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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
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21 February 1992 (USA) moreTagline:
Detective Joe Bomowski's mom is in town for a visit. She did the laundry, washed the windows and scrubbed the floors. Now, she's gonna clean up the streets.Plot:
A tough detective's mother comes to visit him and begins to meddle in his life and career. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins moreNewsDesk:
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Stallone's Mom Boosts His DVD Sales (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 20 January 2005)
Ralph Fiennes & Uma Thurman Voted Worst Double Act
(From WENN. 2 December 2003)
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"Listen to your mother!" more (50 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sylvester Stallone | ... | Sgt. Joe Bomowski | |
| Estelle Getty | ... | Tutti Bomowski | |
| JoBeth Williams | ... | Lt. Gwen Harper | |
| Roger Rees | ... | Parnell | |
| Martin Ferrero | ... | Paulie | |
| Gailard Sartain | ... | Munroe | |
| John Wesley | ... | Tony | |
| Al Fann | ... | Lou | |
| Ella Joyce | ... | McCabe | |
| J. Kenneth Campbell | ... | Det. Ross | |
| Nicholas Sadler | ... | Suicide | |
| Dennis Burkley | ... | Mitchell | |
| Ving Rhames | ... | Mr. Stereo | |
| Jana Arnold | ... | Mitchell's Girl | |
| Chris Latta | ... | Gang Member (as Christopher Collins) |
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #31636) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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Tutti Bomowski: [to the flight attendants] It was so cute, when he was 6 years old he walked into the kitchen and said "Mommy! My peepee's stuck in my zipper!" moreSoundtrack:
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I have little to say about this movie other than it is nowhere near as bad as I'd been led to believe. Actually quite amusing in places, it will strike a chord with anyone who has an interfering mother (and God knows I have!) as Estelle Getty invades Stallone's life.
I fail to see the reason for all the bad spirit directed at this film. The incidental music is a little repetitive and it's admittedly a one-joke plot. But it is a fairly good joke, and would have made for a superb hour-length tv movie. Unfortunately it's a 90 minute cinema film and so doesn't maintain it's momentum all the way through.
I've seen people criticise the film for Stallone not getting to be "funny" in this movie. I mean, have you heard of a straight man?? Sylvester's contribution to the comedy is his underplayed reaction to his mother's obsessive behaviour. What do you expect him to do, dress up and tell jokes?
Admittedly, the surprisingly violent aspects of the film don't sit well, and it's hard to laugh at Getty when she's just shot a man and splattered his blood all over an airplane runway. Another problem is that her chemistry with Stallone isn't as pin-sharp as it could be; the two leave notable pauses in between lines. Maybe a few more takes could have honed up the reaction time, but generally it's fine, and Stallone really makes an effort to make it work.
Not an all-time classic, certainly, but a pleasant enough film to pass a Sunday afternoon. Just don't listen to the nay-sayers, watch it yourself and make up your own mind. 5/10.