Invisible Mom

Invisible Mom
Directed by	Fred Olen Ray
Written by	William C. Martell
Starring	Dee Wallace Barry Livingston
Music by	Jeffrey Walton
Release date	February 29, 1996
Running time	91 minutes
Country	USA
Language	English

Invisible Mom is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Fred Olen Ray. The plot revolves around a mother who becomes invisible, after having drunk a potion.

The film features a cameo from John Ashley.^[1]

Plot

Laura, Karl's wife, accidentally drinks her inventor husband's latest concoction, an invisibility potion.

Cast

Dee Wallace as Laura Griffin
Barry Livingston as Professor Karl Griffin

Sequel

The film was followed by a 1999 sequel, Invisible Mom 2.^[1] also directed by Ray.^[2] But it has also a 1997 follow-up, Invisible Dad,^[3] whose plot is described as "much inferior" than this film's.^[4]

Analysis

Blending science-fiction, parody and comedy, the film has been described as a farce.^[3] In her about book about fictional invisibility, A. Calanchi states, "Fred Olen Ray is exemplary , since it seems that he directed at least two family movies on the same subject".^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Vagg, Stephen (December 2019). "A Hell of a Life: The Nine Lives of John Ashley". Diabolique Magazine.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ McBain, Diane; Michaud, Michael Gregg. Famous Enough: A Hollywood Memoir. BearManor Media.
^ ^a ^b Movies, Phantom of the (2000). The Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope: The Ultimate Guide to the Latest, Greatest, and Weirdest Genre Videos. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-8129-3149-5.
^ Martin, Mick; Porter, Marsha (2003). DVD & Video Guide 2004. Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-44993-1.
^ Calanchi, Alessandra (1999). Dismissing the Body: Strange Cases of Fictional Invisibility. CLUEB. ISBN 978-88-491-1409-6.

Sources

Mick Martin, Marsha Porter (2001). "Invisible Mom". Video Movie Guide 2002. Random House Publishing Group. p. 554. ISBN 9780345421005. independent review
Martin Connors, Jim Craddock (1999). "Invisible Mom". VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 1999. Visible Ink Press. p. 462. ISBN 9781578590414. independent review
Robert A. Nowlan, Gwendolyn L. Nowlan, Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan (2001). "Invisible Mom". The Films of the Nineties: A Complete, Qualitative Filmography of Over 3000 Feature-length English Language Films, Theatrical and Video-only, Released Between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 1999. McFarland & Company. p. 284. ISBN 9780786409747.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)