Invisible Mom

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Invisible Mom
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Directed by Fred Olen Ray
Written byWilliam C. Martell
Starring Dee 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.

Contents

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

Plot

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

Cast

Sequel

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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.

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