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Bon appétit maman

Original title: Ed and His Dead Mother
  • 1993
  • PG-13
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
2.6K
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Steve Buscemi, Ned Beatty, John Glover, Sam Sorbo, and Miriam Margolyes in Bon appétit maman (1993)
A mourning son makes a deal to reanimate his one year dead mother, however things turn into an unexpected direction.
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A mourning son makes a deal to reanimate his mother one year after her death, but things take an unexpected turn.A mourning son makes a deal to reanimate his mother one year after her death, but things take an unexpected turn.A mourning son makes a deal to reanimate his mother one year after her death, but things take an unexpected turn.

  • Director
    • Jonathan Wacks
  • Writer
    • Chuck Hughes
  • Stars
    • Eric Christmas
    • Steve Buscemi
    • Harper Roisman
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    6.0/10
    2.6K
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    • Director
      • Jonathan Wacks
    • Writer
      • Chuck Hughes
    • Stars
      • Eric Christmas
      • Steve Buscemi
      • Harper Roisman
    • 29User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Eric Christmas
    Eric Christmas
    • Mr. Abner
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Ed Chilton
    Harper Roisman
    • Judge Fearson
    Sam Sorbo
    Sam Sorbo
    • Storm Reynolds
    • (as Sam Jenkins)
    Ned Beatty
    Ned Beatty
    • Uncle Benny
    Gary Farmer
    Gary Farmer
    • Big Lar
    Robert Harvey
    • Mr. Anderson
    John Glover
    John Glover
    • A.J. Pattle
    Miriam Margolyes
    Miriam Margolyes
    • Mabel Chilton
    Jon Gries
    Jon Gries
    • Rob Sundheimer
    Dawn Hudson
    Dawn Hudson
    • Telemarketer
    Eric Poppick
    Eric Poppick
    • Sam Halibut
    Rance Howard
    Rance Howard
    • Rev. Praxton
    Warren Munson
    • Uncle Bill
    Carol Schlanger
    Carol Schlanger
    • Aunt Sophie
    John Walter Davis
    • Cop #1
    Biff Yeager
    Biff Yeager
    • Cop #2
    Nancy Reed
    • Reverend's wife
    • Director
      • Jonathan Wacks
    • Writer
      • Chuck Hughes
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    10ralyin

    While not a movie for everyone, give this one a shot!

    I first saw this movie on late-night cable; and instantly fell in love with both this film, and the talent of Steve Buscemi. Viewing this movie is HIGHLY entertaining. Although, I have discovered, while watching with groups, that this movie is not for everyone. Some of my friends feel as though it is TOO unbelievable a storyline, making it hard to watch. I feel as though the unrealistic concept is WHAT makes this movie the gem that it is. I also feel as though the supporting cast is fantastic... Of course, it doesn't have the greatest acting in the world...and once again, that is part of its' cultish charm!
    6Hey_Sweden

    Happy people live forever. Happy people never die.

    Ed Chilton (Steve Buscemi) is a hardware store owner / operator still mourning the death of his mother Mabel (Miriam Margolyes) one year later. Therefore he is easy prey for a smarmy, super slick salesman, A.J. Pattle (John Glover), who's hawking the reanimation of the deceased. Ed soon agrees, and after some setbacks and price haggling, Mabel is brought by Pattle to Eds' doorstep. Naturally, as Ed and his uncle Benny (Ned Beatty) quickly realize, she's not the woman she used to be. For one thing, her new diet should come as a shock to no-one.

    "Ed and His Dead Mother" is a pretty predictable black comedy, with no real inspired moments or fireworks. That said, it's still easy enough to take, and enjoy, but that itself may pose a problem for some viewers: it's NOT all that dark, or insane. One might think of it as a much milder version of Peter Jacksons' "Braindead", minus the over the top gore. What makes it as entertaining as it is is this excellent cast of familiar faces. Buscemi is endearing in the lead, the often priceless Glover is a hoot as usual, Beatty is quite funny (his character is a shameless, horny voyeur), and the under rated Margolyes has fun as the re-animated mother. The supporting cast can boast a couple of other recognizable people: Eric Christmas as a defense attorney, Gary Farmer as hardware store employee "Big Lar", Jon Gries as an ex- convict, and Rance Howard (very funny himself) as a crazed reverend. Sam Jenkins (a.k.a. Mrs. Kevin Sorbo) offers up lots of sex appeal as a new neighbor. Dawn Hudson, who has a bit as a telemarketer, became Chief Executive Officer of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences years later.

    The movie is decently directed by Jonathan Wacks, who'd produced the cult classic "Repo Man" about a decade previous, and whose other directorial credits include "Powwow Highway" and "Mystery Date". It's also noteworthy for its stylistic choice of black & white wrap around segments, and Mason Darings' fine score.

