Because Mommy Works (1994) (TV)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Robert Markowitz

Writers (WGA):

Lynn Mamet (story) and
Marjorie David (story) ...

Release Date:

21 November 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Since her divorce nurse Abbey lives alone with her 6 years old son Willie. Her ex-husband Ted may have Willie every second weekend...

Plot Keywords:

Divorce

Cast

Anne Archer	...	Abby
John Heard	...	Ted Forman
Ashley Crow	...	Claire Forman
Tom Amandes	...	Eric Donovan
Casey Wurzbach	...	Willie Forman
Jenny Gago	...	Dr. Rita Hernandez
Jan Triska	...	Dr. Arthur Jamidar
Michael Constantine	...	Elliot
Page Leong	...	Lucy
Ebick Pizzadili	...	Sara
Trenton Knight	...	Ben
Lance Davis	...	Deputy Marshal
Doug Roberts	...	Bailiff
Charles A. Tamburro	...	Helicopter Pilot
Karen Trott	...	Marge

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:o.Al.

Company:

Spring Creek Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the rainstorm at the end there's constant bright sunshine when there most definitely should not be.

Divorcée faces reality

Anne Archer plays a divorced woman who lives in the politically correct world where her son's father exists only as a source of child-support payments. When the father, effectively portrayed by John Heard, tries to live up to his responsibilities as a parent, she reacts with jealousy and fear instead of compromise. The parents inability to communicate with each other like adults leads to a custody hearing, with predictable results. The film tries hard to portray the mother sympathetically, but the selfishness of her actions makes it very hard to empathize with her. Although it is certainly not the message the filmmakers intended, hopefully some parents might watch this movie and realize that their children are more than just extensions of themselves.