Invisible Mom Explained

Invisible Mom
Director:	Fred Olen Ray
Starring:	Dee Wallace Barry Livingston
Music:	Jeffrey Walton
Runtime:	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. 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. 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]

Sources

• Book: Video Movie Guide 2002. Invisible Mom. 554. Mick Martin, Marsha Porter. 2001. 9780345421005. Random House Publishing Group. independent review
• Book: VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 1999. Martin Connors, Jim Craddock. 1999. 9781578590414. Visible Ink Press. Invisible Mom . 462. independent review
• Book: 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. Robert A. Nowlan, Gwendolyn L. Nowlan, Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan. 2001. McFarland & Company. Invisible Mom. 284. 9780786409747.

Notes and References

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