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Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   1,330 votes
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Director:
Mark Rucker
Writers (WGA):
Charles Busch (play)
Charles Busch (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
31 October 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Hollywood...It's a dirty town but someone has to do it!
Plot:
An ex-pop singer kills her much-hated husband to be with her young lover. Her daughter plots Electra-like revenge. | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
4 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Writer Gets Movie Credit -- On Placards Inside Theaters
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 4 November 2003)
User Comments:
Intentionally campy, but not requiring any weird taste in movies! more (41 total)

Cast

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Charles Busch ... Angela Arden / Barbara Arden
Angela Paton ... Angela's Fan

Jason Priestley ... Tony Parker

Natasha Lyonne ... Edith Sussman
Frances Conroy ... Bootsie Carp

Philip Baker Hall ... Sol Sussman

Stark Sands ... Lance Sussman
Josh Hutchinson ... Policeman

Victor Raider-Wexler ... Sam Fishbein

Nora Dunn ... Shatzi Van Allen

Christopher McDaniel ... Moving Man #1 (as Chris McDaniel)

Tom Hughes ... Moving Man #2

Stanley DeSantis ... Tuchman
Paul Vinson ... Leather Daddy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Steve Guilmette ... Flashback Shadow (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mark Rucker 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Charles Busch (play)

Charles Busch (screenplay)

Produced by
Dante Di Loreto .... producer
Lonny Dubrofsky .... executive producer
Anthony Edwards .... producer
Jeff Greenberg .... associate producer
Robert Hall .... associate producer
Bill Kenwright .... producer
Frank Pavich .... co-producer
Neil Weinman .... co-executive producer
 
Original Music by
Dennis McCarthy 
 
Cinematography by
Kelly Evans 
 
Film Editing by
Philip Harrison 
 
Casting by
Collin Daniel 
Jeff Greenberg 
 
Production Design by
Joseph B. Tintfass 
 
Set Decoration by
Sandy Adams 
 
Costume Design by
Michael Bottari 
Ronald Case 
Thomas G. Marquez 
 
Makeup Department
Jason Collins .... supervisor: Almost Human
Becky Cotton .... key makeup artist
Robert Hall .... special makeup designer
Francie Paull .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Philip Harrison .... post-production supervisor
Erik Olson .... production manager (as Erik M. Olson)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Alexander .... first assistant director
Mike Currie .... second second assistant director
Courtney King .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Michael Courville .... property master
Jim Falkenstein .... assistant property master
Brian Kline .... lead man
Leonard Kudishevich .... swing gang
Bryan Langer .... assistant art director
Kathleen Noonan .... set dresser
Carol Lea Pike .... assistant property master
Mark Weathers .... swing gang
 
Sound Department
Jon Ailetcher .... sound mixer
John Brasher .... sound re-recording mixer
Roberto Domínguez .... foley mixer
Daniel Hastings .... boom operator
Eric Hoeschen .... foley artist
Peter Levin .... adr recordist
Rick MacLane .... sound engineer
Peggy McAffee .... sound effects editor
Stewart Nelson .... adr editor (as Stewart Nelsen)
Stewart Nelson .... dialogue editor (as Stewart Nelsen)
Paul Ratajczak .... sound re-recording mixer
Paul Ratajczak .... sound supervisor
Trevor Sperry .... adr mixer
Trevor Ward .... sound consultant: Dolby
Lance Wiseman .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Stunts
Lou Simon .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Andrew .... grip
Richard Avalon .... first assistant camera
Robert Baek .... second assistant camera
Brian Bartolini .... electrician
Jeremy Brussell .... best boy grip
Todd Dos Reis .... camera operator (as Todd A. Dos Reis)
Kyle Drevlo .... dolly grip
Greg Gayne .... camera loader
Zack Greene .... grip
Jesse Jaraczewski .... best boy
Jean-Baptiste LeConte .... electrician
Cullen Lockwood .... first assistant camera
Kristina Loggia .... still photographer
BJ McDonnell .... grip
Rob Monroy .... second assistant camera
Robert Murphy .... electrician (as Rob Murphy)
Rich Paisley .... gaffer
Charles Papert .... Steadicam operator
Rainy Rau .... additional camera loader
Alfredo Rosado .... second assistant camera (as Alfredo A. Rosado)
Aaron Schulte .... grip
Rick Tucker .... key grip
Tracy Tucker .... grip
 
