Product Details

• Actors: Rebecca De Mornay, Shawn Ashmore, Jamie King
• Directors: Darren Lynn Bousman
• Format: NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Dubbed: English
• Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: ANCHOR BAY
• DVD Release Date: May 8, 2012
• Run Time: 108 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B007CZ3D6O
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,619 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the maker of Saw II, III and IV, MOTHER'S DAY is a graphic remake of the Troma horror classic, Mother's Day. After a bank robbery gone wrong, three brothers go home to hideout…only to discover that their Mother (Rebecca De Mornay) lost their house in a foreclosure. The new owners and their party guests become the depraved brothers' unwitting hostages. Their sadistic Mother soon arrives and brilliantly takes control of the situation, ratcheting up the terror. As the hostages struggle desperately to survive the harrowing torture, they realize that there is nothing a Mother won't do to protect her children.

Based on ''Mother's Day'' written by Charles Kaufman and Warren Leight, screenstory and screenplay by Scott Milam and Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, MOTHER'S DAY also stars Jaime King, Briana Evigan, Patrick Flueger, Deborah Ann Woll, Matt O' Leary, Jessie Rusu, Frank Grillo, Warren Kole, and Shawn Ashmore.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars A pretty creepy look at what would happen if the woman from "Hand That Rocks The Cradle" grew up. Worth a watch. I say B. April 28, 2012

By Tony Heck

"Look at me, if someone's lying there will be consequences. I guarantee it." After three teens commit a crime they run to their mother's house for safety. When they get there they find out that the home was foreclosed on and there are now new people living there. The mother (De Mornay) shows up and begins to take control to get her and her boys out safe. I have to say that going in I was expecting a pretty lame B movie. This was much better then I thought. Very tense and pretty scary in the fact that this movie could actually happen. Imagine having a party with your friends when a group of criminals with guns show up thinking it's their house. What would you do. This movie is made for me by the fact that Rebecca De Mornay is playing a similar character that she played in "Hand That Rocks The Cradle". She has the same level of "normal-creepiness" that is makes her seem at once normal and insane. To me that is creepy. This is a good watch. Overall, if the woman from "Hand That Rocks The Cradle" grew up this is the type of person and movie it would become. I give it a B.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprise! This Version is Far Better Than The Original Film May 20, 2012

By Chad Radford

The original "Mother's Day" film was directed by Charles Kaufman, brother of Troma's Lloyd Kaufman, and released in the early 1980's in the middle of the slasher movie craze. It was wild, intense, gory, and included some very silly humor. I saw it on cable tv in 1983 on the night before Mother's Day and it scared the heck out of me when Queenie made her appearance at the end of the film. The 2010 version of "Mother's Day" is a reimagining of the orignal film. In a nod to the original film, there are a few references to Queenie. However, that is where the similarities end. Rebecca de Mornay plays the mother character in this movie and she owns every scene she is in through out the entire film. She is by turns motherly and caring and sadistic and brutal. She rules her family with an iron grip. You can read the synopsis of the film on the Amazon web site so I won't go into details. I will say this movie is very brutal, graphic, and intense. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this film. In a review of the film, Rue Morgue Magazine said that the movie was so good it should have been released in the theaters instead of dumped on DVD without a theatrical screening. I wholeheartedly agree. This movie deserves much better.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Mother May I May 10, 2012

By Dayna Newman

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Being a fan of the original Troma version of this remake I didn't know how they could possibly re edit this keeping it somewhat true to the original yet bringing it up to date.
They managed to keep the story somewhat in tact such as keeping the main characters names the same they even mentioned Queenie a few times.
This time around they added a daughter played by the beautiful Deborah Ann Woll who also plays Jessica on True Blood' Her character is confused and timid and more emotionally vulnerable than her brothers Ike Addley and Johnny.They added some Family drama and treachery to the victims as well which played perfectly into the plot of this story.
Rebecca DeMornay was amazing as Mother and spoke a few lines that were a direct homage to The Hand That Rocks The Cradle such as 'You cant take care of your child ,you can't even keep your man'.
The acting was good overall and it was a non stop bloody thrill ride.
It wasn't a splatterfest like I had heard but it is certainly violent and there are some very graphic scenes and a couple of splatters.
There was one death scene in particular that stayed very true to the original. I'm speaking of the drain cleaner and television set...I have no clue why this wasn't in theaters because I can envision people in the audience rooting for the hero or heroine or heroes or heroines to do to Mother what The Herione did to DeMornay's Character, Peyton Flanders in The hand That Rocks The Cradle.It's the best movie of this type I have seen in quite awhile.
I bought the Blu ray and am watching it again today.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly Suspenseful Film May 12, 2012

By Herbert West

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I'm a horror obsesso. I love anything from Fulci/Argento flicks, to 80's slashers and bizarre euro cult trash, as well as newer horror films like Inside, the FIRST Saw and the FIRST Hostel. I liked the original Mother's Day alright, though as far as classic slashers go, it was marginally low on the list. Still, I wanted to see this because Rebecca De Mornay played Mother and it was directed by Darren Bousman - a fine director who has shown his merits on films like Repo The Genetic Opera.

Guess What? This film delivers it all. Action, horror, drama, suspense, gore, torture, plot twists - all of the highest pedigree. This film is a good example of when remakes work. The original was very violent and crazy in that 80's way, but it was not suspensful and was predictable (by 1983 the formula was well established). The new version of Mother's Day is very well written. Mother, Ike, & Addley are all present, along with two younger new siblings (one of whom you will recognize from a certain sultry show), as well as nods to Queenie a few times. :)

I will say, I thought I had seen it all (and I pretty much have), but its nice to occasionally have a film that has all the right elements come together. By the end of this movie, I was on the edge of my seat and thats what a well crafted horror film should do.

Recommended for all horror fans. I will never think of a pool ball the same way again...