Mama's Boy (2007)

Director:

Tim Hamilton

Writer (WGA):

Hank Nelken (written by)

Release Date:

14 December 2007 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

You have to fight for the right to never grow up.

Plot:

A twenty-nine year-old slacker who lives with his mom realizes his sweet set-up is threatened when she hears wedding bells with her self-help guru beau.

Plot Keywords:

Motivational Speaker | Prank | Widow | Mother's Boyfriend | Male Female Relationship

Cast

Jon Heder	...	Jeffrey Mannus
Diane Keaton	...	Jan Mannus
Jeff Daniels	...	Mert Rosenbloom
Anna Faris	...	Nora Flannigan
Eli Wallach	...	Seymour Warburton
Dorian Missick	...	Mitch
Sarah Chalke	...	Maya
Mary Kay Place	...	Barbara
Adam DeVine	...	Alhorn
Simon Helberg	...	Rathkon
Rhys Coiro	...	Trip
Hank Dougan	...	Young Jeffrey
Laura Kightlinger	...	Mert's Secretary
Dennis Cockrum	...	Bus Driver
Hank Nelken	...	Richard

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language including sexual references, and some drug use.

Runtime:

Germany:94 min (European Film Market) | USA:93 min | Argentina:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (Certificate #43483) | Canada:14A | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | Mexico:B

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Carr-Santelli

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the scene when Nora drops Jeffrey off after coming back from Arizona, just as he punches the air in rage and the camera backs up, the camera's movement backwards disturbs a plant in the bottom of the shot.

Quotes:

Jeffrey Mannus: You can't win my affection back with Manwhich!

Movie Connections:

Features Say Anything... (1989)

Soundtrack:

She's Got a New Spell

In "Top Ten" worst movies I've ever seen

The wife and I saw a preview of this movie while watching another DVD and thought "Jon Heder, Diane Keaton, Jeff Daniels and Eli Wallach, it's gotta be better than summer reruns, so I ordered it from local library. Well, any episode of "Lawrence Welk" would bring more laughs than "Mama's Boy". I actually felt sorry for the actors for having to read the script in the privacy of their own homes and I couldn't imagine what it must have been like for them to have to actually say their lines in front of a camera. Perhaps, at least, maybe next time they're offered a movie of this sort, they'll "Just Say No!' A one anna two....