true story
if anyone is interested, here is a link to the true story:
http://motherknowsbestmovie.blogspot.com/2009/04/this-movie-is-based-on-case-of-mother.html
Thank you so much for posting this link. I've always wondered what case this was based on. So the mother had another crime in the planning stage against her son-in-law's mother - good grief. Interesting read.
Mother Knows Best is based on the true story of Lee Goldsmith of Boca Raton, Florida. In February 1989, the then 67-year-old retiree tried to have her son-in-law David Brownstein killed.
McLeod, Michael. (January 10, 1993) “Lee Goldsmith, In Jail For Hiring A Hit Man” Orlando Sentinel (http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-01-10/news/9301070848_1_lee-g oldsmith-daughter-jail)
Walsh, Barbara. (October 3, 1993) “Lee Goldsmith: Hard Time For A Grandmother” Sun Sentinel (http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-10-03/features/9309160551_1_lee- goldsmith-prison-kathy-willets)
Walsh, Barbara. (June 18, 1995) “Grandma In Murder Plot To Be Freed” Sun Sentinel (http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1995-06-18/news/9506170306_1_arleen-b rownstein-brownstein-s-mother-david-brownstein)
Curry, Traciy. (2004) “Mother Knows Best” Movies Based on True Stories (Internet Archive: http://web.archive.org/web/20091024231155/http://geocities.com/murder_ stories/mother_knows_best_movie.html?1045403486890)
Curry-Reyes, Traciy. (2009, 2011) “Mother Knows Best” Movies Based on True Stories Database (Blog: http://www.motherknowsbestmovie.blogspot.com/)