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Mr. Mom

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Original title

Mr. Mom

Year

1983

Running time

91 min.

Country

United States

Director

Stan Dragoti

Screenwriter

John Hughes

Cast

Music

Lee Holdridge

Cinematography

Victor J. Kemper

Producer

20th Century Fox

Genre

Comedy | Family-friendly. Family Relationships

Synopsis

Michael Keaton plays a husband and father who loses his job as an engineer at the auto manufacturing plant. After struggling to find another job, his wife lands a high paying position at an advertising agency. While she goes to the office each day, he stays home to take care of the house and the children. As she is climbing the ladder of success at work, he puts great effort into becoming a hopelessly inept househusband.

Critics' reviews

"They had a great idea here. It's too bad they didn't follow it through on a human level, instead of making it feel made up and artificial and twice-removed, from the everyday experience it pretends to be about (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"'Mr. Mom' would be funny if it had jokes. That's not so self-evident as it sounds, because it's not a claim that every failed comedy can make"

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"'Mr. Mom' has its share of bright lines and funny moments, but if you bring anything beyond trifling expectations to this role-reversal farce (...) it will be difficult to avoid feeling shortchanged."

Gary Arnold: The Washington Post
"Hughes still manages to play on the anxieties of middle America with fairly devilish skill"

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Mr. Mom

1983

Stan Dragoti

5.0

(463)