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:

Diane Keaton, Jon Heder, 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 (as Adam DeVine)
Simon Helberg	...	Rathkon
Rhys Coiro	...	Trip
Hank Doughan	...	Young Jeffrey (as Hank Dougan)
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:

dead turtle | death of pet | pet funeral | dead father | starbucks | 

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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

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

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Written by Johnny Marr and Morrissey (as Steven Morrissey)
Performed by The Smiths

User Reviews

Tedious!

Yet another "son who won't grow up" flick, and just the other recent like entries. Heder in another bad wig, channeling Napoleon for, what, the third time? Anna Faris is forgettable, as always; Jeff Daniels phoned this one in from another state, at least; and Diane Keaton...how does one become typecast this late in a career? Do not bother. Nothing is said here that hasn't been covered many times over. I will say this; it's about a hundred times better than "Failure To Launch". There are very few amusing bits in the movie, unless you think Eli Wallach cursing is funny. Ha, Ha! He's old and he dropped the f-bomb! Tee, hee, hee. Pitiful!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 2007 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Mama's Boy

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$688,145

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Carr-Santelli

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 94 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1