Two of my nine grandchildren graduated this June, Katrina Janco and Joshua Reid, but when I was at my grandson’s graduation ceremony, the storm of the summer hit Washington Township along with many other areas. I posted my experience here. My daughter and her family, along with many other families, went without power for several days.
It was late at night when I got the call from my youngest
grandson, Nathan. “Grandmom, can Josh
and I sleep over your house tonight? It’s too hot to sleep.”
I love having the kids over and quickly replied, “Come on
down.”
Once they arrived, I got them settled down with a snack because
no one is allowed to go to bed hungry at my house. They were busy telling me
about the damage surrounding their neighborhood and they were too keyed up to
fall asleep. I went through the television guide and found a film for us to
watch until they were able to fall asleep. It was an older film and one they’d
never seen.
Serial Mom
This is a 1994 American “dark comedy” that was written and
directed by the awesomely talented John Waters. It stars Kathleen Turner, Sam
Waterston, Ricki Lake and Matthew Lillard, Patty Hearst, Suzanne Somers, Joan
Rivers, Traci Lords.
Plot
Kathleen Turner plays the part of Beverly Sutphin, a typical
suburban soccer mom. But, there is nothing typical about her. She is a serial
killer who murders people over the most trivial mistakes. She secretly harasses
her neighbors, going as far as making crank calls.
One by one, people in the suburb of Baltimore start turning
up deader than a doorknob, starting with her son’s math teacher because
criticizes her son, Chip. The police finally get involved, but Beverly is an
expert at appearing angelic.
You can catch this film on demand. Serial Mom was just as
funny as the first time I saw it, and my grandsons also enjoyed the film. Somehow,
we got on the topic of old movies and I mentioned that I had a DVD of Attack of
the Killer Tomatoes. They wanted to watch it that night, but I talked them into
waiting until morning.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
This is a 1978 comedy/horror film directed, produced,
edited, scored and co-written by John DeBello. The film starred David Miller,
George Wilson, Sharon Taylor, and Costa Dillon. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a spoof of B
movies.
Plot
The opening scroll claims that when Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 The Birds was released, audiences
laughed at the notion of birds revolting against humanity, but when an attack
by birds happened in 1975, no one laughed. The film shows a series of attacks committed
by tomatoes against humans. The sound effects of the tomatoes are hilarious, as
is the scene of tomatoes attacking swimmers via a Jaws parody.
It’s a stupid movie, but I love it. From the disguise
expert that infiltrates the tomatoes’
hideout to the secret weapon (a song) that can kill the tomatoes.
The next afternoon, the power came back on at my daughter's house and the boys went home, but they plan to spend another overnight with me because I have lots of fun DVD's to watch.
The next afternoon, the power came back on at my daughter's house and the boys went home, but they plan to spend another overnight with me because I have lots of fun DVD's to watch.
