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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drug Content Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 06/29/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 30 mins Studio: Showtime Entertainment Total Copies: 2 Genres: Comedy, Parody/Spoof, Black Comedy See Also: Pridefest DVD Pack (AKA, Die Mommie Die)

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 (Natasha Lyonne) plots a conspiracy of revenge and enlists the help of her brother, Lance (Stark Sands). Also featuring Nora Dunn and Frances Conroy. Busch has previously appeared in drag for the film adaptation of his play Psycho Beach Party in 2000. Die Mommie Die premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Charles Busch - Angela Arden
Natasha Lyonne - Edith Sussman
Jason Priestley - Tony Parker
Frances Conroy - Bootsie Carp
Philip Baker Hall - Sol Sussman

Mark Rucker's gender-bending intentionally campy farce Die Mommy Die! arrives on home video with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. The extensive supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director as well as actors Charles Busch and Jason Priestley, Rucker's introduction to the film from the Sundance Film Festival, deleted scenes, a still-photo gallery, a featurette on the costumes, and a featurette on the film that aired on the Sundance channel. This is a first-rate release of a little-seen film. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide