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Jill Kargman’s new movie ‘Influenced’ gives us a foul-mouthed slice of NYC’s momzillas

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10.05.2026

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Jill Kargman’s new movie ‘Influenced’ gives us a foul-mouthed slice of NYC’s momzillas

‘Odd Mom Out’ is now in

STAR of the Bravo series “Odd Mom Out,” Jill Kargman, a screenwriter for 10 years, just wrote and stars as yenta Dzanielle, an Upper East Sider know-it-all — of which there actually is no other kind — in her new movie, “Influenced.”

More New York than the Statue of Liberty, she writes and mocks New York. Its opening guest list, at the Florence Gould Theater, was possibly determined by how many sequins guests could wear. The men’s room probably had paillettes glued to their BVDs.

The film’s funny. Foul. More than teeth came out of that bridgework.

Kargman co-writes and stars as a social-media whocares chasing “1 million” faux friends — black-card status-obsessed Upper East Siders — until an unexpected oops shakes what’s under her bra, etc.

A funny foul-mouthed slice of NYC’s Upper East Siders, it’s the momzillas who do lunch after lunch with events, parties, galas, trunk shows, charity meetings, bar mitzvahs. It’s sprinkling glitter on their graves. It’s putting New York on.........

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