Blalock and Morris found out about the film viathe release of the trailer.
On Mother’s Day weekend no less.
“Mother’s Day is a really hard time anyway,” Blalock tells EW.
Mary Lou Morris (left) and Mary McGinnis Morris.
“That it was bad timing is an understatement.
It’s very distasteful because we’re still living with this.
These women are staples in our lives.
Tina Fey and Jon Hamm in ‘Maggie Moore(s)'.Screen Media
That was my mother.
Initially, [my reaction to the trailer] was shock.
I found it absolutely unbelievable.
Jon Hamm and Tina Fey in ‘Maggie Moore(s)'.Screen Media
To know that people are going to be laughing about it is a sickening feeling.”
Blalock reached out to EW on behalf of her and Morris after seeing the trailer.
The filmmakers seem to have taken this plea to heart.
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These murders remain unsolved.
They can also call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS."
Maggie Moore(s)is currently in theaters and available through On Demand.
“I only wonder why the actual case has never garnered this much attention.”
Indeed, Blalock and Morris are used to people being interested in their mothers’ murders.
“There’s been a big draw in the crime podcast arena,” Blalock explains.
“There’s been lots and lots of podcasts about it.
“People are going to think that this was all kind of a joke,” she adds.
“People are going to forget that there are real people involved here.
Two people lost their moms.
This is still a loss for us.
We can’t find anything about this to be funny.”
Morris says the filmmakers tried to assure them that the comedy is not at their mothers’ expense.
Still,Maggie Moore(s)isn’t only dredging up their personal tragedies as comedic fodder.
Blalock and Morris also believe the film could put them in danger.
Blalock echoes this fear surrounding this person of interest and what the film might provoke.
“They didn’t change some of the names in the movie,” Blalock points out.
“That creates a lot of fear for us.”
Morris also worries that the film will perpetuate misinformation as it drudges up old family wounds.
The film depicts Jay, one of the husbands of the murdered women, as being behind the killings.
Morris' father, Mitch, was questioned, but never arrested.
“My father was investigated as a person of interest,” she tells EW.
“In most cases when one spouse dies the protocol is to look at the surviving spouse.
My concern is for the way my father’s character is portrayed.
I worry that the movie will add to the misinformation that is already out there.
“We don’t know what happened to our moms,” Blalock says.
As the film hits theaters, Blalock asks that audiences remember that this is a real unsolved case.
“I do appreciate when people talk about it because that’s keeping it alive,” she says.
“That’s keeping the story out there.
“I wish nothing but the best for the film, and those involved,” Morris reflects.
“I only hope to see a correlation between interest in the movie and interest in the actual case.
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