The Great Mom Swap (1995) (TV)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Jonathan Prince

Writers (WGA):

Maryedith Burrell (television story)
Maryedith Burrell (teleplay)

Release Date:

23 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Teenage Crush | Teen Life | Italian | Nerd | High School Prank

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Shelley Fabares	...	Millie Ridgeway
Hillary Tuck	...	Karen Ridgeway
Valerie Harper	...	Grace
Mary Kate Schellhardt	...	Terry Venessi
Sid Caesar	...	Papa Tognetti
Robert Clohessy	...	Frank Balfour
Andrew Kavovit	...	David Ridgeway
Lance Robinson	...	Louis
Kenneth Tigar	...	Mr. Harlow
Vasili Bogazianos	...	Jack Ridgeway
Marnette Patterson	...	Nicole
Hunter Garner	...	Chad
Kyndra Joy Casper	...	Blair
Kelsey Mulrooney	...	Tiffany
Esther Scott	...	Officer Patricia Smith

Runtime:

120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Signboard Hill Productions

Quotes:

David Ridgeway: [answers the phone] Hi Mom... Yeah, Tiffy's fine, we're just having a little soup here... Yep, that same fat-free, salt-free, taste-free stuff you always give us.

One of the really great "teen" movies, in the tradition of John Hughes.

I myself am a teen, and I thought this movie was actually a really good "teen" movie, even though (or maybe because) the characters don't really kiss that much or swear. It had good acting, and their was really nice and genuine chemistry between Terry (Mary Kate Schellhardt) and David (Andrew Kavovit). In most movies nowadays, characters who are supposed to be "in like" or have crushes on each other, just aren't convincing. They don't usually have the look many people get when talking to their crushes, you know, a slight blush, a big smile, things like that. That's not the only reason this movie was good though. It had a good plot and it didn't use pointless swearing to make it more dramatic. Sure sometimes the plot did get a little slow, but overall the movie was pretty good.