“The death of Mona Dearly wasn't so much a whodunnit, as a who didn't.”
A Sheriff investigating the murder of an upstate New York women learns that her extremely hateful ways gave the whole town a motive to be rid of her.
Danny DeVito
Chief Wyatt Rash
Bette Midler
Mona Dearly
Neve Campbell
Ellen Rash
Jamie Lee Curtis
Rona Mace
Casey Affleck
Bobby Calzone
William Fichtner
Phil Dearly
Marcus Thomas
Jeff Dearly
Peter Dobson
Lt. Feege Gruber
Kathleen Wilhoite
Lucinda
Tracey Walter
Clarence
Drowning Mona is a comedy, crime, mystery film released in 2000 exploring themes of small town, sheriff, investigation, dark comedy, suspicion, remake. Directed by Nick Gomez, it stars Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell. A Sheriff investigating the murder of an upstate New York women learns that her extremely hateful ways gave the whole town a motive to be rid of her.
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