The Good Mother
Encyclopedia
The Good Mother is a direct-to-video
film starring Angie Harmon
, Jordan Hinson
, Joel Gretsch
and Bobby Coleman
. Although it shares no characters with The Glass House
, it was marketed as a thematic sequel.
The film tells the story of Abby (Jordan Hinson
) and Ethan Snow (Bobby Coleman
), who lose their parents in a tragic accident and are adopted by Eve (Angie Harmon
) and Raymond Goode (Joel Gretsch
); two seemingly-ideal parents who have recently lost a child of their own, David. But after they move into the Goode's isolated Spanish style mansion, they are forbidden to leave or make phone calls.
Abby notices a lot of strange things; there is a bed in the basement with the name 'David' carved into it and many places they can't go into, like the previous child's room. Ethan gets his own room with a bathroom close to the master bedroom, but Abby gets a bedroom far away, up in the tower of the house. Ethan soon becomes almost deathly ill; and Abby discovers that Eve is poisoning him, and that Eve has done the same to previous foster children who died in her care.
Abby makes an attempt to escape, but Eve catches her and locks her in the attic. Their parents' friend Ben Koch (Jason London
) comes over to the house to take the kids to Six Flags
, but Raymond tells him that Eve took them to a kids' art excibition. After a walk through the house, Ben becomes suspicious. Abby manages to escape through a formerly concealed window in the attic. After realising that Abby had escaped from confinement, Eve then began to pursue her through the house carrying a meat cleaver. During this time the phone rings and Eve and Abby both race to answer it. Eve gets it first and the person on the other line hangs up. It is revealed that it was Ben, seeing if they really were gone.
After Abby tries to get away in the car again, she is stopped by Raymond, who Abby knocks out with a wrench. Ben then goes into the house, but is ambushed by Eve, who injects a sedative into his neck. Eve continues to pursue Abby and eventually catches her. She holds her over a railing, but Abby retaliates; kicking her down the stairs. Eve falls to the bottom and it's shown that she is presumably dead. Abby races to find Ethan, who was left in a bathtub by Eve, and is unable to move. With the bathtub filling, Abby pulls Ethan from the bathtub just in time to save his life.
Shortly after rescuing Ethan, Eve returns; standing behind Abby with a cleaver. She is just about to kill Abby when Ben enters with a gun. A shot is fired and Eve is killed. It is then revealed that Raymond fired the gun that killed his wife. Raymond is arrested. Ethan is taken to hospital, and the movie ends with Abby sitting with Ben in the ambulance, they exchange a look, and the movie ends. Abby and Ethan presumably end up with Ben.
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
film starring Angie Harmon
Angie Harmon
Angela Michelle "Angie" Harmon is an American fashion model and television/film actress. She became a well-known model before gaining international fame for her roles in Baywatch Nights and Law & Order....
, Jordan Hinson
Jordan Hinson
Jordan Danielle Hinson is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Zoe Carter on the Syfy series Eureka....
, Joel Gretsch
Joel Gretsch
Joel James Gretsch is an American actor. His roles include Tom Baldwin on the USA Network series The 4400, the monstruous Capt./Maj./Col. Owen Crawford in the Steven Spielberg produced 2002 sci-fi miniseries Taken and Father Jack Landry on V.-Early life:Gretsch was born in St...
and Bobby Coleman
Bobby Coleman
Robert Moorhouse "Bobby" Coleman III is an American child actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Martian Child, as the title character, and The Last Song.-Life and career:...
. Although it shares no characters with The Glass House
The Glass House (film)
The Glass House is a 2001 film directed by Daniel Sackheim and written by Wesley Strick.-Plot:Sixteen-year-old Ruby and eleven-year-old Rhett lose their parents in a car accident...
, it was marketed as a thematic sequel.
Plot
At the start of the movie, they show a search for David, Eve and Raymond's previous adoptive child. They are running, with Raymond yelling for David, then unknown to the viewer as to who he was, and ending with Eve crying, screaming for David.The film tells the story of Abby (Jordan Hinson
Jordan Hinson
Jordan Danielle Hinson is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Zoe Carter on the Syfy series Eureka....
) and Ethan Snow (Bobby Coleman
Bobby Coleman
Robert Moorhouse "Bobby" Coleman III is an American child actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Martian Child, as the title character, and The Last Song.-Life and career:...
