Fun Mom Dinner (2017)

Four moms whose only common ground is their kids' preschool class, decide to get together for a harmless "fun mom dinner."

Director:

Alethea Jones

Writer:

Julie Rudd

Stars:

Katie Aselton, Toni Collette, Bridget Everett

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rob Huebel	...	Andrew
Caleb Paddock	...	Harry
Matthew Paddock	...	Henry
Toni Collette	...	Kate
Cooper J. Friedman	...	Sam (as Cooper Friedman)
Owen Vaccaro	...	Lucas
Molly Shannon	...	Jamie
Bridget Everett	...	Melanie
Poppy Gagnon	...	Amelia
Katie Aselton	...	Emily
Jessica Chaffin	...	Jen
Molly McNearney	...	Enthusiastic Mom
Claudia O'Doherty	...	Teacher Sherry
Willa Miel Pogue	...	Lexie (as Willa Pogue)
Jessie Ennis	...	Francesca

Storyline

Four moms whose only common ground is their kids' preschool class, decide to get together for a harmless "fun mom dinner."

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Plot Keywords:

father daughter relationship | father son relationship | husband wife relationship | divorce | friendship | 

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Taglines:

Every Mom Deserves a Time Out

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout, crude sexual material, and drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 August 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anyák elszabadulva

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gettin' Rad Productions, June Pictures, Voltage Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Costars Adam Scott and Toni Collette previously costarred together in the 2015 Christmas-horror flick "Krampus"

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Goofs

When Melanie and Kate jump into the water, Melanie's clothes are soaking wet. By the time she and Kate return to the surface, her clothes are dry.

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Connections

References Dateline NBC (1992)

User Reviews

Some good laughs here and there...

Initially I must admit that I had expected a tad more laughs and all together enjoyable moments from the movie. That being said, don't get me wrong, I am not starting out by saying that "Fun Mom Dinner" is a bad movie. It just didn't fully live up to my expectations.

Yes, the movie was fun. Sure, it was. But it just wasn't fun enough to make you want to watch the movie a second time around. There were some genuinely funny situations to be experienced throughout the course of the movie, I will say that much. And that definitely counted in favor of the movie.

However, the storyline and plot told in "Fun Mom Dinner" just felt somewhat rushed and forced, which unfortunately meant that it gave way to some of the enjoyment of the movie.

The acting in the movie was good, and they had found some good actresses to perform as the leading roles, each bringing something unique to their movie and to their respective characters.

While "Fun Mom Dinner" is watchable, it is not as good as the "Bad Moms" movie was.