Smothered by Mothers (2019)

Bobby Davis, a wealthy football star, goes to bed one night secure in his wealth of almost one hundred million dollars and awakens the next morning almost broke. It appears that his ... See full summary »

Director:

Brian Herzlinger

Writers:

John Fahy (screenplay by), Kurt Weichert (screenplay by)

Stars:

Shannon Brown, Heather Matarazzo, Jim O'Heir

42 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shannon Brown	...	Bobby Davis
Heather Matarazzo	...	Annie
Jim O'Heir	...	Agent Miller
Burt Young	...	Ivan
Alice Amter	...	Whitney Roth
Juliette Bennett	...	Cassandra Carter
Chuck Ardezzone	...	Charlie Brasi
Ken Weichert	...	Shawn O'Grady
Jonathan Yaskoff	...	Vince Vargas
Jamie Bernadette	...	Lola
Michael Buscemi	...	Kurt
Robert Craighead	...	Coach Carter
Marilyn Bass	...	Pixie
Whitney Kimball Long	...	Roxanne Cooper
William Haze	...	Lenny

Storyline

Bobby Davis, a wealthy football star, goes to bed one night secure in his wealth of almost one hundred million dollars and awakens the next morning almost broke. It appears that his business manager lost almost all of Bobby's money. The business manager also lost every dollar invested by Bobby's relatives. Every last penny lost in a Ponzi scheme. As if things couldn't be worse Bobby finds out out that three women are pregnant...each with his baby. Things can always get worse. Like a straw in the wind, sponsors, their money and luck can go in any direction. Bobby is forced to retire from football after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. It was inevitable that authorities would show up and show up they did. Convinced that fun loving Bobby was knowingly involved in a Ponzi scheme, FBI agents were knocking at his mansion's door in short order. Just in case Bobby didn't understand the scope of the charges and investigation his lawyers inform him that he is completely broke ...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 February 2019 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Naples, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Weichert Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actress Alice Amter plays attorney Whitney Roth in "Smothered by Mother"s. Alice is also known for playing Mrs Koothrappali, the mother of Raj (Kunal Nayyar), in the popular comedy, "The Big Bang Theory"

User Reviews

Fast paced comedy with great characters

I thought this would be a typical sports comedy and wasn't sure I'd like it, but I picked it up on Amazon anyway and I'm glad I took a chance on it. I am a big fan of Shannon Brown and Heather Matarazzo, so I decided to give it a whirl. It was not at all what I expected.

The story centers around a football player, Bobby Davis, who appears to have it all. At first it seems the story is leading down a path we've seen before with beautiful women fawning over a very attractive pro athlete who is thinking about settling down and marrying one lucky woman, but then, writer Kurt Weichert takes the audience in a completely different and unexpected direction. I don't want to give anything away, but let's just say that Weichert does a fantastic job of putting some interesting and surprising twists and turns on what would be an otherwise predictable line that comedies like these tend to take. Just brilliant writing, the dialogue and development of these wild characters is spot on.

The cast is fabulous! Once again, Shannon Brown certainly earns lead status. This time as the cocky and brash football player, Bobby Davis, who goes through an unbelievable roller coaster of an arch. Brown somehow finds the balance of making you feel jealous of him and then (practically in the next breath) feeling sorry for him. His timing is razor sharp, his facial expressions and mannerisms keep you engaged throughout. I've seen quite of few of Brown's films, mostly dramatic, but he continues to showcase his range as a force regardless of the genre. It's no surprise he won so many awards for this performance.

Heather Matarazzo is wonderful as Brown's high maintenance sister. Their brother/sister dynamic is the reason the term sibling rivalry was created. Matarazzo is so underrated, a true talent in every sense of the term. She forces you to give your full attention every time she appears on the screen. No matter the role you just can't help but buy what she's selling. The back and forth between Matarazzo and Brown is laugh out loud hilarious, their scenes together are easily the best parts of the movie.

The rest of the cast is strong as well, I was pleasantly surprised to see "Paulie" from Rocky, his scenes are very entertaining. Michael Buscemi has a really funny cameo as well. This is a great comedy, very well written with great pace and timing. I'm not surprised at all that it won so many awards. Definitely worth checking out!