The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)

Texas Cheerleader Murdering Mom

I hadn't seen this in several years and was wondering if it still held up. It definitely DOES! Holly Hunter is frightenly perfect in this role -- is she just over-invested in her daughter's success or is she treading the brittle edge of mental illness? Either way, she's one of the most-believable villainesses ever -- a forerunner to Nicole Kidman's role in "To Die For" (which deserved an Academy Award). An earnest Beau Bridges and looney Swoosie Kurtz round out this excellent cast.

May 24, 2008

Has Holly ever won an award?

If not, she should. One of the few actresses today who consistently turn's in top notch performances. I think this story was taken from a real news story. Frightening, hiliarous, black comedy. A true view of humanity at it worst. Hysterical cheerleader Mom, who was never a cheerleader herself and suffered the humiliation as a young girl of never being good enough to be in the click, is fiercely determined to make sure her daughter becomes one of the golden few, no matter the cost. Excellent performances buy the whole cast. Enjoy! March 6, 2007

YOU'VE UPGRATED THE ACTRESS... NOW, LET'S DOWNGRADE THE MOTHER.

MY FEELING ON THIS MOVIE AND THE REAL-LIFE EVENTS IS THAT WANDA HOLLOWAY IS A LIAR AND JUST PLAINE STUPID. SHE IS A COMPLETE MENTAL CASE AND SOCIALBATHILISTIC EMBARASSMENT TO HUMAN KIND. IF SHE WAS THEN BACK IN 1991 SO INNOCENT, THEN WHY HAVE THE GUTS TO GO OVER TO THIS MAN'S HOUSE WANTING TO TALK ABOUT RIDDING EITHER VERNA HEATH OR HER DAUGHTER OR BOTH. HELL, WANDA DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO TALK IN THIS MAN'S HOUSE, INSTEAD, SHE HAS THIS GUY MEET HER IN THE PARKING LOT OF A PLACE CALLED GRANDY'S OR SOMETHING LIIKE THAT. IT IS JUST 100% CLEAR THAT SHE WAS NOT STABLE, BUT KNEW EXCACTLY WHAT SHE WAS DOING WHEN THESE EVENT TOOK PLACE. AND IF SHE WAS SO INNOCENT, THEN MY QUESTION TO HER WOULD BE THIS... WHY EVEN TALK ABOUT IT AT ALL. July 17, 2006

Everything is bigger in Texas......

And this movie is no exception. Holly Hunter is fantastic, as she is in everything she does (also loved her as Billie Jean King in "When Billie Beat Bobbie" among others). She is so deadpan in Wanda's warped logic, that it draws you in to what made this woman really commit this crime. She actually felt justified!

Of course, the movie is hilariously weird and the title alone is a conversation starter. April 5, 2006

I went to school with these people!

It is my understanding that Holly Hunter never met Wanda Holloway before she made this movie. If that was true, then she deserves every award she gets. Her portrayal of Wanda was TOP NOTCH! I went to Channelview High School with Wanda, Terry and Tony Harper. If you watch this movie for no other reason than Miss Hunters performance, you will not be unsatisfied. Of course, Hollywood made everyone else look like a cartoon.
As fine an actor as Beau Bridges is, no one could do justice to a character like Terry Harper.
This is NOT a documentary, folks! January 20, 2006

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