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Mr. Mom (1983)

PG 91 min  -  Comedy | Drama  -   22 July 1983 (USA)
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Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works... See full summary »

Director:

Stan Dragoti

Writer:

John Hughes
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Keaton ...
Teri Garr ...
Caroline
Fred Koehler ...
Alex (as Frederick Koehler)
Taliesin Jaffe Taliesin Jaffe ...
Kenny
Courtney White Courtney White ...
Megan
Brittany White Brittany White ...
Megan
Martin Mull ...
Ron
Ann Jillian Ann Jillian ...
Joan
Jeffrey Tambor ...
Jinx
Christopher Lloyd ...
Larry
Tom Leopold Tom Leopold ...
Stan
Graham Jarvis Graham Jarvis ...
Humphries
Carolyn Seymour Carolyn Seymour ...
Eve
Michael Alaimo Michael Alaimo ...
Bert
Valri Bromfield Valri Bromfield ...
Doris
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Storyline

Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Home | Husband Wife Relationship | Baby | Bare Butt | Hotel Room  | See more »

Taglines:

When mom goes to work, dad goes berserk! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

Parents Guide:

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Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Mr. Mum See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$947,197 (USA) (24 July 1983) (126 Screens)

Gross:

$64,800,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The music playing in the background of the last scene is actually the overture from Patton. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Jack kicks the television after son Kenny calls Caroline, the television screen is not broken. The next day the television repair woman finds a shoe has smashed it. See more »

Quotes

Annette: [as Jack is driving away from the super market] He's married!
Joan: So were we once!
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Soundtracks

"Gonna Fly Now (Rocky's theme)"
(uncredited)
by Bill Conti See more »