Flesh-Eating Mothers

Simply awful film about suburban mothers who become cannibals and start eating their children...and other things. I caught this lousy movie at a theatre back in 1988. The crowd was mostly college kids (the film is unrated but a big sign outside the theatre said, "No one under 17 admitted--this means YOU!") and we were all rearing to go and enjoy a gory, stupid and fun movie. Well it was gory and VERY stupid...but no fun at all. The script was horrible, the acting lousy, the makeup (and I use that term loosely) was pathetic and it just ended up being boring and insulting. Except for some scattered laughs at some of the dialogue ("What's eating you?") the audience just sat there in stunned silence. You might want to see this just because of the title but seriously--the title is the only funny thing about this! A 1 all the way.

The title makes this sound like an exploitative Troma film but in fact it's a very low budget indie horror/thriller with comedic touches. The plot sees a cannibal virus spreading through a small town and only attacking women, hence the title. The town's menfolk have to figure out a way to save their loved ones while a series of very low budget gore scenes takes place, none of which are remotely believable. I think the filmmakers had no choice but to go for a campy approach as there's no way anybody was going to take this lighthearted nonsense seriously. Expect wooden acting, OTT villains, a handful of decent FX and general boredom.

Flesh Eating Mothers, well what can one say. The title sounded hilarious and it was campy kind of funny with some gags and enough special effects to make a go of a horror film. Mothers get a venereal disease that turns them into flesh eating wicked looking gangs. Of course the film was made back in the day when VD was easily cured. There is not much to compliment here, but I think they were just trying to make a film with a funny theme to get people's attention. They seemed to have a lot of fun making it and I can just imagine what the outtakes would have looked like if they were included. In the end, this is a class D film.

I LOVE this movie! It's one of the absolute WORST productions of a film I've ever seen. The acting, the directing, the special effects, even the lighting absolutely STINK! The scene with the two kids getting high and laughing their butts off talking about her mother eating her baby brother just had me ROLLING on the floor it was so poorly done. The very idea of a sexually transmitted zombie virus is so stupid I can't for a second believe anyone meant this movie to be taken seriously. A must-see if, like me, you're a fan of the hilariously god-awful!

that plays out like a Scooby Doo adventure directed by a young John Waters. Acting and script right up there with the likes of Flesh Gordon, and possibly made on an even smaller budget. Mostly lame S/E and make up, though some reasonably well done gore. But great fun, and certainly entertaining. For fans of Troma, and kitsch comedy horror !

The mothers of a small town that have been sleeping around find themselves infected with a virus that causes them to want to eat their children. Just awful film features a romance sub-plot involving a midget and a rather tall female, hardly any on screen deaths, cartoonish effects, and an awful sense of humor. What they could have done with this premise....... Unrated; Graphic Violence.

Suburban comedy horror about a sexually transmitted disease that turns mothers into flesh eating, zombie-like cannibals. This was obviously made on a shoe string. Everything about it is cheap. The acting is simply awful. Some of the actors playing teens look about 30. Despite being an American film the soundtrack oddly goes for an Aboriginal sound throughout. Plenty of gore, cheap looking but it is fun. This movie is intended as a comedy and it is fun at times. But there is no hiding its amateurish and cheap look. For lovers of bad movies only!

What can one expect from a movie titled 'Flesh Eating Mothers'? After reading the synopsis, I knew I had to get hold of this movie and arrange a movie night with friends. Of course. it's also important to be boozed up at least a little bit in order to enjoy something like this to the fullest. How can I describe this movie? Does it even need describing? Well, anyway, it's so bad, I mean so so bad that it's hilarious. The direction, the camera-work, music, acting...everything is so so bad. Not only are the performances abysmal but the actors look hideous. Normally, I do not like to comment about actors' looks in movies but here, with the exception of the *-star looking nurse, all of them look hideous. The over-the top 80's fashion doesn't help much either. This was such campy fun that we were laughing out loud so often. Of course, perhaps needless to say, the humour is completely unintentional.

One can truthfully say that Flesh Eating Mothers is one of the worst horror movies ever written, directed, and acted. But one can also say that for pure camp enjoyment, there are few movies that are its equal. Insane, irreverent, and utterly incredible, Flesh Eating Mothers is a must-see for all those who enjoy watching awful movies more than they enjoy seeing good ones.

This is a fine example of bad acting and effects taken to just the right extreme to make for a cult classic! There's one bad line after another to make you chuckle and of course plenty of scenes that make you say "What the heck was that?" or "Wait a minute...what just happened?". The plot is good...a sexually transmitted disease is spread around town by the local gigolo which is only effective in women who have had children. The result? Biddies that bite! This little gem leaves very little to the imagination arms are chewed off, babies are eaten, and penises are devoured! A lot of fun...great to watch while you're drinking!