The Hollywood Mom's Mystery

"Who do you have to kill to get ahead in this town?"

2004 1h 27m EN

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★7.3TMDB · 3★4.5IMDB · 253

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Synopsis

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Lucy Freers has a long-standing marriage, a nine-year old daughter, and a great family life in the suburbs of Hollywood. Great, that is, until the Hollywood set decides that motherhood is the newest way to go. When local neighbor Julia Prentice, the wife of a famous movie actor, adopts a baby in full view of the show-business media, the parenthood craze hits its peak. Soon after, Julia is found lying dead in Lucy's swimming pool, with Lucy and her husband labeled as suspects. Now Lucy must determine the truth to clear the name of both herself and her family.

“Who do you have to kill to get ahead in this town?”

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Cast

Justine Bateman
Lucy Freers
Elizabeth Peña
Theresa Shoe
George Hamilton
Woody Prentice
Laura Johnson
Francine Palumbo
David Gail
Justin Caffrey
Martin Kove
Sandy Palumbo
Stephanie Cameron
Mattie Ballard
Melora Hardin
Summer Rossner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David S. Cass Sr.
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David S. Cass Sr., shot by Maximo Munzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jennifer Jean Cacavas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Justine Bateman and Elizabeth Peña and George Hamilton carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Who do you have to kill to get ahead in this town?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0377751 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David S. Cass Sr. directs. Maximo Munzi behind the camera. Jennifer Jean Cacavas cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Directed by David S. Cass Sr., shot by Maximo Munzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Jennifer Jean Cacavas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Justine Bateman and Elizabeth Peña and George Hamilton carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Who do you have to kill to get ahead in this town?".
7IMDB entry: tt0377751 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.