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'night, Mother is a american film of genre Drama directed by Tom Moore released in USA on 12 september 1986 with Sissy Spacek
'night, Mother (1986)
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Add to a movie list'night, Mother is a 1986 American drama film written by Marsha Norman. The film, which stars Sissy Spacek and Anne Bancroft, is based on Norman's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Jessie is a middle-aged woman living with her widowed mother, Thelma. One night, she calmly tells Thelma that she plans to commit suicide that very evening. She makes this revelation all while nonchalantly organizing household items and preparing to do her mother's nails.Actors
Sissy Spacek
(Jessie Cates)
Anne Bancroft
(Thelma Cates)
Michael Kenworthy
(Kenny Cates)
Claire Malis
(Operator (VOICE))
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