Mama's Boy (2007)

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.

Director:

Tim Hamilton

Writer:

Hank Nelken

Stars:

Jon Heder, Diane Keaton, Jeff Daniels

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Eccentric Jeffrey Mannus is 29 years old and still lives at home with his mom, Jan. He sees no reason to alter this arrangement, but his perfect world is upended when Jan meets Mert, a motivational speaker. Mert successfully woos Jan and moves in on Jeffrey's territory, something Jeffrey will not tolerate. Jeffrey enlists the aid of an unlikely ally, an aspiring singer-songwriter, Nora, with an anti-establishment penchant and a soft spot for him. As the war between Mert and Jeffrey escalates, something unprecedented happens -- slowly, to both his own surprise and horror, Jeffrey discovers his inner adult.

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Plot Keywords:

motivational speaker | miniature golf | widow | nerd | rivalry | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 2007 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Ana kuzusu

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Carr-Santelli

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min 94 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is a scene filmed at the Burbank location of PC Club, a small computer chain that at once was nationwide but went bankrupt in July 2008.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Features Say Anything... (1989)

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Soundtracks

"Too Marvelous for Words"
Written by Johnny Mercer and Richard A. Whiting
Produced by Artie Butler
Performed by Jeff Daniels

User Reviews

Keaton, Daniels, and Wallach must be so happy no one saw this 'film'.

Just my opinion, (or maybe not after reading all the horrible reviews here), but time is precious and I can not believe I wasted my time watching this film. I'll bet you Keaton, Daniels and Wallach regret doing it and wasting their time just as much. ( Although being I don't know anyone that even heard this 'film', maybe they just quietly let it slide.) How does Hollywood make this stuff? Terrible production. Is anyone supervising the (lack of) creativity? It looks as though it was a real low budget film, but then again you have higher priced actors in it. Normally I like well made low budget films, but I guess the low budget look here is really just the bad filmmaking. Guess Hollywood should concentrate on actually making better films, not just starring get higher priced talent to star in them.