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Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot

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Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)

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Reviews Counted: 17

Fresh: 1

Rotten:16

Average Rating: 2.5/10

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A comedy about an overbearing mother who becomes her son's partner in crime-fighting. Tutti Bomowski's visit to her policeman son Joe is extended when she witnesses a drive-by shooting and is... A comedy about an overbearing mother who becomes her son's partner in crime-fighting. Tutti Bomowski's visit to her policeman son Joe is extended when she witnesses a drive-by shooting and is required by the cops to remain in the area. Soon she's helping Joe apprehend criminals -- and still finding plenty of time to interfere in his romantic affairs. [More]

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Estelle Getty, Roger Rees, JoBeth Williams

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Estelle Getty, Roger Rees, JoBeth Williams, Martin Ferrero, Gailard Sartain, John Wesley, Al Fann, Ella Joyce, J. Kenneth Campbell, Dennis Burkley, Nicholas Sadler, Jana Arnold, Christopher Collins, Mark Mikesell, Matthew Powers, Richard Schiff, Brigitta Stenberg, Vanessa Angel, Marjean Holden, Joey DePinto, Ving Rhames, Ernie Lively, Julia Montgomery

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Screenwriter: Blake Snyder, William Osborne, William Davies
Producer: Ivan Reitman, Joe Medjuck, Michael C. Gross
Composer: Alan Silvestri

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Gag. Stallone's character should have been shot by overbearing Getty Mom.

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08/14/07
Steve Crum
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02/09/06
Derek Adams
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Chuck O'Leary
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Walter Chaw
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12/31/04
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Sly is well meaning but just misses the mark.

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11/17/04
Michael A. Smith
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Stallone & Getty? No magic here.

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09/06/04
Victoria Alexander
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01/08/04
Greg Maki
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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Further proof that Sly should stick to action.

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Clint Morris
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Being shot might be preferable to sitting through this

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
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08/04/02
Blake French
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Stop! making lousy comedies or you'll permanently damage your career.

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08/04/02
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

Sometimes, you just have to sit back and wonder what Stallone was thinking.

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08/02/02
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

I can't believe I watched this.

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Bob Grimm
Las Vegas Mercury

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