Mother, May I Dance with Mary Jane's Fist?: A Lifetone Original Movie

January. 07,2018      
Rating:
6.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

In this homage to the melodramatic made-for-TV-movie genre, aspiring ballerina Mary Jane Stevens moves to a new town with her emotionally abusive mother in hopes of escaping her physically abusive father. Originally a play performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade theatre, the Adult Swim production was executive produced by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim.

Mary Elizabeth Ellis as  Mary Jane Stevens
Artemis Pebdani as  Mary's Mother
Jimmi Simpson as  Mary's Father

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Reviews

LastingAware
2018/01/07

The greatest movie ever!

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BootDigest
2018/01/08

Such a frustrating disappointment

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Manthast
2018/01/09

Absolutely amazing

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Abbigail Bush
2018/01/10

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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