"A Sinful Life"
Weird, obscure 1980s low-budget comedy starring Anita Morris. Has the feel of a Carol Burnett sketch as directed by John Waters.
Anyway, Morris is pretty funny as a former Sonny & Cher dancer turned drunk single mother. ("You want Mama to read to you? OK. Hand me the TV Guide.") "Baby" is treated like a retarded 6-year-old, but she's played by Blair Tefkin, who is clearly in her 20s ... it's a really strange performance but Tefkin nails it.
Not a classic, but if you like "Sordid Lives" and "Girls Will Be Girls" you might like this.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | January 20, 2018 4:51 AM
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I actually saw this in a movie theater. I liked it, but very odd indeed.
Sad Anita Morris died so young.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | January 20, 2018 4:03 AM
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Here's the trailer, which looks and sounds like it was assembled in a submarine and doesn't give much of a feel for what the movie is about.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | January 20, 2018 4:18 AM
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How do you recommend we watch this film, OP?
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | January 20, 2018 4:20 AM
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I just watched it on Amazon. It was a $3 rental.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | January 20, 2018 4:32 AM
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What was Anita Morris' story? Why did she marry Grover Dale? (She was a cool woman btw. Met her a bunch of times at kid events. James Badge Dale went to my school for a while. Odd I don't really remember him too well but is mother was always so glamorous and funny and obviously very different from most of the other mothers.)
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | January 20, 2018 4:51 AM
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