A Boy’s Best Friend is His (Evil) Mother

In the past I’ve written about great movie moms, but this year I say we spotlight the bad ones. In fact, if you’re a mom and you wonder sometimes if you are good enough, well this post might just make you feel like the best in the world.

Ruth Dewitt Bukater,

(1997). This mom deserves her #10 spot seeing as she really wanted what was best for her daughter, but her misguided intentions are both cruel and selfish. A good mom would want her child to be free and happy.

The Queen,

(1937). This stepmom is so evil that she puts her own life in jeopardy to destroy the child she is supposed to love and care for. I always thought it was ironic that her plan was to kill Snow because she was jealous of her beauty and replaced her as “fairest one of all,” and to accomplish her goal she turns herself into an ugly old crone. Welp, suit yourself. You’re the Queen. Knock yourself out.

Aunt Petunia Dursley,

(2001). This mom takes in her nephew and treats him like crap. Perhaps worse, she treats her biological son as if he’s more important than said nephew and gives him too big a head, resulting in his becoming a huge deuce. Bad form Petunia!

Mother Gothel,

(2010). Wow. So selfish that you’re willing imprison your child in a tower? And then have the gall to guilt her when she suggests leaving? Sheesh!

Mama Fratelli,

(1985). She gets her boys to do her evil bidding which involves scaring and attempting to harm (and kill?) other children.

Momma, Throw Momma From the Train (1987).

This mom does not give her son a break. Constantly telling him how much of a disappointment he is, even though he’s stuck by her miserable side for years into his adulthood. No wonder he wants to have her tossed from the train. (That’s two in a row for Anne Ramsey. She sure plays a good bad-mom.)

The Alien Queen

(1986) Hmmm. Maybe I just find her such a bad mom because she’s big, ugly, and tries to kill humans. But I’m sure that’s reason enough.

Mary Johnston,

(2009). Mo’Nique won an Academy Award for her performance as a bad mom. I actually don’t want to tell you why she’s bad because it would spoil the movie. It’s heart-wrenching, but so good. And yes, you’ll probably hate Mary.

Norma Bates,

(1960). Again, you really need to see this movie. But I can tell you that the reason she’s a bad mother is in the title.

Lady Tremaine,

(1950). I remember watching clips of this movie when I was a young child. Words can’t express how much I hated this woman! When she is giving Cinderella her orders while drinking tea in bed she personifies evil.

Happy Mothers Day everyone!

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Best Actress:

Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor in . This was definitely the movie—and the movie mom—that I would have picked.Best Actor: Samuel L. Jackson as Frozone in Best Quote: “Hey… crotchmouth! Yeah, you! Zip it, or I’ll come up there and zip if for ya!” — Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Touhy, yelling at a redneck heckler at a football game in

Two years ago I offered a top ten list of greatest movie moms, and there is one I feel I’ve left out: Peg (Dianne Wiest) from . The whole movie is touching, but the love and compassion she shows to the title character is the very heart of the movie. Here’s the list I gave in May, 2015:

10. Lorraine McFly in )9. Fiona Brewer ()8. Nawal Marwan ()7. Mason’s Mom ()6. Ellen Griswold ()5. Dora ()4. Dorothy Boyd ()3. Mary ()2. Mrs. Jumbo ()1. Sarah Connor ()