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Overview

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6.7/10   2,693 votes
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Director:

Albert Brooks

Writers (WGA):

Albert Brooks (written by) &
Monica Mcgowan Johnson (written by)

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Release Date:

25 December 1996 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama more

Tagline:

No Actual Mothers Were Harmed During The Making Of This Motion Picture. more

Plot:

A neurotic, twice divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mom to solve his personal problems. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins more

User Comments:

Living with mom more (41 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Paul Collins ... Lawyer
Laura Weekes ... Karen Henderson

Albert Brooks ... John Henderson

John C. McGinley ... Carl

Debbie Reynolds ... Beatrice Henderson
Richard Assad ... TV Installer
Joey Naber ... TV Installer

Vanessa Williams ... Donna

Lisa Kudrow ... Linda

Rob Morrow ... Jeff Henderson

Isabel Glasser ... Cheryl Henderson
Danielle Quinn ... Jill Henderson
Spencer Klein ... Josh Henderson

Ernie Lively ... Man at Rest Stop (as Ernie Brown)
Anne Haney ... Helen
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual references.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Filming Locations:

Kentfield, California, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Brooks also met with Esther Williams to discuss the role of Mrs. Henderson. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When John is reading his mothers transcript of the story she wrote in her youth we see that she has misspelled the name of the Whitman's candy company as Whittman. more

Quotes:

Beatrice Henderson: He's not that famous a writer that he can afford to go nuts. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Mike Myers/Aerosmith (#22.16)" (1997) more

Soundtrack:

Downtown more


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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Living with mom, 24 November 2006
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Albert Brooks plays the son.Debbie Reynolds plays the mother.The son, science fiction writer John Henderson, moves back home to his mother Beatrice Henderson.And the reason this grown up man does so is because he feels like he should do so after two failed marriages.He thinks after that experience his chances for a successful relationship would be better.Albert Brooks directed, wrote and acted the lead in Mother (1996).He's terrific in the movie as is the legendary Debbie Reynolds playing the mother.Rob Morrow, who's still very well remembered as Dr.Joel Fleischman in the great 90's series Northern Exposure, does very good job in this movie playing the brother Jeff.Lisa Kudrow of Friends does a small part as Linda, the blonde John goes out with.She's just wonderful.Paul Collins is brilliant playing the Lawyer.John C. McGinley plays Carl in the movie and he's very good.Mother is a terrific movie that combines comedy and drama in a fine way.It's mighty funny when John makes his room look like exactly the same it looked like when he originally lived there.I think we all should take trips to the past every now and then.Maybe we learn something about ourselves.

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