Mr. Mom (1983)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Stan Dragoti

Writer:

John Hughes (written by)

Release Date:

22 July 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

When mom goes to work, dad goes berserk!

Plot:

Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living When Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that...

Plot Keywords:

Home | Frustration | Mother Son Relationship | Halloween | Father Son Relationship

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Michael Keaton	...	Jack
Teri Garr	...	Caroline
Frederick Koehler	...	Alex
Taliesin Jaffe	...	Kenny
Courtney White	...	Megan
Brittany White	...	Megan
Martin Mull	...	Ron
Ann Jillian	...	Joan
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Jinx
Christopher Lloyd	...	Larry
Tom Leopold	...	Stan
Graham Jarvis	...	Humphries
Carolyn Seymour	...	Eve
Michael Alaimo	...	Bert
Valri Bromfield	...	Doris

Also Known As:

Mr. Mum
Perfect Daddy (Philippines: English title)

Runtime:

91 min | Argentina:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG

Company:

Aaron Spelling Productions

Trivia:

The music playing in the background of the last scene is actually the overture from Patton (1970).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the race at Ron Richardson's house party, the contestants run through a tape line at the end of the first leg of the race and again at the end of the race.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Humphries: Schooner Tuna - the tuna with a heart.

Movie Connections:

Features "Hulk" (1966)

Soundtrack:

Gonna Fly Now (Rocky's theme)

Family comedies don't get much better than this

Mr. Mom is, yet again, one of those movies that I have been watching since I was a kid. This is one of Michael Keaton's best movies I think, forget Night Shift and all that. Keaton's greatest strength is comedy. Mr. Mom is well put together, is always funny, and never lags. It does a brillant job of protraying role reversal and the rest of the cast makes this movie a joy to watch. Everyone is good, singling someone out for special praise is unnecessary. I hate kids in movies but I loved the kids in this one. It's because they are not annoyingly cute or naughty or too sweet, they're just normal kids. Bottom Line: This is a great movie and every movie fan and family should have it on the shelf.