Whatsa Mama with you?
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Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Momma Lift
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Children: Owen Lift
Why?: Unrelenting anger and abuse of grown son, generally scary.
Best Line: "Owen doesn't have a friend...he's fat and he's stupid"
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Children: Owen Lift
Why?: Unrelenting anger and abuse of grown son, generally scary.
Best Line: "Owen doesn't have a friend...he's fat and he's stupid"
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Mommie Dearest (1981)
Mommie Crawford
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Children: Christina Crawford
Why?: Severe abuse, alcoholism and bi-polar rampages.
Best Line: "NO WIRE HANGERS!!!!"
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Children: Christina Crawford
Why?: Severe abuse, alcoholism and bi-polar rampages.
Best Line: "NO WIRE HANGERS!!!!"
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Margaret White
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Children: Carrie White
Why?: Over zealous religious preaching and abuse.
Best line: "And the first sin was intercourse!!"
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Children: Carrie White
Why?: Over zealous religious preaching and abuse.
Best line: "And the first sin was intercourse!!"
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Lolita (1962)
Charlotte Haze
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Children: Lolita
Why?: Lustful, sexpot who is insanely jealous of her own daughter's attractiveness.
Best Line: "However did me make such a ..monster?!"
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Children: Lolita
Why?: Lustful, sexpot who is insanely jealous of her own daughter's attractiveness.
Best Line: "However did me make such a ..monster?!"
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Pete's Dragon (1977)
Ma Gogan
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Children: The Gogan Boys
Why?: General abuse and neglect of adopted Son, Pete.
Best Line: "I'll roast him slowly so the flames won't hurt"
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Children: The Gogan Boys
Why?: General abuse and neglect of adopted Son, Pete.
Best Line: "I'll roast him slowly so the flames won't hurt"
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Wendy Torrance
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Children: Danny
Why?: Inability to recognise the homicidal turning of her husband, agreeing to isolate her child in a desolate, haunted hotel, falls to pieces immediately.
Best Line: *Shriek* x100
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Children: Danny
Why?: Inability to recognise the homicidal turning of her husband, agreeing to isolate her child in a desolate, haunted hotel, falls to pieces immediately.
Best Line: *Shriek* x100
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Bonnie Grape
Children: Gilbert, Arnie, Amy, Ellen
Why?: Embarrassing obese mess of a woman who has rendered her self obsolete as a parent/ human and instead requires near constant care from them.
Best Line: "I don't wanna embarrass ya'll"
Children: Gilbert, Arnie, Amy, Ellen
Why?: Embarrassing obese mess of a woman who has rendered her self obsolete as a parent/ human and instead requires near constant care from them.
Best Line: "I don't wanna embarrass ya'll"
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Abigail Craven / Dr. Greta Pinder-Schloss
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Children: Fester/ Gordon
Why?: Overbearing parenting, manipulating and mentally abusing her son for financial gain.
Best Line: "Love/hate, hate/love. Like for mama, no?"
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Children: Fester/ Gordon
Why?: Overbearing parenting, manipulating and mentally abusing her son for financial gain.
Best Line: "Love/hate, hate/love. Like for mama, no?"
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Zinnia Wormwood
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Children: Junior, Matilda
Why?: Neglect
Best Line: "Mine are driving me crazy, I'm telling you, six hours at school is not enough."
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Children: Junior, Matilda
Why?: Neglect
Best Line: "Mine are driving me crazy, I'm telling you, six hours at school is not enough."
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Cinderella (1950)
Wicked Step Mother
Children: Anastasia, Drizella
Why?: Clear favouritism, abuse and unlawful imprisonment.
Best Line: "Silence! Time for vicious practical jokes. Perhaps we can put it to better use. Now, let me see... There's the large carpet in the main hall- Clean it! And the windows upstairs and down- Wash them! Oh yes, and the tapestries and the draperies..."
Children: Anastasia, Drizella
Why?: Clear favouritism, abuse and unlawful imprisonment.
Best Line: "Silence! Time for vicious practical jokes. Perhaps we can put it to better use. Now, let me see... There's the large carpet in the main hall- Clean it! And the windows upstairs and down- Wash them! Oh yes, and the tapestries and the draperies..."
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A list of the worst mothers in cinema history. If you can think of any more to add, please let me know.
See also:
Mama Mia: Cinema's best Mums
See also:
Mama Mia: Cinema's best Mums