), who lose their parents in a tragic accident and are adopted by Eve (Angie Harmon
Angie Harmon
Angela Michelle "Angie" Harmon is an American fashion model and television/film actress. She became a well-known model before gaining international fame for her roles in Baywatch Nights and Law & Order....
) and Raymond Goode (Joel Gretsch
Joel Gretsch
Joel James Gretsch is an American actor. His roles include Tom Baldwin on the USA Network series The 4400, the monstruous Capt./Maj./Col. Owen Crawford in the Steven Spielberg produced 2002 sci-fi miniseries Taken and Father Jack Landry on V.-Early life:Gretsch was born in St...
); two seemingly-ideal parents who have recently lost a child of their own, David. But after they move into the Goode's isolated Spanish style mansion, they are forbidden to leave or make phone calls.
Abby notices a lot of strange things; there is a bed in the basement with the name 'David' carved into it and many places they can't go into, like the previous child's room. Ethan gets his own room with a bathroom close to the master bedroom, but Abby gets a bedroom far away, up in the tower of the house. Ethan soon becomes almost deathly ill; and Abby discovers that Eve is poisoning him, and that Eve has done the same to previous foster children who died in her care.
Abby makes an attempt to escape, but Eve catches her and locks her in the attic. Their parents' friend Ben Koch (Jason London
Jason London
Jason Paul London is an American actor, best known for his role as Randall "Pink" Floyd in director Richard Linklater's film Dazed and Confused.-Personal life:...
) comes over to the house to take the kids to Six Flags
Six Flags
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. is the world's largest amusement park corporation based on quantity of properties and the fifth most popular in terms of attendance. The company maintains 14 properties located throughout North America, including theme parks, thrill parks, water parks and family...
, but Raymond tells him that Eve took them to a kids' art excibition. After a walk through the house, Ben becomes suspicious. Abby manages to escape through a formerly concealed window in the attic. After realising that Abby had escaped from confinement, Eve then began to pursue her through the house carrying a meat cleaver. During this time the phone rings and Eve and Abby both race to answer it. Eve gets it first and the person on the other line hangs up. It is revealed that it was Ben, seeing if they really were gone.
After Abby tries to get away in the car again, she is stopped by Raymond, who Abby knocks out with a wrench. Ben then goes into the house, but is ambushed by Eve, who injects a sedative into his neck. Eve continues to pursue Abby and eventually catches her. She holds her over a railing, but Abby retaliates; kicking her down the stairs. Eve falls to the bottom and it's shown that she is presumably dead. Abby races to find Ethan, who was left in a bathtub by Eve, and is unable to move. With the bathtub filling, Abby pulls Ethan from the bathtub just in time to save his life.
Shortly after rescuing Ethan, Eve returns; standing behind Abby with a cleaver. She is just about to kill Abby when Ben enters with a gun. A shot is fired and Eve is killed. It is then revealed that Raymond fired the gun that killed his wife. Raymond is arrested. Ethan is taken to hospital, and the movie ends with Abby sitting with Ben in the ambulance, they exchange a look, and the movie ends. Abby and Ethan presumably end up with Ben.
Cast
- Angie HarmonAngie HarmonAngela Michelle "Angie" Harmon is an American fashion model and television/film actress. She became a well-known model before gaining international fame for her roles in Baywatch Nights and Law & Order....
as Eve Goode - Joel GretschJoel GretschJoel James Gretsch is an American actor. His roles include Tom Baldwin on the USA Network series The 4400, the monstruous Capt./Maj./Col. Owen Crawford in the Steven Spielberg produced 2002 sci-fi miniseries Taken and Father Jack Landry on V.-Early life:Gretsch was born in St...
as Raymond Goode - Jordan HinsonJordan HinsonJordan Danielle Hinson is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Zoe Carter on the Syfy series Eureka....
as Abby Snow - Bobby ColemanBobby ColemanRobert Moorhouse "Bobby" Coleman III is an American child actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Martian Child, as the title character, and The Last Song.-Life and career:...
as Ethan Snow - Jason LondonJason LondonJason Paul London is an American actor, best known for his role as Randall "Pink" Floyd in director Richard Linklater's film Dazed and Confused.-Personal life:...
as Ben Koch - Tasha Smith as Caseworker
- Tim Cooney as Policeman
- Adam Tomei as Security Technician
- Robert Merrill as Paramedic
- Cyia Batten as Diane