Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for Mom and Dad (2018) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Anne Winters, Zackary Arthur, Robert T. Cunningham, Olivia Crocicchia DIRECTOR: Brian Taylor CINEMATOGRAPHY: Daniel Pearl MUSIC: Mr. Bill PRODUCTION: Armory Films, Zeal Media, Dovecheck Productions Ltd., The Fyzz, Taurus Film, Ingenious Media, XYZ Films, Momentum Pictures, Momentum Pictures

Box Office Performance

Mom and Dad earned $169,209 in worldwide box office revenue.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Production

The film is a joint United Kingdom-United States production.

On February 12, 2016, Nicolas Cage was set to star in the film and June 22, 2016, saw Selma Blair sign on. Principal photography began in July 2016, and took place in Louisville, Kentucky.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

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CRITICAL RECEPTION

Adam White of The Daily Telegraph gave the 4/5 stars, saying that it was "Both a torrid exploitation cinema throwback, and a metaphor for a generation of kids screwed over by their elders." Tara Brady of The Irish Times also gave it 4/5 stars, writing: "Think back on the most unhinged screen moments of Nicolas Cage's career... Multiply all these scenes together and you still can't match the awesome lunacy of Nic Cage killing a pool table in the delightfully delirious Mom and Dad." Simran Hans of The Observer gave it 3/5 stars, writing: "Almost ugly ultra-HD, a dated dubstep soundtrack and ketchup-splatter special effects might make a lesser film less appealing, but here these lowbrow touches work to Mom and Dad's advantage." Bruce DeMara of the Toronto Star gave it 3.5/4 stars, calling it "a madly satisfying mélange of suspense and comedy, though perhaps not recommended for family viewing." Charlotte O'Sullivan of the Evening Standard called it "a hilarious, knowing bit of schlock about a plague that turns parents into predators", and wrote: "Mom and Dad is like Andrey Zvyagintsev's Loveless but with more dead people and far fewer trees."

Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail gave it 1.5/4 stars, writing: "Nicolas Cage does crazy like no one else, but his descent into insanity here - not too far from how his character acts at the beginning of the film, really - can't elevate Taylor's juvenile take on adulthood." Kevin Maher of The Times gave it 2/5 stars, saying that its social satire was "briefly compelling", but added: "The 'joke' soon wears thin, however, and the film, with few actual ideas to express, resorts to slapdash plotting and dead-end gore." Rex Reed of The New York Observer gave it 0/4 stars, writing: "With an agonizing rupture of craft and common sense, it showcases a performance of screaming, over-the-top hysteria by Nicolas Cage that must be seen to be fully believed, but that is not a recommendation."

Director John Waters named the film as the fourth ...