Mother (1996)
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Actor: Isabel Glasser, James Gleason (II), Kimiko Gelman, Paul Collins, Richard AssadPrimary Contributor: Debbie Reynolds
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-02-13
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Mother (1996)
Movie Review: Oh Brother, is Mother funny
Summary: 5 Stars
Whoever said your past doesn't affect your present or your future hasn't seen 'Mother,' nor dealt with reality. What makes 'Mother' so funny is that it is identifiable; all of us, in one way or another, has had a 'Mother' moment, either with our own Mother or as a Mother. Granted, I've never purchased cheese by the gross or frozen lettuce, but I have short stories in my closet, that if my children read them, I'd react as Debbie Reynold's character did.
How Albert Brooks character dealt with the favored younger brother and his Mother in the movie was hilarious; the discussion with them in the front yard while the neighbor listens over the fence was so funny, I laughed out loud. Great flick, definitely a keeper!
Summary of Mother (1996)
When Albert Brooks cast Debbie Reynolds to play his mother in this acclaimed 1996 comedy, the veteran singer-dancer-actress hadn't had a leading film role in nearly 30 years. Brooks had to pour on the charm to persuade her to make a comeback. The results were triumphant for writer-director Brooks and his on-screen mom, who earned some of the best reviews of their respective careers. The movie's about a science-fiction writer named John (Brooks), who's just weathered a second divorce and blames his failure with women on his dysfunctional relationship with his widowed mother (Reynolds). He decides that the best way to improve his romantic future is to move back in with his mother and resolve their simmering differences--a wild leap of logic that seems outrageous to John's brother (Rob Morrow), who has always been their mother's favorite son. As this domestic experiment unfolds, Brooks uses hilarious dialogue to convey a wealth of observant detail about familial tensions and annoying quirks of behavior. Mother is a movie about people who know how to push each other's buttons--all the wrong buttons--and the comedy will be recognized by anyone who's ever been exasperated by one or both of their parents. That means just about everyone, doesn't it? --Jeff ShannonArt House & International DVD Video
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