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Mr. Mom (1983)

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Movie Info

Jack Butler (Michael Keaton) is a Detroit automobile engineer unjustly fired by his boss. Jack's wife Caroline (Teri Garr) is compelled to get a job to make ends meet, and is soon hired on as an advertising executive in a firm run by the shifty Ron Richardson (Martin Mull. This leaves Jack at home doing the housework and taking care of the kids, which he discovers is a lot more complicated than he ever imagined. Moving from breadwinner to househusband doesn't do much for his self-esteem, and he

PG, 1 hr. 32 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Stan Dragoti

In Theaters: Jul 22, 1983 Wide

On DVD: May 15, 2001

Vestron Video

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Cast

Michael Keaton
Jack
Teri Garr
Caroline
Frederick Koehler
Alex
Taliesin Jaffe
Kenny
Brittany White
Megan
Martin Mull
Ron
Ann Jillian
Joan
Jeffrey Tambor
Jinx
Christopher Lloyd
Larry
Thomas Leopold
Stan
Graham Jarvis
Humphries
Michael Alaimo
Bert
Hilary Beane
Exec. #5
Frank Birney
Exec. #4
Gerry Black
Chauffeur
Valri Bromfield
Doris
Jacque Lynn Colton
Card Player #1
Patti Deutsch
Deli Girl
Patty Dworkin
Melon Girl
Michael Ensign
Exec. #2
Miriam Flynn
Annette
Lisa Freeman
Motorhead
Bruce French
Douglass
James Gallery
Bob
Gaye Kruger
Secretary
Dennis Landry
Male Dancer
Robert Lussier
Race Starter
Edie McClurg
Check Out Lady
Derek McGrath
Exec. #1
Danny Mora
Auto Worker
John O'Leary
Norman Young
Ken Olfson
Exec. #3
Estelle Omens
Middle Age Woman
Lisa Blake Richards
Card Player #2
Carolyn Seymour
Eve
Phil Simms
Auto Worker
Maurice Sneed
Auto Worker
Charles Woolf
Phil
Ken Hixon
Director
Bernadette Birkett
Young Woman Shopper
Mandy Ingber
Debbie
Roger Menache
Male Dancer
Tom Rayhall
Higgins

Critic Reviews for Mr. Mom

All Critics (24) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (4) | DVD (3)

A routine comic plot whipped up into an amenable time-waster by [writer John] Hughes and director Stan Dragoti with maximum efficiency and little imagination.

September 14, 2011 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Classic '80s comedy with some minor hanky panky.

December 31, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

Now pretty sexist comedy with Michael Keaton assuming household duties.

March 6, 2008 Comment (1)

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Even with Erma Bombeck-style domestic humor like Mr. Mom's got in spades, Keaton consistently rises above the mawkish material.

April 24, 2006 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com

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Scott Weinberg

DVDTalk.com

engagingly corny comedy

August 26, 2005 Comment

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

A real comedy classic....Keaton's great in this

March 10, 2005 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

Lame, badly made comedy that wastes its star.

February 12, 2004 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Sit-com material, ably done, with Keaton's off-kilter delivery a highlight.

August 7, 2003 Comment

Nell Minow

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A cute and funny family film with two great comedy actors: Keaton and Garr. I really liked this movie.

September 6, 2010

AJ Verser

Super Reviewer

Fun if you catch it on cable, but I wouldn't go out and rent it.

April 26, 2007

Tim Salmons

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1. Jack: 220, 221, what ever it takes.
– Submitted by Tim F (2 months ago)

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