Your Mommy Kills Animals (2007)

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At a time in history when the FBI has deemed animal-rights activists the number-one domestic terrorist threat to the U.S., filmmaker Curt Johnson sets out to explore exactly how an organization such as PETA can possibly take precedence over the threat posed by Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida in a… More At a time in history when the FBI has deemed animal-rights activists the number-one domestic terrorist threat to the U.S., filmmaker Curt Johnson sets out to explore exactly how an organization such as PETA can possibly take precedence over the threat posed by Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida in a documentary film that aims to tell the truth about the people who defend the creatures that cannot speak for themselves. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By: Curt Johnson
Genres: Documentary, Special Interest

In Theaters: Jul 20, 2007 Wide
On DVD: Nov 13, 2007

Critic Reviews

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Perhaps the greatest service Johnson does is to turn the event that spurred him to make the film -- the FBI labeling animal rights activists the top domestic terrorist threat -- into a crucial dialogue.
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail
It lets you off dizzy and confused, whereas the best documentaries leave you feeling that you've come to a settled perspective on a subject.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
The result, admittedly, is a bit of a din. But it's certainly interesting.
John Anderson, Variety
A miraculously evenhanded treatment of a snarlingly divisive debate.
Peter Martin, Cinematical
Your Mommy Kills Animals lays things out with historical perspective, tracing the roots of both the animal welfare movement and animals rights activism to England.
David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com
Johnson's not pushing buttons just for the sake of attention-getting, he's revealing just how hopelessly complicated the issue has grown.
Kam Williams, NewsBlaze
Ought to generate empathy for the plight of any living creatures currently subject to an existence defined by the whims of humanity.
Eric Monder, Film Journal International
Worth seeing by anyone who cares about animals.
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly
That one can't quite decide if these charming men are heroes or villains is a mark of Johnson's calm, even approach to an issue seemingly fueled by emotions run amok.
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Powerful, angry and bizarre documentary.
Chad Greene, Boxoffice Magazine
It isn't only organization that the mildly anarchic Your Mommy Kills Animals sorely lacks, it's also a sufficient number of sources.
Jason Anderson, eye WEEKLY
Hard to beat that title, ain't it?
Brian Gibson, Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)
Can't commit to an overview of the movement by looking at three groups or stick with the trial of the "SHAC 7." So an intriguing but too short tour of animal-rights issues is interrupted by a flatly chronicled court case.
Barrett Hooper, National Post
It's impossible to watch without having your point of view challenged - no matter which side of the issue you're on.
Jim Slotek, Jam! Movies
Interesting and sometimes dizzyingly freewheeling.
Nick Schager, Cinematical
Those on both sides of the animal rights issue will find much to fume over in ... Curt Johnson's in-depth, eye-opening examination of the movement.
Kam Williams, NewsBlaze
Couldn't have arrived at a more timely moment, given the recent arrest of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on federal charges for hanging, drowning, electrocuting and beating dogs to death.
Jim Hemphill, Reel.com
It's the best kind of documentary, in that if you're a thinking person it is nearly impossible to watch the movie without having your point of view challenged and questioned.
Norm Schrager, Filmcritic.com
the most accessible, thorough chronicle of animal rights ever put to film.
Sara Maria Vizcarrondo, Slant Magazine
What feels like a lack of propaganda makes the film all the more cogent, intelligent, and powerful.