Invisible Mom

Invisible Mom
VHS cover art
Directed byFred Olen Ray
Written byWilliam C. Martell
StarringDee Wallace
Barry Livingston
Music byJeffrey Walton
Release date
  • February 29, 1996 (1996-02-29)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Invisible Mom is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Fred Olen Ray. The plot revolves around a mother who becomes invisible, after having drunk a potion.

The film features a cameo from John Ashley.[1]

Plot

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Laura, Karl's wife, accidentally drinks her inventor husband's latest concoction, an invisibility potion.

Cast

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Sequel

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The film was followed by a 1999 sequel, Invisible Mom 2.[1] also directed by Ray.[2] But it has also a 1997 follow-up, Invisible Dad,[3] whose plot is described as "much inferior" than this film's.[4]

Analysis

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Blending science-fiction, parody and comedy, the film has been described as a farce.[3] In her about book about fictional invisibility, A. Calanchi states, "Fred Olen Ray is exemplary, since it seems that he directed at least two family movies on the same subject".[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Vagg, Stephen (December 2019). "A Hell of a Life: The Nine Lives of John Ashley". Diabolique Magazine.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ McBain, Diane; Michaud, Michael Gregg. Famous Enough: A Hollywood Memoir. BearManor Media.
  3. ^ a b Movies, Phantom of the (2000). The Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope: The Ultimate Guide to the Latest, Greatest, and Weirdest Genre Videos. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-8129-3149-5.
  4. ^ Martin, Mick; Porter, Marsha (2003). DVD & Video Guide 2004. Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-44993-1.
  5. ^ Calanchi, Alessandra (1999). Dismissing the Body: Strange Cases of Fictional Invisibility. CLUEB. ISBN 978-88-491-1409-6.

Sources

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  • Mick Martin, Marsha Porter (2001). "Invisible Mom". Video Movie Guide 2002. Random House Publishing Group. p. 554. ISBN 9780345421005. independent review
  • Martin Connors, Jim Craddock (1999). "Invisible Mom". VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 1999. Visible Ink Press. p. 462. ISBN 9781578590414. independent review
  • Robert A. Nowlan, Gwendolyn L. Nowlan, Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan (2001). "Invisible Mom". The Films of the Nineties: A Complete, Qualitative Filmography of Over 3000 Feature-length English Language Films, Theatrical and Video-only, Released Between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 1999. McFarland & Company. p. 284. ISBN 9780786409747.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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