    "Ed and His Dead Mother" isn't anything great, but it does offer some fun for a well paced 91 minutes.

    Six out of 10.
    needsamuse

    Quirky.. I love it

    Don't care what anyone says.. I love this movie! Twas the movie that got me hooked on Steve Buscemi many the year ago... Its odd, quirky, and cheesy-on-purpose. If you go into it expecting that.. You'll probably like it more. I dunno.. This is an all time fave of mine, and a lot of it has to do with the quirkiness of it (I like 'out-of-the-norm' movies.. especially comedies). If yer a Steve fan or not.. Check this movie out for some fun laughs :-)
    6shelbymustang

    A slightly borrowed storyline but that's OK

    Anyone familiar with the original 'Twilight Zone' series may see some familiarity to the 1964 Season 5 - Episode 32 - 'Mr. Garrity and the Graves' which was a reheat of an actual event. That story was based on an 1873 incident in Alta, Utah.

    Beyond that is was a fairly enjoyable movie, I can see how it is more popular now than at its original release as it circulates out on cable and streaming services.With a cast (partial list of notables) like this the movie works well.

    Steve Buscemi as the phobic, off kilter Ed Chilton, Ned Beatty as Uncle Benny with his one liners, John Glover as the consummate salesman A. J. Pattle, Sam Jenkins as Storm Reynolds, (all 5'-11" of her), Jon Gries as psycho Rob Sundheimer and Gary Farmer as the unflappable, stoic Big Lar.

    I thought that the last scene fell flat but maybe they were in a hurry to wrap it up in the 1:33 runtime.
    7gavin6942

    A Very Odd Comedy... or Horror... or Something

    Ed (Steve Buscemi) loves his mother, but she's been dead for a year. When the Happy People Corporation gives him the chance to bring her back from the dead, he readily agrees. Also, we have a romantic subplot and a story of a man who just got out of prison (who I think is played by the same guy who played Uncle Rico and the Wolfman from "Monster Squad").

    Steve Buscemi has never steered me wrong, and putting him in a lead role was brilliant on someone's part (he too often ends up forgotten in the background). This is one of his best roles, right up there with his part in "Ghost World". Buscemi knows comedy, and now it seems we can safely say he can even do romance (who would have thought?).

    The comedy here is of the dark kind you might find on "Tales From the Crypt" or "Creepshow", with old women trying to eat dogs and the use of chainsaws and lawnmowers as weapons (has someone been watching "Dead Alive"?). People who love mainstream comedy (Ben Stiller fans) aren't going to love this, but those who like the stranger stuff will eat it up.

    The salesman was great. I forget his name, but he looks like an old Ted Danson. He had a role that seemed like he should have been a newspaperman from "Little Shop of Horrors", his style was right out of the Roger Corman playbook. And the beautiful woman next door (played by Sam Jenkins, whose name does not do her justice)... ravishing! Those outfits were a little strange (even for the early 1990s) but she made them work. Would you believe Buscemi could find a woman this attractive? Believe it!

    The gore was very minimal (even during a chainsaw scene) and the nudity was decent. The humor was the real selling point (if you don't find the opening courtroom scene funny, you may as well turn it off right then). But there was just something really great about this one, it was put together perfectly.

    Fans of "Dead Alive" might like this one, as will fans of "Little Shop of Horrors". I really think you'll appreciate the similarities. And if you need Buscemi like Britney needs panties, this should be on the top of your must-see list.

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    • Trivia
      When Uncle Benny (Ned Beatty) talks to Ed Chilton (Steve Buscemi) on the porch swing, he is holding a June, 1992 edition of Esquire Magazine. The cover depicts then-President George Hubert Walker Bush, with the caption, "What Me Worry: How George Bush Went Mad In the White House."
    • Goofs
      Ed's mother's glasses as she jumps the fence.
    • Quotes

      Rev. Praxton: Ed, I like to grease the highboard better than anyone and if it was just four or five guys, I'd have no problem with that, but when I come home and find her doing the two-back beast with the entire church council, well by God, that's going too far - especially since half the council is women! That's when I take a stand. That's when I'm counted as a man! That's when I throw my balls up over my shoulder and charge into the fire!

    • Crazy credits
      Found near the end of the credits about a character who died in a nasty way: Rob Sundheimer...dead but not forgotten.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Ed Gein, le boucher (2000)
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      Performed by The Golden Palominos

      Written by Anton Fier / Mark Miller

      © Complete Music Ltm. (PRS)

      Administered by Incomplete Muisc, Inc. (BMI) in USA

      Courtesy of Metrotone/Restless Records

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    • Release date
      • November 17, 1993 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ed and His Dead Mother
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA(filming location)
    • Production company
      • Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
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    • Budget
      • $1,800,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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