this 1993 HBO comedy stars Holly Hunter as the real-life Texas woman who solicited a killer to aid her daughter's dream of becoming a high school cheerleader. Hunter is remarkable in the lead, somehow both scary and sympathetic. But it is Ritchie who gets to the heart of the matter in the aftermath of the murder, when there is a mad scramble by the media and Hollywood to package the absurdist atrocity for their own ends. One of the director's more biting studies of the shadow side of ritual Americana, this is not for anyone looking for a bull docudrama. --Tom Keogh
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WANDA & VERNA BOTH WANT THEIR DAUGHTERS TO JOIN THE HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING TEAM. SINCE VERNA'S CHILD SEEMS MORE LIKELY TO WIN, WANDA PLANS TO DISTRACT THE CHILD BY MURDERING VERNA!BASED ON A TRUE STORY.
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Almost too convincing June 10, 2000
A. Griffiths (London)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This movie succeeds in being hugely entertaining thanks to Holly Hunter's amazing performance in the title role. She is thoroughly convincing as the trashy, pushy mom who's dedication to the success of her daughter's future as a cheerleader eventually leads to attempted murder. The realism is heightened by the use of restaged media footage, and "interviews" with Hunter (in character), who's cracked logic and twitchy mannerisms will have you in stitches. All the performances are good, and the result is a very black comedy that effectively ridicules this misguided woman's bizarre and near-deadly obsession with success and one-upmanship. Recommended, as it works on so many levels.
Positively Unbelievable! June 7, 2005
blockhed (UK)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Well, blow me over! I was stunned! I bought this dvd in a supermarket for less than I've ever paid before, expecting nothing much, purely on the basis of the peculiar title and the name of Holly Hunter. It's an absolute masterpiece: story, direction, acting, the lot! Made 13 years ago, and I'd never heard of it. One of the mothers talks about skill, not promotion, and that must be it. Tons of skill, no promotion. It is simply too good to be plugged, and its reputation can only get steadily better: see the other reviews --- a chorus of agreement. Holly is amazing, and everyone else is just perfect. Every scene is a delight: weirdly true and truly weird. This goes straight into the small group of films that I regard as the best ever.
Later. Well, I just have to add something to try to work out just what makes this movie so perfect. Basically, it must be down to the writing, which is superb. The dialogue never puts a foot wrong. These characters are fully rounded, totally developed, highly comic, yet incredibly real. Everything in the relationships is understated, subtle, accurately observed, and convincing. You feel you know exactly what these people are like, and can visualize precisely how this bizarre situation arose. Holly's performance is out of this world. The scene in the car with Beau Bridges is one of the two or three funniest I have ever seen. You know that Wanda doesn't really believe what she is saying, yet at the same time she really does want Verna gone. Verna's reactions are just as brilliant, and the slide into celebrity status of all the participants, including the school kids, is so accurate it hurts. The family atmosphere in the Holloway household is spot on; and the boy's performance is particularly good. What a consummate work of art!
Highly underrated & sadly neglected masterpiece of satire May 12, 2004
inframan (the lower depths)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is one of the best satires I have ever seen on film.
Holly Hunter gives the performance of her career & Swoosie Kurtz & Beau Bridges are outstanding. But all the performances are hilarious & perfectly on target.
The material is universally outrageous - all the more so for being based on a true story. Michael Ritchie was a brilliant director whose work has been sadly neglected. Prime Cut & Smile are two of his other masterpieces which deserve resurrection & pristine restoration on DVD.
Isn't it interesting how many so many of the best & most outrageous films are about Texas: This plus Texas Chainsaw Massacre plus Murder in Texas plus True Stories. Then there's Alamo...
Awesome acting, great comedic script July 16, 1999
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This movie was hysterical! I loved Holly Hunter - she definitely deserved an Emmy for her performance. The music was great too -- I'm hoping "Dead Dog" was written for the movie and isn't a real song. If it IS a real song, than country music has hit an alltime low regarding subject matter for tunes. See this movie, you'll be glad you did!
Too Good To Be True! July 8, 2002
Anitra McIntyre (Illinois)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Simply stating that this movie is good is an understatement! Holly Hunter's performance with an outstanding supporting cast was spectacular. I have seen this film too many times to count. The script isn't cheesey and no one actually is portrayed as a victim. Every character had a wonderful human touch. Great performance of a real life event.
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