mothersday“We’re taking the iconic image of a mother, the most comforting and nurturing person in the world, and perverting that into something that is punishing and sadistic,” Genre’s Richard Saperstein said.

The 1980 Troma cult classic Mother’s Day has been given the go-ahead for a remake.  Darren Lynn Bousman, director of Repo! The Genetic Opera and three of the, seemingly, kazillion Saw entries is set to direct.  The plan, as of now, is aiming for a Mother’s Day 2010 release.

I’ve not seen the original, but apparently the two crazy sons rape and murder and commit all manners of ill deeds to please their deranged, crazy, momma.