Bad Moms (2016)

When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun, and comedic self-indulgence.

Directors:

Jon Lucas, Scott Moore

Writers:

Jon Lucas, Scott Moore

Stars:

Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mila Kunis	...	Amy
Kathryn Hahn	...	Carla
Kristen Bell	...	Kiki
Christina Applegate	...	Gwendolyn
Jada Pinkett Smith	...	Stacy
Annie Mumolo	...	Vicky
Oona Laurence	...	Jane
Emjay Anthony	...	Dylan
David Walton	...	Mike
Clark Duke	...	Dale Kipler
Jay Hernandez	...	Jessie Harkness
Wendell Pierce	...	Principal Burr
Leah McKendrick	...	Sharon
Megan Ferguson	...	Tessa
Lyle Brocato	...	Kent

Storyline

A woman with a seemingly perfect life - a great marriage, overachieving kids, beautiful home, stunning looks and still holding down a career. However she's over-worked, over committed and exhausted to the point that she's about to snap. Fed up, she joins forces with two other over-stressed moms and all go on a quest to liberate themselves from conventional responsibilities, going on a wild un-mom like binge of freedom, fun and self-indulgence - putting them on a collision course with PTA Queen Bee Gwendolyn and her clique of devoted perfect moms.

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Plot Keywords:

lesbian kiss | mom | pta | scene during end credits | reference to mad max | 

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Taglines:

Party Like a Mother

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual material, full frontal nudity, language throughout, and drug and alcohol content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Twitter

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

El club de las madres rebeldes

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$23,817,340 (USA) (29 July 2016)

Gross:

$60,011,293 (USA) (11 August 2016)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Block Entertainment, STX Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The school exterior shots were filmed at a historical school that is still operational in New Orleans.

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Goofs

When Amy receives a text from Jessie the morning after meeting him at the bar, the contact says "Jessie Home". People do not send SMS texts from their home phones; they send them from their mobile phones.

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Quotes

Carla: [to KiKi] you're batshit crazy I'm never getting in a car with you.

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Crazy Credits

In the beginning of the closing credits, the 6 lead actresses and their moms discuss whether they or their mothers are/were bad moms.

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Connections

References Castle (2009)

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Soundtracks

Bad News
Written by AJ Edwards (as Andrew Joseph Edwards)
Performed by AJ Edwards
Courtesy of The Music Playground

User Reviews

A failure with some nasty hateful parts

This is another example of how a good comedy is far more difficult to make than a good drama or action flick.

I was dragged along to this movie by a friend hoping that it would not be as bad as the trailers and TV spots suggested. It is. I really wanted this movie to surprise me, to make me laugh to make me care for the characters and have some investment in the story, but it failed to achieve any of that. What I saw was a two hour mess of a movie. An unfunny, poorly written, poorly edited, contrived cash-in on the beloved Hangover franchise. It has some of the poorest dialogue and worst performances I've seen in a while. I honestly can't think of any redeeming qualities that this film has.

The ugly gag about uncircumcised men is particularly nasty and reveals a mean spirit considering that circumcision rates are declining in the USA and currently at only about 60%. So that's almost half the domestic population that has been insulted by the dirtbags responsible for this disaster. What pathology is behind this scene one can only guess at.