Ed and His Dead Mother
A family reunion with some minor complications.
1993 • 93 min • Comedy · Horror
Synopsis
A mourning son makes a deal to reanimate his one year dead mother, however things turn into an unexpected direction.
Our family guide
Best from age 13- 55 Audience · 52 · 100%
Ed, mourning his mother's death, makes a deal to bring her back. But her return isn't quite what he expected, leading to macabre humor and bizarre situations. This offbeat horror-comedy explores the challenges of grief and family ties.
- Violence & peril
- 5/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Macabre humor involving a reanimated corpse
- Some unsettling body horror elements
- Brief thematic elements of an unusual family dynamic
What it models well
- Dealing with grief
- Unconditional family love
- Acceptance of change
Talk about it after
- What makes something truly "alive"?
- How do we cope with losing loved ones?
- The importance of letting go
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Top billed cast
Director: Jonathan Wacks • Crew: Chuck Hughes
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 5.5/10 (52)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0106792
