Anguish (1987) on Netflix

Plot summary

Alice Pressman is the overbearing mother of John, who assists an ophthalmologist. John is extremely myopic, an uncontrolled diabetic, and his eyesight is fading. His mother hypnotizes him, and under her influence he kills people and cuts out their eyes to carry back to her. At The Rex, a Los Angeles theater, the audience is watching a picture called The Mommy, which tells John's story. As it plays, viewers start to feel anxiety attacks and disorientation. One man keeps checking his watch; a teenage girl, Patty, weeps without being able to say why. Patty's friend Linda gets up and walks toward the restroom.