''Invisible Mom'' is a 1996 American comedy film directed by

Fred Olen Ray Fred Olen Ray (born September 10, 1954) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter of more than 200 low- to medium-quality feature films in many genres, including Horror film, horror, science fiction, action film, action/adventure f ...

. The plot revolves around a mother who becomes invisible, after having drunk a potion. The film features a cameo from John Ashley.

Plot

Laura, Karl's wife, accidentally drinks her inventor husband's latest concoction, an

invisibility Invisibility is the state of an object that cannot be seen. An object in this state is said to be ''invisible'' (literally, "not visible"). The phenomenon is studied by physics and perceptual psychology. Since objects can be seen by light fr ...

potion.

Cast

Dee Wallace Deanna Wallace (née Bowers), also known as Dee Wallace Stone (born December 14, 1948), is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mary Taylor in the 1982 Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbuster science-fiction film ''E.T. the E ...

as Laura Griffin *

Barry Livingston Barry Gordon Livingston (born December 17, 1953) is an American television and film actor, known for his role as Ernie Douglas on the television series '' My Three Sons'' (1963–72). He is the younger brother of actor/director Stanley Living ...

as Professor Karl Griffin

Sequel

The film was followed by a 1999 sequel, ''Invisible Mom 2.'' also directed by Ray. But it has also a 1997 follow-up, ''Invisible Dad'', whose plot is described as "much inferior" than this film's.

Analysis

Blending science-fiction, parody and comedy, the film has been described as a

farce Farce is a comedy that seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable. Farce is also characterized by heavy use of physical comedy, physical humor; the use of delibe ...

. In her about book about fictional invisibility, A. Calanchi states, "Fred Olen Ray is exemplary, since it seems that he directed at least two family movies on the same subject".

References

Sources

* independent review * independent review *

External links

* 1997 films 1997 comedy films American comedy films Films set in the 1960s Films about invisibility Films directed by Fred Olen Ray 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-US-comedy-film-stub