'night, Mother (film)

'night, Mother
Film poster
Directed by	Tom Moore
Produced by	Aaron Spelling Alan Greisman
Written by	Marsha Norman
Starring	Sissy Spacek Anne Bancroft
Music by	David Shire
Cinematography	Stephen M. Katz
Editing by	Suzanne Pettit
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	September 12, 1986 (1986-09-12)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

'night, Mother is a 1986 American drama film written by Marsha Norman. The film, which stars Sissy Spacek and Anne Bancroft, is based on Norman's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.^[1]

Plot

Jessie is a middle aged woman living with her mother, Thelma. One night, she calmly tells Thelma that by morning she will be dead, as she plans to commit suicide that very evening (she makes this revelation all while nonchalantly organizing household items and preparing to do her mother's nails).

The film between Jessie and Thelma slowly reveals her reasons for her decision and her life together and how thoroughly she has planned her own death, culminating in a disturbing yet unavoidable climax.

Cast

• Sissy Spacek ... Jessie Cates
• Anne Bancroft ... Thelma Cates
• Ed Berke ... Dawson Cates
• Carol Robbins ... Loretta Cates
• Jennifer Roosendahl ... Melodie Cates
• Michael Kenworthy... Kenny Cates
• Sari Walker ... Agnes Fletcher
• Claire Malis ... Operator (voice)

Release

The film was given its first-ever U.S. DVD release by Universal Studios on August 3, 2010.

References

1. ^ "Berlinale: 1987 Programme". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1987/02_programm_1987/02_Programm_1987.html. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 

External links

• 'night, Mother at the Internet Movie Database
• 'night, Mother at AllRovi