Mother's Day (2016)

Three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother's Day.

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writers:

Anya Kochoff (screenplay) (as Anya Kochoff Romano), Matthew Walker (screenplay) (as Matt Walker)

Stars:

Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Aniston	...	Sandy
Timothy Olyphant	...	Henry
Shay Mitchell	...	Tina
Caleb Brown	...	Mikey
Brandon Spink	...	Peter (as Brandon Shane Spink)
Sam Marshall	...	Peter's Friend Sam
Siena LaGambina	...	Paige
Joseph Leo Bwarie	...	Principal Bobby Lee
Matthew Walker	...	Randy the Clown
Suzanne Haring	...	Bella the Balloon Lady
Marty Nadler	...	Petting Zoo Man
Rob Nagle	...	Hotel Bellman
Lily Marshall-Fricker	...	Party Kid
Ethan Marshall	...	Party Kid
Emma Marshall	...	Party Kid

Storyline

Follows the lives of different mothers on Mother's Day. Sandy (Aniston) is happily divorced until she learns that her ex-husband eloped with a much younger woman. Now she must learn to deal with big changes in her life as her two boys now have a stepmom. Sisters Jesse (Hudson) and Gabi (Chalke) get an unexpected surprise from their mother, who is not happy to find out Gabi is a lesbian and Jesse is married to a man of color. Miranda (Roberts) has no kids and is focusing on her career. Kristin (Robertson) is enjoying life as a new mother but feels pressure from her boyfriend to get married. Bradley (Sudeikis) is trying hard to be the best parent for his two girls since their mom passed away last year, but he wants to pretend that Mother's Day doesn't exist.

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Plot Keywords:

single father | mother daughter relationship | holiday in title | mother's day | overalls | 

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Taglines:

Come celebrate the mother of all holidays

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and some suggestive material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

29 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anyák napja

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,369,184, 1 May 2016, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$32,463,917, 12 June 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Open Road Films (II),Rice Films,Gulfstream Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Pine who plays Kate Hudson and Sarah Chalkes's father is the real life father of actor Chris Pine who was in Princess Diaries 2 which was also directed by Gary Marshall.

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Goofs

In the park scene towards the end of the movie, Russell's mother arrives in a silver sedan. The vehicle clearly runs along the curb as it comes to a stop, but the very next frame shows her exiting it when it's several yards away from the curb.

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Quotes

Kristin: I have abandonment issues!

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Crazy Credits

Hector Elizondo, who has appeared in every single Garry Marshall film, is credited: And As Always, Hector Elizondo

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Connections

Referenced in Half in the Bag: Mother! (2017)

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Soundtracks

TAPS (ORCHESTRATED)
Written by Daniel Butterfield
Courtesy of Extreme Music

User Reviews

Lots of Synthetics

There is a demographic that will relate to this film: Females who are (or somehow wish they were) moms and who have lives enhanced by cheap daytime soaps and cheap paperback romance fiction novelettes. And, who don't mind a script that challenges a sophomore writing class (that's like the HS one) for stereotypic blandness; a dialogue seldom exceeding seven words (with lots of head shot panning back and forth and …) and repetitive plasticized robotic acting. Plot: Predictable buffet of female family situations. I knew before watching they would have Aniston in a sweating jogging or workout scene - yep. Usual preteen and teen issues. What subsequent scene always shows up when a vending machine fails to drop your snack? Yep again, someone tries to stick their arm up. That is creative writing?? The whole movie imitates that vending scene. Directing/editing: See somewhere in the above. Setting: White suburbias (as in plural many times over).