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10/04/1993 Comedy, Drama, TV Movie 1h 39m
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She wanted to give her daughter the best shot at being a cheerleader... The things you do for your kids.

Overview

A Texas housewife plots hire a hit man to kill the girl who beat out her daughter for a place on the cheerleading squad.

  1. Michael Ritchie

    Director

  2. Jane Anderson

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Holly Hunter

    Wanda Holloway

  2. Beau Bridges

    Terry Harper

  3. Swoosie Kurtz

    Marla Harper

  4. Elizabeth Ruscio

    Verna Heath

  5. Gregg Henry

    Tony Harper

  6. Matt Frewer

    Troy McKinney

  7. Eddie Jones

    C.D. Holloway

  8. Frankie Ingrassia

    Shanna Harper

  9. Gary Grubbs

    Detective Helton

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by GenerationofSwine
Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-13
Again, like so many others I caught this on HBO when I was a kid. The difference is that this time it is NOT a bad horror movie, but an HBO original movie from back in the day when they were making some pretty stellar original movies.

"Darkly hysterical" would be the best way to describe it, especially since a lot of the humor comes from the fact that it all seems very...wholesome.

It does an excellent job of plotting a murder with a very wholesome and Leave it to beaver/Donna Reed Show feel to it and, it just works.
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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