"Picture Mommy Dead" was poorly written, poorly acted at times and very poorly directed. Other than that, it was terrific.
The film begins with a fire and a lady (Zsa Zsa Gabor) burning to death. In the next scene, years have passed and the dead woman's daughter is being checked out of a mental institution by her father. Apparently, she witnessed the killing and her mind snapped. Once she's home, however, it soon becomes rather apparent that she is rather demented and she keeps having weird hallucinations and recollections about the night her mother died. Her evil step-mother (Martha Hyer) wants to take advantage of these memories, as there was a super-valuable necklace that disappeared that night--and this nasty woman wants it all for herself. Where does all this end? See the film...or not.
The worst acting was Susan Gordon who played the mentally ill daughter. If the name sounds familiar, she's the director's daughter and her acting is highly reminiscent of Sophia Coppola's in "The Godfather III". Surprisingly, Don Ameche (the father) is pretty bad as well, as he seemed awfully zombie-like at times. Only Hyer came off well. But regardless, the dialog was often dumb and the murder with the grappling hook surprisingly stupid. Not at all good but not so bad that it would be of interest to folks due to its kitsch value.
The film begins with a fire and a lady (Zsa Zsa Gabor) burning to death. In the next scene, years have passed and the dead woman's daughter is being checked out of a mental institution by her father. Apparently, she witnessed the killing and her mind snapped. Once she's home, however, it soon becomes rather apparent that she is rather demented and she keeps having weird hallucinations and recollections about the night her mother died. Her evil step-mother (Martha Hyer) wants to take advantage of these memories, as there was a super-valuable necklace that disappeared that night--and this nasty woman wants it all for herself. Where does all this end? See the film...or not.
The worst acting was Susan Gordon who played the mentally ill daughter. If the name sounds familiar, she's the director's daughter and her acting is highly reminiscent of Sophia Coppola's in "The Godfather III". Surprisingly, Don Ameche (the father) is pretty bad as well, as he seemed awfully zombie-like at times. Only Hyer came off well. But regardless, the dialog was often dumb and the murder with the grappling hook surprisingly stupid. Not at all good but not so bad that it would be of interest to folks due to its kitsch value.