Mother's Boys

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الموسوعة الحرة

Mother's Boys is a 1994 American psychological thriller film directed by Yves Simoneau starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer and Vanessa Redgrave.

Mother's Boys premiered at MIFED in October 1993 before being released by Miramax Films on March 18, 1994 in the United States. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $737,548 against an $8 million budget.

Plot

Jude Madigan suddenly and inexplicably leaves her husband, Robert and three sons. Three years later, when Robert finally files for divorce, Jude returns and tries to reclaim her former life. Robert refuses and insists on the divorce. Jude does not accept Robert's decision. She tries, unsuccessfully, to seduce him and harasses Robert's new girlfriend, Callie. Eventually, Jude manipulates and convinces her eldest son, Kes that Callie is the only person standing in the way of their reunited family.

Influenced by Jude, Kes details a plan to his two brothers, Michael and Ben to scare off Callie, convincing them that it is just a game. As the boys debate the plan, Jude's estranged mother, Lydia overhears and confronts Kes and threatens to tell their father. Kes tries unsuccessfully to convince his grandmother that it was just a "game" and tries to stop her from calling his father. A brief struggle ensues and Lydia accidentally falls down the stairs.

While in the hospital, Lydia tells Jude she is not about to let her go through with her plans. She also tells Jude that her father "committed a great sin" against Jude, suggesting that Jude's father might have been molesting her from a young age (which might explain Jude's current erratic and sociopathic behavior). Lydia then goes on to say that she had planned on taking Jude away from her father (viewers are led to believe that this is the reason behind Jude's father's suicide). In a fit of rage, Jude then tries to murder her mother by asphyxiation but is interrupted by a nurse, Jude then flees the hospital. In a state of grief, Jude vandalizes her apartment by smashing the windows, furniture, and fixtures.

Meanwhile, the boys, under the guise of playing the game, handcuff Callie and put her on "trial" for destroying their family. They tie her to a chair but when Ben cuts himself on a broken glass, Callie convinces Michael to free her before his brother dies. She runs with him in an attempt to find a hospital.

يركب كيس ومايكل سيارة كالي ويطاردانهم، لكن جود عطّلت الفرامل، فانحرفت السيارة من فوق جرف، وبقيا معلقين بشكل خطير على شجرة على جانب الجرف. تمكنت كالي من إنقاذ مايكل، لكن بينما كانت تحاول إنقاذ كيس، انزلقت وظلت متدلية من السيارة. هرعت جود "للمساعدة" وأمسكت بيد كالي بعيدًا عن كيس. ثم تركت جود يد كالي عمدًا، لكن كالي تمكنت من التشبث بالسيارة بيدها الأخرى. ومع ذلك، فقدت جود توازنها وسقطت ميتة.

ينتهي الفيلم بمشهد مؤثر يحتضن فيه روبرت كيس، التي كانت في حالة صدمة شديدة بعد أن رأت كابوسًا عن عودة جود من الموت. وكانت كالي بجانب روبرت تواسيهما.

يقذف

يطلق

صدر الفيلم على أشرطة الفيديو VHS في 14 سبتمبر 1994، وعلى أقراص DVD في 16 مارس 1999 من إنتاج شركة Buena Vista Home Entertainment (تحت علامة Miramax Home Entertainment ). وظهر الفيلم لأول مرة على أقراص Blu-ray في 10 مارس 2013 من إنتاج شركة Echo Bridge Entertainment . وقد نفدت نسخ القرص من الأسواق منذ ذلك الحين. [ 2 ]

استقبال

تلقى فيلم "أولاد الأم" مراجعات سلبية بشكل عام، وكان أبرز الانتقادات الموجهة إليه أنه تقليد رديء لفيلم " انجذاب قاتل " (1987). وحصل الفيلم على تقييم 43% على موقع Rotten Tomatoes . [ 3 ]

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