The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
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| Genre | Biography Comedy Thriller |
| Written by | Jane Anderson |
| Directed by | Michael Ritchie |
| Starring |
Holly Hunter Beau Bridges Swoosie Kurtz |
| Music by | Lucy Simon |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Kyle A. Heinrich Frederick S. Pierce |
| Producer(s) |
James Manos Jr. Art Schaefer (line producer) Zachary Feuer (associate producer) Dana Cole (associate producer) |
| Location(s) | Channelview, Texas |
| Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
| Editor(s) | Eric A. Sears |
| Running time | 99 min |
| Production company(s) |
Frederick S. Pierce Company HBO Pictures Sudden Entertainment |
| Distributor | HBO |
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| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | April 10, 1993 |
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom is a 1993 comedy television film produced by and for HBO. It was directed by Michael Ritchie and starred Holly Hunter, Swoosie Kurtz and Beau Bridges.
It is based on the true story of Wanda Holloway, a woman who tried to put out a hit on one of her daughter's classmates (and the girl's mother) to advance her own daughter's middle school cheerleading career. The movie also has themes connected to Operation Desert Storm, during which the real scandal took place.
Holly Hunter won the Emmy Award for playing Wanda Holloway and Beau Bridges won both the Emmy and the Golden Globe Awards for the supporting role of Terry Harper, Holloway's brother-in-law whom she contacted to arrange the hit.
When Wanda Holloway was a teen, her father forbade her from trying out for her school's cheerleading team. Many years later, when Wanda had a daughter of her own, she was determined that her daughter would fulfill the dream she was denied and become a cheerleader—which would allow Wanda to make up that part of her childhood by reliving it through her daughter. The film takes place in Channelview, Texas.
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