Screenplay by Amber Coney Directed by Melanie Aitkenhead | Story by James Franco Theme music composer James Iha | |
Based on "Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?" by Claire R. Jacobs Starring James Franco
Emily Meade
Tori Spelling
Leila George
Ivan Sergei
Nick Eversman
Emma Rigby
Amber Coney
Christie Lynn Smith | ||
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? is a 2016 American thriller television film directed by Melanie Aitkenhead, written by Amber Coney, and starring James Franco (who conceived the story), Emily Meade, Tori Spelling, Leila George, Ivan Sergei, Nick Eversman, Emma Rigby, Amber Coney and Christie Lynn Smith. It is a remake of the 1996 film Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?, but with a vampire theme as well as original actors Tori Spelling and Ivan Sergei in different roles. The film premiered on Lifetime on June 18, 2016.
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Plot
A college girl named Leah (Leila George) befriends a fellow student named Pearl (Emily Meade) and falls in love with her much to the dismay of her mother Julie (Tori Spelling). Leah learns that Pearl is a Nightwalker, a human who can assume a vampire appearance at night. Unlike the other Nightwalkers, Pearl only targets abusive males. As Leah and Pearl's love relationship grows, Pearl must work to keep her safe from a group of other Nightwalkers where one of its deceased members was responsible for Pearl's Nightwalker conversion.
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Reception
Critical reception for Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? has been mixed and the film currently holds a rating of 56% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 5.4/10, based on 9 reviews. Rolling Stone wrote a mostly favorable review, commenting that the film was "junk that knows it's junk" and that its "great feat is that it's a movie that manages to be both exploitative and progressive, in the way that Russ Meyer's movies feature strong female role models and also provide ample opportunity to peer down the front of busty young women's blouses." The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film took itself too seriously in its first portion but that its third act "kicks into gear".