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Mr. Mom

Mr. Mom

When mom goes to work, dad goes berserk!

19836.51h 31m

Overview

Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue...

Directed by Stan Dragoti
Written by John Hughes
Produced by Lauren Shuler Donner, Lynn Loring
Box Office0Revenue: $64.8M

Top Cast

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton

Jack

Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Caroline

Frederick Koehler

Frederick Koehler

Alex

Taliesin Jaffe

Taliesin Jaffe

Kenny

C

Courtney-Jane White

Megan

B

Brittany White

Megan

Martin Mull

Martin Mull

Ron

Ann Jillian

Ann Jillian

Joan

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

Jinx

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Larry

Themes & Keywords

housewifestay-at-home daddetroit, michiganadoringamusedfamiliar

About Mr. Mom

Mr. Mom is a comedy, drama film released in 1983 exploring themes of housewife, stay-at-home dad, detroit, michigan, adoring, amused, familiar. Directed by Stan Dragoti, it stars Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Frederick Koehler. Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue...

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