Retired singing star, Angela Arden, heads a dysfunctional family. Her husband, filmmaker Sol Sussman, hates her and has a kissy relationship with his nubile daughter, Edith. Angela carries on an affair with Tony Parker, a lounge lizard, who sleeps with both Edith and her brother, Lance, but not before Angela plots to murder Sol when he cuts off her allowance. Bootsie Carp, the family maid loyal to Sol, is on to Angela, but the diva works quickly and poisons Sol. Edith suspects foul play and wants Lance's help in proving mom's guilt. Lance, who loves his mother deeply, is conflicted. Will Edith succeed? Does love lurk somewhere? And what about Angela's long dead sister, Barbara?
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Charles Busch | Angela Arden |
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Angela Paton | Angela's Fan |
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Jason Priestley | Tony Parker |
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Natasha Lyonne | Edith Sussman |
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Frances Conroy | Bootsie Carp |
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Philip Baker Hall | Sol Sussman |
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Stark Sands | Lance Sussman |
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Joshua Farrell | Policeman |
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Victor Raider-Wexler | Sam Fishbein |
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Nora Dunn | Shatzi Van Allen |
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Christopher McDaniel | Moving Man #1 |
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Tom Hughes | Moving Man #2 |
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Stanley DeSantis | Tuchman |
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Paul Vinson | Leather Daddy |
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Steve Guilmette | Flashback Shadow |
| Director | Mark Rucker |
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| Writer | Charles Busch | |
| Producer | Dante Di Loreto, Lonny Dubrofsky, Anthony Edwards, Jeff Greenberg, Robert Hall, Bill Kenwright, Frank Pavich, Neil Weinman | |
| Musician | Dennis McCarthy | |
| Photography | Kelly Evans | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed) Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jun 29, 2004 |
| Regions | Region 1 |