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

6.2 ? Apr 10, 1993 1h 39m

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Overview

A Texas housewife plots hire a hit man to kill the girl who beat out her daughter for a place on the cheerleading squad.

Overview

A Texas housewife plots hire a hit man to kill the girl who beat out her daughter for a place on the cheerleading squad.

Genres

Comedy Drama TV Movie

Release Date

April 10, 1993

Rating

6.2 /10

Runtime

1h 39m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Holly Hunter

Wanda Holloway

Beau Bridges

Terry Harper

Swoosie Kurtz

Marla Harper

Elizabeth Ruscio

Verna Heath

Gregg Henry

Tony Harper

Matt Frewer

Troy McKinney

Eddie Jones

C.D. Holloway

Frankie Ingrassia

Shanna Harper

Gary Grubbs

Detective Helton

Jack Kehler

Sergeant F.E. Blackwell

Frederick Koehler

Shane Harper

Megan Berwick

Amber Heath

Kathleen Marie Archer

Mother

Jana Arnold

Florine

David Brisbin

Assistant D.A. Mike Anderson

Claire Malis

June Sofar

O'Neal Compton

Principal James Barker

Bill Cross

Plant Manager

Steve Eastin

Bob Wilbur

Jessie Jones

Mother

GenerationofSwine

10.0/10

Jan 13, 2023

Again, like so many others I caught this on HBO when I was a kid. The difference is that this time it is NOT a bad horror movie, but an HBO original movie from back in the day when they were making some pretty stellar original movies. "Darkly hysterical" would be the best way to describe it, especially since a lot of the humor comes from the fact that it all seems very...wholesome. It does an excellent job of plotting a murder with a very wholesome and Leave it to beaver/Donna Reed Show feel to it and, it just works.

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