The read
Scores higher than 75% of the 1,428 1990s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Bright young student Raymond Aibelli is forced to sidetrack an important medical internship because his mother, Susan, is recovering from a broken leg. When he isn't tasked with the most mundane aspects of Susan's recuperation, Raymond finds distraction in a neighborhood girl, Toni Peck. But, as Susan begins relying on her son for both physical and emotional needs, Raymond starts developing disturbing and unwanted new yearnings.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic66/100
88 audience votes
Key crew
- David O. RussellDirector
- David O. RussellWriter
- David CarbonaraOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jeremy DaviesRay Aibelli
- Alberta WatsonSusan Aibelli
- Benjamin HendricksonTom Aibelli
- Carla GalloToni Peck
- Matthew PuckettNicky
- Judette JonesAunt Helen
- Zak OrthCurtis
- Josh Philip WeinsteinJoel
- Judah DomkeDon
- Lleana StrattonFran Gibson
- Richard HussonDr. Peck
- Liberty JeanMotel Woman #1
Stills
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Themes
adulteryincestinjuryneighborhoodrecuperationmother son incest