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Drop-Out Mother (1988) (TV)
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1 January 1988 (USA) morePlot:
A successful lady executive makes a somewhat comical transition from big business to becoming housewife and mom. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Touches on serious issues with a light touch moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Valerie Harper | ... | Nora Cromwell | |
| Wayne Rogers | ... | Jack Cromwell | |
| Carol Kane | ... | Maxine | |
| Danny Gerard | ... | Sam Cromwell | |
| Jayne Eastwood | ... | Blanche (as Jane Eastwood) | |
| Alyson Court | ... | Caroline Cromwell | |
| Kim Hunter | ... | Leona | |
| Bruce Gray | |||
| Tim Henry | |||
| Meg Hogarth | |||
| Diane Stapley | |||
| Mairlyn Smith | |||
| Allen Stewart-Coates | |||
| Clare Barclay | |||
| Wally Bondarenko |
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95 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)Country:
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A bit ahead of its time with a plea for simplifying life, this telefilm covers what could have been a serious topic with a comedic tone. None of the drama ever gets truly serious; you know everything will end happily. The problem was not that Harper's character was wrong to be a working mother. In fact, at one point, her daughter chastises her for having given up her career--she feels betrayed. But all manage to achieve moral equilibrium by the end of the film. The performances are fine, if never particularly deep; the same can be said for the film itself.