Momma's Man (2008)

A man who has avoided his wife and child at home has a change of heart after an imposed stay in his own parents' loft.

Director:

Azazel Jacobs

Writer:

Azazel Jacobs

Stars:

Matt Boren, Flo Jacobs, Ken Jacobs

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Matt Boren	...	Mikey
Flo Jacobs	...	Mom
Ken Jacobs	...	Dad
Dana Varon	...	Laura
Gabriel Welch	...	Baby Ana
Piero Arcilesi	...	Dante
Nan Archilesi	...	Maggie
Jacques Wakefield	...	Cable Guy
Cole Mohr	...	Teen Boy 1
Chris Galya	...	Teen Boy 2
Charlotte Greville	...	Teen Girl 1
Annick Mayer	...	Teen Girl 2
Richard Edson	...	Tom
Eleanor Hutchins	...	Bridgitte
Juliet Lyons Gray

Storyline

A man who has avoided his wife and child at home has a change of heart after an imposed stay in his own parents' loft.

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Plot Keywords:

home | home sweet home | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Azazel Jacobs cast his real life parents, Flo and Ken Jacobs, as Mikey's parents. The New York loft featured in the film is in fact their own.

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Goofs

(at around 20 mins) A character is doing push-ups barefoot. A few seconds later, white socks have mysteriously appeared on his feet.

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Connections

Features Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

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Soundtracks

This Song's For You
Written and Performed by Dana Varon

User Reviews

Cautionary Tale for Us Parents

A whimsical, but painfully true film about a young man whose parents have unintentionally made life so comfortable for him that it impedes his ability to leave home and be a functioning adult. Mikey comes home to NY from California (where he has a wife and baby) on a business trip and stays in his parents' wonderfully eccentric and bohemian loft. He sleeps in his old bed and pulls out his childhood toys and comic books. He invents excuse after excuse not to leave creating a web of lies and eventually becomes so agoraphobic that he can't leave the loft. His mom, a first-class enabler (the name of the film is so true) constantly asks "Is everything OK?" while simultaneously offering him coffee, tea, oatmeal, soup and home-cooked meals as she psychologically undermines him. His shrewd dad is caught in the middle, he doesn't wan't to upset his wife, but in going along with her and Mikey, he marginalizes himself. Mikey has a childhood friend who also seems to be overstaying his welcome at his mom's place, which suggests that this is a generational problem that's not Mikey's alone.

According to the notes, this film was shot in director Azazel Jacob's parent's loft with his actual parents playing the roles of Mikey's parents. One of the pleasures of the film is their fabulously old-time loft-pioneer living space. It's hard for the Mikeys of this world to create their own identity in the shadow of such gifted parents. Momma's Man is a slow-paced film with beautifully shot scenes of New York City (maybe this what Mikey really misses).

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 2009 (UK)

Also Known As:

Momma's Man

Filming Locations:

Chambers Street, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,072, 24 August 2008

Gross USA:

$100,435

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$123,385

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artists Public Domain

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1