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Writers (WGA):
Meg Wolitzer (book)
Nora Ephron (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
21 February 1992 (USA) more
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It's 10pm. Do you know where your mother is? more
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A stand-up comic (Julie Kavner) neglects her two daughters in the midst of her newfound fame. full summary | add synopsis
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3 nominations more
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(3 articles)
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Whimsically winning slice-of-life movie more (7 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Julie Kavner | ... | Dottie Ingels |
 | Samantha Mathis | ... | Erica Ingels |
 | Gaby Hoffmann | ... | Opal Ingels |
 | Carrie Fisher | ... | Claudia Curtis |
 | Dan Aykroyd | ... | Arnold Moss |
| Bob Nelson | ... | Ed |
| Marita Geraghty | ... | Mia Jablon |
 | Welker White | ... | Lynn |
| Caroline Aaron | ... | Martha Ingels |
 | Kathy Najimy | ... | Angela (as Kathy Ann Najimy) |
 | Danny Zorn | ... | Jordan Strang |
| Renée Lippin | ... | Arlene |
| Joy Behar | ... | Ruby |
| Estelle Harris | ... | Aunt Harriet |
| Sidney Armus | ... | Morris Chesler |
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USA:105 min
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USA:R (original rating) | Iceland:L | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) | Singapore:PG
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References It's a Wonderful Life (1946) more
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You Can't Get To Heaven more
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I just watched this movie for the third time. I chose to watch it on Mother's Day because this is about as realistic a tale about mother-and-daughter bonding and growing pains as you will ever see. Julie Kavner is nothing short of amazing as Dotty, a stand-up comic from Ozone Park, Queens, waiting for her chance to make it to the big time. But, life necessitates tradeoffs. As her career takes off, Dotty is unable to spend much time with her kids who grow resentful. And with her older daughter Erica (an excellent performance by Samantha Mathis) now in the awkward early teen years, everything Dotty does is a personal embarrassment to Erica.
The direction is a bit on the claustrophobic and episodic side. Aside from experimenting with the number of different ways to show polka dots, this is not a visually impressive film, nor is it meant to be.
But on its own terms, it is sweet, warm, winning, and true.