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| 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 | |
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Jana Arnold | ... | Mitchell's Girl |
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Christopher Collins | ... | Gang Member |
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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. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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head dunked in a toilet | pinching cheek | mother | police | embarrassment |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.Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
21 February 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Arrête, ou ma mère va tirer! See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$45,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$7,058,590, 23 February 1992Gross USA:
$28,411,210Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$70,611,210Company Credits
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Tutti Bomowski: That was you? You never called.
Joe Brofmowski: That was me, why didn't you pick up the phone?
Tutti Bomowski: Every year when I'm about to come out to visit, you call and say it's not a good time, so I decided not to answer the phone this time in case you called.
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Words by Sid Robin
Music by Charles Shavers
Performed by The Ames Brothers
Courtesy of MCA Records
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On "Siskel & Ebert At The Movies", Roger Ebert bluntly said "This is one of the worst films I've ever seen. It has no funny moments. It has no interesting moments." See more »Goofs
Walking out of the Police Dept. when Joey's mom opens the car door the window is up, after she gets into the car its down even though the car is not running. See more »Quotes
Joe Brofmowski: Why didn't you answer when I called?Tutti Bomowski: That was you? You never called.
Joe Brofmowski: That was me, why didn't you pick up the phone?
Tutti Bomowski: Every year when I'm about to come out to visit, you call and say it's not a good time, so I decided not to answer the phone this time in case you called.
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Crazy Credits
Film title logo when end credits are done See more »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. See more »Connections
Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Sylvester Stallone/Max Alexander/Orson Bean (1991) See more »Soundtracks
UndecidedWords by Sid Robin
Music by Charles Shavers
Performed by The Ames Brothers
Courtesy of MCA Records
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Sylvester Stallone is an iconic action star and Estelle Getty was a hilarious, sarcastic and witty Golden Girl. Put the two together and you'll get yourself one charming action-comedy, where tough Los Angeles cop Sgt. Joe Bomowski (Stallone) gets a visit from his nurturing, feisty and fearless mother Tutti (Getty), who beings to meddle in Joe's life affairs, interfering with his police work and love life.
There are some very oddball and corny humor with some campy dialog in the movie, at mostly the expense of Stallone and Getty. The supporting actors were given the back burner and the villains were unforgettable. And yet, while the plot goes at a very steady-pace with limited action, I've found the comedic chemistry between Stallone and Getty, which make up most of the movie, to be pretty entertaining and fun to watch and is, at times, heartwarming. Getty's obsessive behavior to be very baby-nurturing to Stallone as he responds in his frustrated way is itself classic. And, it's not everyday you see a petite, motherly, 68 year-old lady brandish a gun and deal with gangsters!
While not an action flick that would blow you out of your seats, you will get several laughs out of this movie.
Grade B-