Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)

A tough police sergeant's overbearing mother comes to visit him and begins to meddle in his life and career.

Director:

Roger Spottiswoode

Writers:

Blake Snyder, William Osborne

Stars:

Sylvester Stallone, Estelle Getty, JoBeth Williams

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone	...	Joe Bomowski
Estelle Getty	...	Tutti
JoBeth Williams	...	Gwen Harper
Roger Rees	...	Parnell
Martin Ferrero	...	Paulie
Gailard Sartain	...	Munroe
John Wesley	...	Tony
Al Fann	...	Lou
Ella Joyce	...	McCabe
J. Kenneth Campbell	...	Ross
Nicholas Sadler	...	Suicide
Dennis Burkley	...	Mitchell
Ving Rhames	...	Mr. Stereo
Jana Arnold	...	Mitchell's Girl
Christopher Collins	...	Gang Member

Storyline

A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, much to his embarrassment. For his birthday she buys him a machine gun out of the back of a van, and begins to further interfere with his job and love life, eventually helping him with a case he's on.

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Plot Keywords:

head dunked in a toilet | pinching cheek | male wears underwear | man in a shower | woman wears eyeglasses | 

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Taglines:

Detective Joe Bomowski's mom is in town for a visit. She did the laundry, washed the windows and scrubbed the floors. Now, she's gonna clean up the streets.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for a scene of nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the second comedy which Martin Ferrero played in with Sylvester Stallone (who mostly did action, and drama movies). The first movie they were in together was " Oscar"(1991).

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Goofs

In the "locking his mom in the car" scene, Joe twists the car's lock-posts clockwise to supposedly unscrew them; this direction would tighten them down more, not loosen them.

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Quotes

Tutti Bomowski: [to the flight attendants] It was so cute, when he was 6 years old he walked into the kitchen and said "Mommy! My peepee's stuck in my zipper!"

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Crazy Credits

Film title logo when end credits are done

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Alternate Versions

The original UK cinema version was cut by 6 secs by the BBFC to remove shots of a man's hand being crushed in a door and to edit the sounds of a man's scream and crash as he is thrown from a window. All video releases were uncut.

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Connections

Referenced in Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' (2010)

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Soundtracks

Brahms' Lullaby
(uncredited)
Written by Johannes Brahms (uncredited)
Sung by Estelle Getty

User Reviews

The Actors Made this Movie

I had to give this movie a 6 out of 10.

The story was corny, the plot was predictable. The supporting cast was lacking. This is not a thriller or an intelligent movie. It is a B comedy., at best.

But the interaction between Stallone and Getty was fantastic. They play their roles to perfection as anyone from the Northern New Jersey area can attest. They were believable. They were hysterical.

I would watch this again, just to watch Stallone and Getty play the mom and son role so true to life. They made us cringe. We really felt for Stallone as the son. They made us laugh non stop.

Details

Official Sites:

It's Filmed There. Filming Locations of Los Angeles SHOFe

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Filming Locations:

290 South Toluca Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,058,590, 23 February 1992

Gross USA:

$28,411,210

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$70,611,210

Company Credits

Production Co:

Northern Lights Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1