Casting Department
Ron Digman .... casting assistant
Stan Landsman .... extras casting
Cathy Reinking .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Bottari .... costume designer: Charles Busch's costumes
Ronald Case .... costume designer: Charles Busch's costumes
Jesse Rodriguez .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Travis Graalman .... assistant editor
Stephen R. Sheridan .... color timer (as Steve Sheridan)
 
Music Department
Douglas M. Lackey .... music editor (as Doug Lackey)
Dennis McCarthy .... conductor
Steve Shepherd .... score mixer
 
Transportation Department
Al Burton .... transportation coordinator
Gary Jackson .... transportation captain
 
Other crew
Carlos Castellanos .... production coordinator
Crystal Connell .... craft service
Jae Downing .... production assistant
Kojo Lewis .... location manager (as E. Kojo Lewis)
Jan McWilliams .... script supervisor
Matt Miller .... production assistant
Grant Nellessen .... title designer: main titles
Irwin M. Rappaport .... attorney (as Irwin Rappaport)
Irwin M. Rappaport .... production attorney
Rachel Smith .... production assistant
Danica Vorkapich .... production assistant
Diana Wrenn .... assistant production coordinator
Kevin W. Wright .... production assistant
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content, language and a drug scene.
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color | Black and White
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Aviator Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Charles Casillo alleged that 'Charles Busch' had plagiarized his 1989 play "One Night Stand In A Lonely Hotel" and a temporary restraining order was issued ordering that he be given credit for the story and play. On 7 November 2003, a judge ruled that there were "no substantial similarities of protectible expression" between the play and the film and ordered that the injunction be removed, and that Busch be given sole credit for the film. more
Quotes:
Angela Arden: [In the car with Sol, coming back from the theater where they have just seen the Greek tragedy "The House of Atreus," in which Queen Clytemnestra stabs Agamemnon to death] Well, I thought the murder scene was beautifully staged. The character of Queen Clytemnestra was almost... sympathetic. Aren't you glad I made you renew our theater subscriptions?
Sol Sussman: [Annoyed] Oh, Angela, shut up. The best performance tonight was you pretending to be a wife!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Why Not Me more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Intentionally campy, but not requiring any weird taste in movies!, 3 July 2004
9/10
Author: pachl from Illinois

Why am I taking the time to review this movie? Because I loved it, practically every minute of it. Even now, I'm thinking about renting it again because this is the type of movie that you don't easily forget.

The plot of Die, Mommie, Die is straightforward: a washed-up singer is trapped in a bad marriage to a movie mogul who really doesn't love her. She decides to kill him so she can have a life and a real lover. That pretty much sums up the general plot.

The only criticism I have of this movie is that it should have tried to incorporate more songs, such as was done in the great Julie Andrews hit, "Victor Victoria". The one song in Die, Mommie, Die, "Why Not Me?" is repeated in several flashbacks. I don't know if the song is original, but it was perfect for this movie, and I wished there were more songs like this because it would have been a great soundtrack to buy.

This not a movie that would appeal only appeal to a small part of the movie-going public, but rather a great, campy movie that is full of fun. Perhaps the best compliment I can give this movie is that I wish I had seen it on the big screen. It would be well worth the $9.

Addendum: Almost four years have gone by since I reviewed this movie, but I have no indication if anyone has ever read this. So, if you stopped by, please leave your thumbs up or thumbs down.

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