Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Arthur Allan Seidelman

Writers (WGA):

Adrian Havill (book)
Paul Eric Myers (teleplay)

Release Date:

20 May 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

The Real-Life Case That's Still Making Headlines.

Plot:

Fans of Mary Tyler Moore may be taken aback by her performance in this fact-based drama, in which she...

Plot Keywords:

Domineering Mother | Tenant | Landlady | Murder | Female Psychopath

Cast

Mary Tyler Moore	...	Sante Chambers Kimes / Eva Guerrero
Robert Forster	...	Ken 'Pappa' Kimes
Gabriel Olds	...	Kenny Kimes / Manny Guerrin
Jean Stapleton	...	Irene Silverman
Ken Radley	...	Agent
Arianthe Galani	...	Beatrice
Mark Mitchell	...	Sante's Lawyer
Wayne Hope	...	Tony Vatelero
Alex Breden	...	Kenny at 4 Years
Jared Daperis	...	Kenny at 8 Years
Daniel Daperis	...	Kent at 12 Years
Matthew Vennell	...	Kent at 15 Years
Matt Robinson	...	Kent at 18 Years (as Matthew Robinson)
Leighton Phair	...	Ramos
Carolyne Cooper	...	Irene's Maid

Also Known As:

A Most Deadly Family (Europe: English title) (USA) (DVD title)
Socialite (USA) (working title)
The Kimes (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:PG | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Crown Casino, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

SilverCreek Entertainment

Trivia:

The original title for this movie was "The Mother, The Son and the Socialite". The same title of the novel for which the movie is based.

It could have been better!

The story is so bizarre but it is all true. Mary Tyler Moore deserves an Emmy nomination for her performance as the criminal mastermind, Sante Kimes. She really makes you forget her days on the Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke shows altogether playing this incestuous control freak. She was true to her character as awful as she was. The real story behind it is such a tragedy. Poor Irene Silverman and other victims who was so suspicious and caught on to their act only to get murdered and discarded like garbage. It is such a shame that they never found her body and probably never will at this point. But what gall is that they filmed this in Australia. Come on, US can't be that expensive. The film is awful but true to the story. I have read several books on the case so you can't say it wasn't made up when it indeed happened.