Susan Sarandon stars in 'The Meddler,' which is available on DVD/Blu-ray now.
Oscar winner Susan Sarandon has more than cemented her place in movie history. Almost 40 years later, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with its countless midnight matinees, is still one of the biggest cult classics ever made. When people talk about the best sports movies ever made, Bull Durham, in which she co-starred with Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins, is sure to be mentioned. Besides being the feature film debut of a little known actor named Brad Pitt, Thelma & Louise regularly ranks on various Top 100 lists.
In her latest film, The Meddler, Sarandon stars as Marnie Minervini. With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori (Rose Byrne), a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others – as well as her own – and find a new purpose, and man (J.K. Simmons), in life.
Though her character drives her daughter insane with her meddling, Sarandon isn’t as overbearing with her children in real life.
