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directed by: Stan Dragoti starring: Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Frederick Koehler, Taliesin Jaffe, Courtney White  List Price: $14.98 Grab Discount Price: $10.99 You Save: $3.99 (27%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT EAN: 9780792844860 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC ISBN: 0792844866 Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD) Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Pan & Scan Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD) Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 25, 2000 Running Time: 91 minutes Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Theatrical Release Date: July 22, 1983 Sales Rank: 7142 MPN: MGMD908098D Related Items: Editorial Review: Description: Funnyman Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice) teams with Teri Garr (Tootsie in this "fresh and funny audience pleaser" (Boxoffice) that's all housework and no pay! Jack and Caroline Butler (Keaton and Garr) are perfectly happy with their roles in life until a layoff makes him a househusband and her a working wife! And while she wrangles with charts, graphs and an all-too-eager-to-be-wrangled boss, he has to contend with their hyper kids, a ravenous vacuum cleaner, an angry washing machine and an oversexed neighbor (Ann Jillian of TV's "It's A Living")! From late nights in the boardroom to lonely nights in the bedroom, the biggest challenge for both Jack and Caroline is learning to trust one another with their reversed roles which they'd better do quickly before Mr. Mom becomes Mr. Single Mom! Discount Shopping essential video: When Jack Butler (Michael Keaton) loses his job at an auto factory, he expects to quickly find another. But instead, his wife Caroline (Teri Garr) starts working for an ad agency and Jack ends up taking care of the house and kids. He soon runs afoul of shopping etiquette, a voracious vacuum cleaner, and he can't even drop his kids off at school properly. He starts losing his pride and letting himself go. He stops shaving, drinks at all hours, and watches soap operas. And not only does a predatory divorcée (Ann Jillian) have her eye on him, Caroline's new boss (Martin Mull) has more than business on his mind. Will their marriage survive? What makes Mr. Mom work isn't its role-reversal premise, but its clever off-the-main-plot scenes like the obstacle course at the company picnic, where a footrace with swim fins is set to a variation on the theme to Chariots of Fire; a poker game using discount coupons for money; or a traumatic, soap-opera-influenced dream Jack has when he realizes his life is going down the toilet. This is the first starring role for Michael Keaton, who went on to star in Beetlejuice and Batman; he makes the most of both its comic and sentimental side. The script, incidentally, is written by John Hughes, who later went on to write and direct The Breakfast Club and Home Alone. --Bret Fetzer Average Rating:
 Rating: - Mr. Mom still entertains after 25 years ...I just saw this movie after not seeing it in many years. Hard to believe it's been 25 years since it was released. Times certainly have changed, but so many things have stayed the same. Michael Keaton is Jack, a working, everyday white collar employee in Detroit working for the auto industry who finds himself out of a job. In a somewhat odd twist of fate for the early 80s, his wife Caroline (Teri Garr) finds a job and goes to work, leaving him to care for the house and kids. Jack ... Read More Rating:  - "Do it the Jack Bulter way"The storyline to this 1983 comedy is quite formulaic and predictable if you've seen enough movies. It's a role reversal comedy that has Michael Keaton playing the stay at home dad and Teri Garr playing the bread winning mom. As perhaps unoriginal as the story may be, I challenge other viewers to find a better and more wholesome comedy that touches on the subjects of role reversal, unemployment, and child raising without crossing the zany line. For the most part "Mr. Mom" is able to touch on some ... Read More Rating: - Still a riot!Mr. Mom is still a hilarious and entertaining film after 25 years. Michael Keaton and Teri Garr are a hoot together, they play Jack and Caroline who have three children. Caroline decides to go back to work after Jack gets the boot from his job, he becomes the "mom" and laughter and crazy antics ensue. This movie is pure delight, I highly recommend this timeless treasure, enjoy! Rating: - Mr. Mom Always FunnyWhen we realized that our copy of Mr. Mom had gone missing, we ordered another copy. This is one of our all time favorites, and anytime we need a pick me up or a laugh, this is an oldie and goodie!! Thanks for having it. Rating: - Mr. MomPurchased this for a friend of mine who is in fact a stay at home DAD. Perfect gift! Browse for similar items by category:
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