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Die Mommie Die
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R,1hr 30min
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October 31, 2003
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Sundance Film Series
Synopsis: Playwright, performer, and drag queen Charles Busch appears in the leading role as aging pop star Angela Arden in the darkly comic melodrama Die Mommie Die. Based on Busch's own play, this film marks the directorial debut of Mark Rucker. In 1967, Angela's career has hit bottom and she's trapped in a loveless marriage to film producer Sol Sussman (Philip Baker Hall). She gets involved in an affair with unemployed TV actor Tony Parker (Jason Priestley). After Sol suddenly dies, Angela's daughter Edith ... Full Synopsis
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With his hilarious spoof Die Mommie Die! Charles Busch takes the melodramatic woman's picture of the '40s and '50s to delirious extremes. Full Review
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54
Mixed or Average Reviews
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Featured Cast
Angela Arden
Edith Sussman
Tony Parker
Bootsie Carp
Photos
Jason Priestley and Naomi Lowde at the Die Mommie Die premiere in Los Angeles on October 29, 2003
Jason Priestley and Naomi Lowde at the Die Mommie Die premiere in Los Angeles on October 29, 2003
Jason Priestley at the Die Mommie Die premiere in Los Angeles on October 29, 2003
Jason Priestley at the Die Mommie Die premiere in Los Angeles on October 29, 2003
Jason Priestley at the Die Mommie Die premiere in Los Angeles on October 29, 2003
Natasha Lyonne at the Die Mommie Die premiere in Los Angeles on October 29, 2003
Natasha Lyonne at the Die Mommie Die premiere in Los Angeles on October 29, 2003
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