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Mother

Mother

No one misunderstands you better.

19966.81h 44m

Overview

A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.

Directed by Albert Brooks
Written by Monica Johnson, Albert Brooks
Produced by Herb Nanas, Scott Rudin
Box Office0Revenue: $19.1M

Top Cast

Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks

John Henderson

Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds

Beatrice Henderson

Rob Morrow

Rob Morrow

Jeff Henderson

Lisa Kudrow

Lisa Kudrow

Linda

John C. McGinley

John C. McGinley

Carl

Isabel Glasser

Isabel Glasser

Cheryl Henderson

James Gleason

James Gleason

Waiter

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Donna

Paul Collins

Paul Collins

Lawyer

L

Laura Weekes

Karen Henderson

Themes & Keywords

writer's blockauthorsibling rivalrynovelistneuroticaspiring writerdivorced manreturn homestarting overreturning to rootsjealous brothermother son relationshipdominant motherbrother brother relationshipsoul searching

About Mother

Mother is a comedy, drama film released in 1996 exploring themes of writer's block, author, sibling rivalry, novelist, neurotic, aspiring writer. Directed by Albert Brooks, it stars Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds, Rob Morrow. A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.

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