Drowning Mona (2000)

PG-1303/03/2000Comedy, Crime, Mystery1h 36m
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The death of Mona Dearly wasn't so much a whodunnit, as a who didn't.

Overview

The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash immediately suspects murder rather than an accident. But, since the whole community of Verplanck, N.Y., shares a deep hatred for this unceasingly spiteful woman, Rash finds his murder investigation overwhelmed with potential suspects.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Danny DeVito

    Chief Wyatt Rash

  2. Cast 1

    Bette Midler

    Mona Dearly

  3. Cast 1

    Neve Campbell

    Ellen Rash

  4. Cast 1

    Jamie Lee Curtis

    Rona Mace

  5. Cast 1

    Casey Affleck

    Bobby Calzone

  6. Cast 1

    William Fichtner

    Phil Dearly

  7. Cast 1

    Marcus Thomas

    Jeff Dearly

  8. Cast 1

    Peter Dobson

    Lt. Feege Gruber

  9. Cast 1

    Kathleen Wilhoite

    Lucinda

<em>'Drowning Mona'</em> is funny viewing. A great time was had watching. It's an amusing flick and also a smart one, I really enjoyed the use of flashbacks (especially with the unreliable pov aspect) in particular. Each character has their own personality trait too, which is nice. I do like this humour, which is quite dry and almost deadpan - right up my alley. The music is good as well, particularly towards the end with the usage of "Popcorn" and "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag". Pacing-wise it's spot on, what with its brisk run time of 90 minutes. The cast list is top, everyone onscree...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$6,000,000.00

Revenue $15,427,192.00

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