Momster
When notorious criminal the Momster (Amanda Plummer) shows up on her daughter’s birthday, Angel (Brianna Hildebrand) thinks she’s being rescued… until reality hits.
Momster premiered in Competition at Tribeca Film Festival 2019 and was featured in the festival’s first ever PRIDE series of award-winning LGBTQ+ films.
America’s Most Wanted bank robber, the Momster (Amanda Plummer), is forced to abandon her daughter Angel (Brianna Hildebrand) with her old accomplice Dallas (John Ennis) in order to evade the cops.
All Angel wants is for her mom to rescue her from Dallas’ drug dealing diner so they can be the world’s greatest mother-daughter bank robbing duo. But when the Momster shows up on Angel’s birthday with more than a few screws loose, it turns out Angel will have to do all the saving…
Momster stars female leads Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool), Amanda Plummer (Pulp Fiction) and Ryan Simpkins (Revolutionary Road) supported by John Ennis (Dead to Me) and Josh Fadem (Twin Peaks). Megan Ellison executive produced the production, made by a crew of all-women department heads featuring cinematographer Ava Berkofsky (Insecure), composer Aska Matsumiya (Betty), production designer Ashley Fenton (Mistress America), costume designer Emily Ting (Eric Andre Show) and HMU designer Doniella Davy (Euphoria).
“Glorious! Momster is a sheer delight…
A wonderful story that surprises at every turn.
Denny isn’t playing by the typical rules and as a result we have something that makes you go wow and applaud when it’s done… Highly recommended.”
— Unseen Films
“The neon-sleaze aesthetic of Nicolas Refn’s work – but through a queer feminist lens.”
— Cinema Perspective
“You feel like you’re dropped right in the middle of a Quentin Tarantino narrative. It’s that engrossing.”
— GoSeeTalk
“Absolutely entertaining - a dream experienced by someone within the Natural Born Killers universe.”
— Film Threat
“Drew Denny’s crime thriller is a slick neo-noir gangster picture packs some really interesting characters and an intriguing heroine… A great sense of energy and wonderful chemistry between Hildebrand and co-star Amanda Plummer.”
— Cinema Crazed